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Lunch with a Life CoachThe Quest for Healing & How to Responsibly use Somatic Approaches with Amanda Chils Ep 11: You’re not broken. You don’t need to be fixed. You just need to stop putting peanuts in your coffee grinder. With the background musical stylings of Puff Daddy (the turkey), you’ll hear trauma specialist and licensed clinical therapist Amanda Chils and I getting real about healing on this episode. We reveal the problem with a lot of traditional therapy and why the body is key to healing the root of trauma. Amanda shares about the transformative technique of RRT (Rapid Resolution Therapy) and gets candid about the problem with just using somatic tools as coping techni...2024-06-111h 01
Lunch with a Life CoachThe Quest for Healing & How to Responsibly use Somatic Approaches with Amanda ChilsEp 11: You’re not broken. You don’t need to be fixed. You just need to stop putting peanuts in your coffee grinder. With the background musical stylings of Puff Daddy (the turkey), you’ll hear trauma specialist and licensed clinical therapist Amanda Chils and I getting real about healing on this episode. We reveal the problem with a lot of traditional therapy and why the body is key to healing the root of trauma. Amanda shares about the transformative technique of RRT (Rapid Resolution Therapy) and gets candid about the problem with just using somatic tools as coping techni...2024-06-111h 01
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyWhat's Therapy Like: Interview with my past client Emily CI love when clients fire me (meaning graduate y'all, relax). In this series, I give you an inside look at what therapy's like by interviewing clients who have worked with me and graduated. They share their experience, what they learned and how therapy impacted their life. If you're looking into therapy, or you're just a nosey gremlin like me, you'll love this series. The intention for this series is to give you insight into what transformational therapy looks like, what can change in the course of working with a therapist and to demystify the process. Who better to tell you...2023-11-2355 min
Street Cop PodcastEpisode 913: Alleviate Suffering with Amanda ChilsOn today's episode, Dennis is joined by Licensed Clinical Therapist, Amanda Chils.
Amanda's bio:
I've worked with hundreds of people over the years, creating bananas transformations in my clients using my words, stories and frameworks. I stay maxed out on 1:1 therapy clients, grew my practice to include four other wonderful women trained by me, who all stay busy and we have a ridiculously high referral rate and a ridiculously high transformation rate. In short, I know what I'm doing and I do it well. My processes work.
The way I heal trauma.
Neutralizing painful emotions.
Healing anxiety and depression.
Regulating...2023-11-2254 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyWhat's Therapy Like: Interview with my past client Noah OFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free I love when clients fire me (meaning graduate y'all, relax). In this series, I give you an inside look at what therapy's like by interviewing clients who have worked with me and graduated. They share their experience, what they learned and how therapy impacted their life. If you're looking into therapy, or you're just a nosey gremlin like me, you'll love this series. The intention for this series is to give you insight into what transformational therapy looks like, what can change in the course of working with a therapist and to demystify the...2023-11-2256 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyDear Gratitude List, Its Not Me, It's You: Why Keeping A Gratitude List Didnt Work For You And What To Do Instead: Thoughts From A Licensed TherapistFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Exhale & Release: www.exhaleandrelease.com If you've feel like practicing gratitude hasn't worked for you, you're probably right. And it's not you, its that the most common way doesn't work for everybody. There are a million ways to practice gratitude, but all I seem to see is gratitude lists. Well, just like there's a million ways to make a sandwich, there's a million ways to incorporate a gratitude practice. In this episode I talk about why the typical way - gratitude lists - don't work for some people and other ways to start a...2023-11-1418 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyWhat's Therapy Like: Interview with my past client Morgan EFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free I love when clients fire me (meaning graduate y'all, relax). In this series, I give you an inside look at what therapy's like by interviewing clients who have worked with me and graduated. They share their experience, what they learned and how therapy impacted their life. If you're looking into therapy, or you're just a nosey gremlin like me, you'll love this series. The intention for this series is to give you insight into what transformational therapy looks like, what can change in the course of working with a therapist and to demystify the...2023-11-0942 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyLeather Jacket Leadership: How To Lead From Your Authentic Magic - Interview With Brand Architect Kat TorreFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Exhale & Release: www.exhaleandrelease.com There's a revolution and a reckoning coming in the leadership space. Incompetent leaders are no longer allowed to get away with mediocrity. Quality leadership requires so many skills. Embodying authenticity, emotional regulation, excellent communication, holding a vision - all these things combine into a leader that people are happy to follow. Kat developed her particular brand of leadership by going against the status quo - which we all know wasn't built for visionaries, marginalized identities or women who are fiercely themselves. Kat realized early that there was a place...2023-11-071h 03
