Unquiet You with Amy Gleaves

Can you be grateful for your life and still want more? In week five of the Aligned Summer series, Amy challenges the belief that desire and gratitude can't exist together. She shares why it's okay to pursue your goals, nurture your creativity, grow your business, and make time for yourself—even in the middle of a busy summer. This episode is an invitation to stop putting your own dreams on...

What if summer didn't have to be so hard? In week four of the Aligned Summer series, Amy explores the pressure many women put on themselves to create the perfect summer, keep everyone happy, and do it all without slowing down. She shares why ease is not laziness, why boredom can be healthy for both moms and kids, and how simplifying your expectations can create more joy, presence, and connecti...

How often are you physically present but mentally somewhere else? In week three of the Aligned Summer series, Amy shares a simple mindset shift that can help you stop living in the future, replaying the past, and missing the moments right in front of you. Through personal stories and practical reflection, she explores what it means to truly be where your feet are. If you've been feeling distra...

As moms, entrepreneurs, and women trying to hold everything together, it's easy to believe that being busy means we're doing life "right." But what if all that busyness is actually pulling us away from what matters most? In week two of the Aligned Summer series, Amy explores the difference between being busy and being intentional. She shares why overwhelm often comes from trying...

Welcome to Unquiet You with Amy Gleaves. This episode kicks off Amy's Aligned Summer series, and she kicks it off by tackling one of the biggest lies women tell themselves this time of year: “I just need more time.” As summer schedules shift, kids come home, vacations fill the calendar, and routines disappear, it’s easy to feel like there’s no room left for your goals, business, health, or per...

This week Amy opens up about the quiet struggle so many women wrestle with: After spending years feeling stronger, healthier, and more confident than ever, Amy shares how subtle changes in sleep, stress, hormones, and energy slowly began affecting every part of her life, from her workouts and confidence to the way she showed up on camera and in daily life. This conversation is an honest look at th...

Why do we fall for emotionally unavailable people? In this episode, Amy unpacks the painful cycle of loving emotionally unavailable people, and why their inability to love you fully is not a reflection of your worth. From hot-and-cold relationships to chasing someone’s “potential,” this conversation explores why so many people blame themselves when a relationship can’t move forward. Amy shares how...

What if the thing keeping you stuck isn’t your circumstances… but the way you’re looking at them? In this episode, Amy dives into the power of perspective and how the way we interpret challenges, setbacks, and everyday life quietly shapes our reality. This episode is a reminder that pain, disappointment, and hard seasons are real, but the story we attach to them determines what happens next. When...

You keep saying you're committed, but are you? Amy breaks down one of the biggest reasons people stay stuck: being half in and half out. Whether it’s relationships, health, business, personal growth, or chasing a bigger life, so many people say they’re committed, but deep down, they’re still holding onto an exit door. They want the results, but they’re not fully willing to let go of the comfor...

In this episode, Amy challenges a belief many people carry into relationships without realizing it: the idea that we need someone to be happy. Drawing from personal experience and years of coaching, she unpacks the difference between needing someone and truly desiring them, and why that distinction can completely change the way you experience love, connection, and fulfillment. When we come from a...

If you’re not changing, you’re choosing. So many people say they want more. More growth, more fulfillment, a different life; but when it comes down to it, they’re not willing to make the choices required to create that change. Instead, they stay stuck in the same patterns, waiting for something external to shift. Amy breaks down why this happens and how it often comes down to avoiding discomfort,...

In this episode, Amy breaks down a hard truth most people avoid: no one is coming to save you and no one is coming to create the life you want. From the outside, life can look “good” on paper; career, family, routine, but still feel unfulfilled. The problem isn’t a lack of time or opportunity. It’s waiting. Waiting for the right moment, the right circumstances, or someone else to make it easier. I...

In this episode, Amy dives into one of the most common, but rarely challenged, human behaviors: judgment. Amy shares her personal journey from being highly judgmental to understanding that judgment is often a reflection of our own insecurities, unmet desires, and fear of being seen. Through real-life examples, she breaks down how judgment keeps people stuck, especially in their 20s and 30s, while...

