Inside the Village

What if transforming masculinity begins not by trying to destroy what’s wrong with it, but by learning to face it? In this episode of Inside the Village , Amanda Johnson sits down with Matt Sturm to celebrate the launch of his new book, Facing the Hydra —a thought-provoking, accessible introduction to his larger body of work exploring masculinity, personal development, and cultural transformation....

What if the revolution we need begins within us? In this powerful conversation, Amanda Johnson sits down with Shaka Xolani, yoga teacher, somatic intuitive coach, energy worker, psychic, and author of the forthcoming book Revolution of a Yogi, to explore how an embodied spiritual practice can ripple outward into meaningful social change. Shaka invites us to look beyond the modern Western understan...

What happens when the book you’re writing begins to write you? In this special conversation from the Writing the World Forward Summit , Amanda Johnson—founder of Awaken Village Press and author of the Becoming trilogy—turns the tables and becomes the one answering the questions. Amanda shares the deeply personal journey behind her forthcoming book, Becoming One: On Love, Union, and the Illusion of...

What happens when we stop asking whether we’re worthy of what we desire and begin to trust the desire itself? In this conversation from the Writing the World Forward Summit, Amanda Johnson welcomes Amron Bevels back to Inside the Village for a deeper exploration of money, worth, desire, focus, and the invisible codes we carry about what we are allowed to receive. Amron invites us to look beneath t...

What if the greatest challenge facing humanity isn't simply environmental, technological, or political—but a crisis of disconnection? In this opening conversation of Writing the World Forward , Amanda Johnson sits down with physician, educator, and regenerative systems thinker Dr. Zach Bush to explore the stories shaping our world and the deeper narratives that determine how we relate to ourselves...

Inside the Village:  This podcast is an open conversation about creativity, community, and what becomes possible when we stop trying to build everything alone. In this episode, Amanda Johnson, Clinton Brown, and Matt Sturm explore the power of collective creation through the lens of Awaken Village Press' first-ever Writing the World Forward Summit . Together, they discuss why emerging voices matte...

In this deeply honest and expansive conversation, Amanda Johnson sits down with writer and guide Megan “Mira” Lathrop to explore money, self-trust, embodiment, and what it means to stand at the threshold of personal transformation. Together, they unpack the hidden emotional and nervous system patterns that shape our relationship with money, intimacy, creativity, and self-worth. Mira shares insight...

This episode of Inside the Village steps into one of the most pressing and complex conversations of our time: the rise of AI and what it means for creativity, authorship, and the human experience. We explore a central question: What makes a human voice truly irreplaceable? As AI becomes increasingly capable of generating content, ideas, and even entire manuscripts, we examine where it can support...

This episode of Inside the Village explores a question many creatives quietly carry: Am I building something meaningful—or just something visible? Through an honest and expansive conversation, we dive into the tension between impact and metrics, the pull of virality versus the slow work of creating something that truly lasts. From the perspective of authors, creators, and builders, we reflect on w...

This episode of Inside the Village: At the Threshold is an honest, unfiltered conversation about the creative process—specifically what it means to write, edit, and evolve through the journey of bringing a book into the world. We explore the emotional and psychological layers of editing a manuscript: the vulnerability of having your work seen, the tension between your voice and outside feedback, a...

This podcast is an open conversation about rethinking how we live, create, and build in today’s world. We explore the purpose behind what we do—questioning current systems, challenging traditional business models, and imagining new ways of working that are sustainable, meaningful, and regenerative. From the way humanity interacts with the planet to how creatives and creators can build differently,...