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyWhat's Therapy Like: Interview with my past client Haley NFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free I love when clients fire me (meaning graduate y'all, relax). In this series, I give you an inside look at what therapy's like by interviewing clients who have worked with me and graduated. They share their experience, what they learned and how therapy impacted their life. If you're looking into therapy, or you're just a nosey gremlin like me, you'll love this series. The intention for this series is to give you insight into what transformational therapy looks like, what can change in the course of working with a therapist and to demystify the...2023-11-0337 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyNine Things That May Be Keeping You From Success And How To Shift Them - From A Licensed Therapist-Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Humans are the only creatures who can block themselves. Birds don't sit around thinking "oh I really want to fly to that branch, I wish I could get myself over there. I need to jump and then keep myself flying and if I could just get motivation to get myself there I would do it." While we're smarter than birds, sometimes I think birds are smarter than us in some respects. Humans, in our infinite complexity, can either get in our own way or systems and structures that humans create get in our way...2023-10-3133 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyWhat's Therapy Like: Interview with my past client Emily BFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free I love when clients fire me (meaning graduate y'all, relax). In this series, I give you an inside look at what therapy's like by interviewing clients who have worked with me and graduated. They share their experience, what they learned and how therapy impacted their life. If you're looking into therapy, or you're just a nosey gremlin like me, you'll love this series. The intention for this series is to give you insight into what transformational therapy looks like, what can change in the course of working with a therapist and to demystify the...2023-10-2747 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyWhat transformational therapy looks like - Interview with Kate VasquezFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free I love when clients fire me (meaning graduate y'all, relax). In this series, I give you an inside look at what therapy's like by interviewing clients who have worked with me and graduated. They share their experience, what they learned and how therapy impacted their life. If you're looking into therapy, or you're just a nosey gremlin like me, you'll love this series. The intention for this series is to give you insight into what transformational therapy looks like, what can change in the course of working with a therapist and to demystify the...2023-10-2453 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyWhat's Therapy Like: Interview with my past client Kim RFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free I love when clients fire me (meaning graduate y'all, relax). In this series, I give you an inside look at what therapy's like by interviewing clients who have worked with me and graduated. They share their experience, what they learned and how therapy impacted their life. If you're looking into therapy, or you're just a nosey gremlin like me, you'll love this series. The intention for this series is to give you insight into what transformational therapy looks like, what can change in the course of working with a therapist and to demystify the...2023-10-1953 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyWhats Therapy Like? Talking To Your Friends Is Not Therapy - From A Licensed TherapistFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Y'all, real talk. Talking to your friends, while it may be therapeutic, is not actual therapy. Also, your friends may be f *cking you up more! Yes friends listen, yes friends may give you feedback, yes friends may validate you and while all of that is wonderful, that's only part of the therapy process. So ok, let's talk about why you need an actual therapist and not just to talk to your friends. There is a REAL, MASSIVE difference between talking to your friends and actual therapy. On this episode I talk about the...2023-10-1721 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyShame Aint It Honey. Becoming Your Favorite Self Using Compassion Based Change - Interview with Behavior Change Expert Dr. Karin NordinFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Changing can feel big and scary and hard, but it doesn't have to actually be any of those things. Ok, then, how does it become easy? Well, for one, listening to experts help. Behavior change is creating a future that you're excited to wake up to, a life you love living, a person you love being. Karin's company - Body Brain Alliance - takes a compassionate approach to growth and change, and instead of focusing on goals, they focus on values and becoming someone you want to be. If you've been thinking that you'd...2023-10-1051 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyIf You Want More, Stop Accepting Less. How To Hold The Standard For Your Dreams.Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free It's so human to want more right? More money, more love, more pleasure, more fun, more delight. And yet so many people struggle to step into more, for so many reasons. Not holding the standard is one of the most common reasons people don't manifest their desires. This is something I come across so often with clients, and afer digging into the things holding them back with two hundred people and counting, I started to see some themes. In this episode I talk about the common blocks people experience to getting more, including how...2023-10-0320 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyMantras That Will Literally Change Your Life & Make Everything Better - From A Licensed TherapistFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Mindset is a funny thing, if you don't intentionally cultivate a growth focused mindset then it's exponentially harder to reach your goals. In fact, if you aren't intentional with your mindset, I can almost guarantee that you won't reach your goals, because mindset is the thing that makes or breaks people. Think about it this way, every goal is only a series of steps, but the difference between those who complete the steps and those who dont isnt a matter of ability, its a matter of mindset. So in that respect, mindset makes or...2023-09-2641 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyScared Of Change? How Fear Of Change Has Been Keeping You Stuck And What To Do Instead - From A Trauma TherapistFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Ask anyone if they like change, and chances are they're gonna say "I hate change." This thought, my sweet croiissant, keeps them (and you) stuck. One of the biggest secrets of success is not only embracing change, but actively choosing to change anything that's no longer serving them. When people say "I'm terrified of change" what they're really saying is that they're afraid what they'll change will be worse than what they have now. Most people are taught to be afraid of change, and they're brought up in a culture that tells people they're...2023-09-1941 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyWhat's Therapy Like? What To Expect During A Therapy IntakeFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Your first therapy appointment is the intake. This is where the therapist will ask a bunch of questions, get your history, why you're wanting to do therapy, what your goals are and all the jazz. The intake, for most people, feels pretty awkward. Yep, even when I did an intake with a therapist I saw after I ended things with my husband it was weird. Even so, they're necessary. Gotta start somewhere right? My intakes are pretty standard, but of course with some differences. In this episode I walk through my intake process: what...2023-09-1237 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyHyper-Independence Is A Trauma Response: What To Do When Asking For Help Feels Like Eating Hot Mayonnaise - From A Trauma Therapist.Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Repeat after me: "I am not a burden. Relationships are supposed to be reciprocal." Sure you can try and go through life alone, but it's literally not possible. Humans have come this far only because we help each other. Hell, you didn't even come into this life alone, you were supported to come into this world and were supported to get to where you are now. Were you well supported? Maybe not. Maybe you learned early on that your job was to take care of others. Maybe you learned early on that the way...2023-09-0532 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyMy Favorite Tools For Healing Anxiety - Tips From A TherapistFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free That weight on your chest. The feeling that you can never get enough oxygen. That weakness you've felt in your body. The racing thoughts. Jumping to the worst case scenario. Yep, I'm talking about anxiety. Or the more useful way to put it, experiencing anxious thoughts and feelings. I heard recently that anxiety is the most common cause for ER visits. Anxiety is also the most common mental health diagnosis. Anxiety is something almost every one of my clients deals with, so Ive dealt with it almost daily for almost a decade now. Its...2023-08-2938 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyHigh Vibes Only Is Toxic - How To Avoid Spiritual BypassingFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free One of the reasons so many people struggle with trying to be happy all the time and only allowing high vibe emotions is that its not possible to do. When we try to do something impossible, mind becomes frustrated and puts more energy into it, hoping that'll fix it, and because it's impossible mind becomes stuck in this loop. If you've been feeling like you can't just be happy, its likely because you've been operating under this paradigm. Emotions are an all or nothing game, either they're all allowed or nothing comes through. So...2023-08-2219 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyAfraid To Fail? How To Overcome Your Fear Of Failure - Thoughts From A TherapistFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Being afraid of failure is something I help clients with all the time. Because subconscious is wired to avoid an percieved threat, and most people are taught that failing is bad, of course mind will then learn to avoid failure. But think about the happiest people you know, they aren't letting fear hold them back. In fact, they're likely the people facing their fears and doing the scary thing, and loving it! Getting comfortable with discomfort is one of the most powerful shifts you can make, and being okay with failure is part of...2023-08-1522 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyFeel Like Youre Outgrowing Your Friends & Family Because You're Healing?