What does it mean when someone avoids you after they feel guilty? Why does it hurt so much? In this week's episode, Amy breaks down a common but confusing relationship pattern: emotional avoidance driven by guilt. Using real-life examples and conversations, she explains why some people withdraw instead of apologizing, how these patterns are often learned behaviors, and why it’s not actually ab...

In this follow-up episode, Amy sits down with returning guest Brittany Sensabaugh to break down what’s changed over the past year, from leaving her real estate team to doubling her income before the end of Q1. This conversation goes beyond business. They unpack the real drivers of growth: having hard conversations, tuning out negative industry noise, and learning to trust your own decisions. Britt...

Did you know there are two types of selfish? In this episode of Unquiet You, we unpack the two very different types of selfish, and why confusing them can leave you exhausted, resentful, and disconnected from yourself. There’s a version of selfishness that takes from others, avoids responsibility, and damages relationships. And then there’s a quieter, more necessary version, the kind that protects...

What if staying calm has less to do with controlling life… and more to do with trusting yourself? In this episode of Unquiet You, we continue the conversation on staying calm by exploring the deeper skill that makes calm possible: self-trust. After navigating a season filled with major life changes, this episode dives into why calm doesn’t come from certainty or having all the answers, it comes fr...

How do you stay calm when everything feels like it’s happening at once? In this episode of Unquiet You, I share how I navigated one of the busiest, most change-filled months of my life, buying and selling a house, moving, planning a wedding during a snowstorm, hosting family, adding new clients, and keeping my routines intact, without burnout or chaos. This isn’t about doing more. It’s about holdi...

What happens when the things you’ve always loved… no longer feel like you? In this episode of Unquiet You, Amy talks about the quiet identity shift so many women experience. When your clothes, routines, goals, and even desires suddenly feel disconnected from who you are. It’s not a breakdown. It’s not a crisis. It’s an awakening. Amy explore's midlife transitions, motherhood identity shifts, p...

What happens when a corporate sales career ends unexpectedly… and becomes the catalyst for building something better? In this episode of Unquiet You, I sit down with Elisabeth Allen, a former healthcare and software sales professional turned LinkedIn Growth Strategist, to talk about layoffs, identity shifts, entrepreneurship, and the real fear of success. Elizabeth shares her journey from 15 years...

Are we raising resilient adults… or entitled ones? In this solo episode of Unquiet You, we unpack the uncomfortable truth about entitlement and how it often starts at home. From overprotecting kids from failure to blaming teachers, coaches, and bosses, this conversation explores how good intentions can unintentionally rob children of emotional maturity. Through real-life parenting stories and coac...

In this February series episode of Unquiet You, Amy unpacks the real meaning of self-love beyond Instagram quotes and surface-level affirmations. She shares her personal reflections on what it actually looks like to show up for yourself, especially when you’re used to proving, pleasing, or performing. This episode isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about coming home to who you were before you...

In this episode of Unquiet You, Amy reflects on the subtle but powerful difference between conditional and unconditional love. Not just how we receive it, but how we’ve been trained to expect it. She shares how many of us have internalized the idea that love must be earned, performed for, or maintained through self-abandonment. This episode invites you to notice where you're still shrinking to...

In this powerful episode of Unquiet You, Amy sits down with Bethany Jahner for an honest, expansive conversation about finding your way back to yourself. Together they unpack what it means to stop living by default and start living by design, especially as women who’ve carried the weight of doing it all for everyone else. From faith to burnout to rebuilding trust in your own voice, this conversati...

Stop selling yourself short! In this episode of Unquiet You, Amy calls out the quiet ways we sell ourselves short, by waiting for permission, second-guessing our instincts, and dimming our power in the name of being “nice” or “humble.” She shares what shifts when you stop apologizing for your presence and start owning what you bring to the table. If you’ve been told you’re too much, too bold, or t...