- Thoughts From A Trauma TherapistFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free One of the prices you pay for growth and healing is losing people along the way. That can be a painful experience, and it can make growth seem lonely (and honestly, sometimes it is). Healing and growth puts you into a different energetic state, which means you may no longer resonate with the people you used to vibe with. This is so normal! And it's something all my clients deal with at some point in their healing journey. Healing can be lonely. I talk about what I see most often in my clients, my...2023-08-0820 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyHow To Find Your PurposeFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Struggling with feeling like your life has no meaning? Let's give it some purpose. All most of us heard growing up was the advice to find our purpose to pursue our passions and to be useful. Somewhere along the way this got a whole generation of people feeling hopeless and dissatisfied. Finding and living your purpose is a skill, but most people have no idea how to do it. In this episode I teach you how to find it, and then how to start putting energy towards your purpose. It's stupidly simple, and trust...2023-08-0112 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyLikeability Is Not An Antidote For Loneliness - How Vulnerability Builds Connection.Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Maybe you try and cover up your loneliness by becoming what you think other people will like. This is one of the fastest ways to lose yourself, to feel miserable and alone. Being palatable isn't the cure you think it is, and in fact it makes you more isolated because then no one knows the real you. "Yeah, Amanda, thats the point, if no one really gets to know me they can't decide they actually hate me." I hear that and I'll challenge it. If no one really knows you, no one can really...2023-07-1816 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyThere Are Better Places To Find Cheese Than A Mouse Trap - How Trauma Keeps You Retraumatizing Yourself. Insights From A Trauma Therapist.Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Perhaps you find yourself in crisis after crisis, situationship after situationship or constantly putting out fires. That can be so exhausting, and let me tell you why that's happening. Trauma retunes your nervous system for chaos. Humans are adaptable little gremlins, in fact we're so good that we will learn how to thrive in chaos. Because your system sets trauma as the default, when you start healing you may find yourself unconsciously seeking out drama and chaos. In this episode I talk about the science behind why that happens, and why its a problem...2023-07-1116 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyStop Fighting. Why Surrender Is The Secret To Breaking Free - Insights From A Trauma TherapistFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Have you ever watched an animal wrapped up so tightly that they can't get free? And they struggle and struggle, and get more tightly wound until they immobolize themselves. Maybe you've done this too - struggled and strained and tried to pull away only to become more stuck and more entrenched? This is something I see all the time, and while it's a normal instinct, it only makes us more stuck. In this episode I talk about how more often than not, the secret to breaking free is to surrender so that the tension...2023-07-0415 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyHow Trauma Impacts Your Day To Day Life - From A Trauma TherapistFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Trauma changes you and leaves predictable patterns of behavior. The way the mind and subconscious processes an event determines if the event gets coded as traumatic or not, and if the event gets coded as traumatic there are predictable somatic responses and thought patterns related to the event. Mind has a goal of survival, always. When data about an event gets processed as trauma, mind will continue to prioritize survival and for many people this leads to being stuck in perpetual survival mode, aka fight or flight. In this episode I talk about some...2023-06-2735 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyIntuition Isn't A Lightening Bolt, It's A Sunrise. How To Tap Into Your IntuitionFree Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Maybe you struggle to hear your intuition. Maybe you wish you were someone who could make decisions with more ease and more knowing. Maybe you've been disconnected from your body for a while and up in your head too much. Perfect, this epidose is for you. Intuition is one of the most powerful sources of knowledge and once you learn to tap into it, you have access to so much wisdom. In this episode I talk about what intuition feels like, and how to tap into your own intuition. Dr. Gabor Mate was discussing...2023-06-2014 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be Happy"My Brain Won't Shut Off When I'm Trying To Sleep. Help." Bet, Here's what to do from a Licensed Therapist.Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free If you have ever laid your head down on your pillow, ready to finally get some sleep after a long day of life-ing, only to find that your brain takes this opportunity to think about everything you've ever done and also tomorrows to do list and also that one really weird thing you said when you were 12? So frustrating right, like hello brain, we're trying to sleep here! In this episode I explain why this happens, what your brain is actually doing and how to fix it so you can get that beauty sleep...2023-06-1316 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyHow To Use An Abundance Mindset To Release Pressure And Stop Operating From Fear Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free People who operate from abundance just MOVE differently. When you have an abundant mindset, there is no need to worry or protect or brace; because you know and understand that there is always more then enough. More than enough money, love, opportunities, time. This mindset allows you to focus on you, take your time, trust that the things that are meant for you will always be yours. Operating in abundance opens you up. Compare that to a scarcity mindset which tells you to take every opportunity (even the ones you know are wrong for...2023-06-0627 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyFour Questions To Ask Yourself When Everything Feels Hard Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Sometimes life be lifing, but a little too hard and you're like "Ok life, can we life a little less please?" Lucky for you, we know that you can have anything you want, if you're willing to ask the right questions. What I've found is that most people aren't very good at asking valuable questions. In this episode I'm giving you four questions to ask yourself to get clarity, figure out what to do next and to get you back on track. For those times when life feels like walking through a swamp, I...2023-05-3019 min
Wealthy in PajamasBeing Your Authentic Self | Interview with Amanda Chils Therapist & Business CoachAmanda discusses her entrepreneurial journey, and how she helps women achieve true freedom and abundance by breaking free from what holds them back. Amanda runs her therapy practice on a farm in North Carolina where she and her team conduct therapy sessions outside in nature. Amanda shares more about her journey, being true to herself, and how she helps entrepreneurs build a business that sets them free and feels easy like Sunday morning.Amanda is a therapist and business coach, but those labels are only accurate to a point. She helps women break free from the chains...2023-05-2353 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyDoes Exercising Really Help Me Feel Better? Thoughts From A Therapist How does working out support mental health? Glad you asked, sweet. While the gym is not therapy, it does have a high volume of research linking the benefits of movement with mental health. So if you are wanting to heal anxiety, trauma, depression or looking to just feel better in general, movement is one of the most powerful tools there is. Many people enter the personal development world through the gym, yoga, running or another movement practice. The trouble is, some people use that movement as a substitute for doing the actual healing work and then become stuck, which then...2023-05-2324 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyHow To Be Happier? Stop Doing These Things Immediately - Lessons From A Therapist Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free You can be doing all things in all the books, but if you aren't consciously choosing to avoid the things I talk about in this episode, you will still find yourself miserable. My dream for you is to be happy - truly, smiling ear to ear when you think about your life and how awesome it is - happy. In order to do that, there are some things you need to stop doing, because they actively sabotage your happiness. If you ask most people if they want to be happy, they would say yes...2023-05-1624 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyIs Your Language Keeping You Stuck? Powerful Language Shifts To Help You Get What You Want Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free If you're feeling stuck or depressed or anxious, I encourage you to take a very close look at the words you use. Most people don't understand how powerful language is and how much the words you think and say impact your life. Language can either keep you stuck and spiraling, or it can help you manifest a life you adore. Because your brain hates being wrong, it will make whatever you say true. If you say "they broke me" your brain is going to say "I am broken" and act accordingly. If you say "...2023-05-0935 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyEleven Things To Consider When Hiring A Business Coach Or Working With A Mentor Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Finding a really good business coach can be tricky, in the wild west that is the coaching industry, anyone can call themselves anything. Shady business coaches prey on you being ignorant of the industry and having a strong desire to run your own business, and they will sell you a dream that they say only they can help come true. This is garbage. You deserve a coach who uplifts you, teaches you, supports you and actually sets you up for success. This episode lays out things for you to consider when you are thinking...2023-05-0242 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyThe Power of Being Honest About Everything: How Radical Honesty Can Transform Your Life Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free If you've been feeling stuck lately and like you know you should be doing something different, you may be in a cycle of lying to yourself. I see people do this all the time. People will do all sorts of mental gymnastics to justify staying in a bad sitation, or continuing to be a toxic human. When people don't want to change, they will come up with all the excuses and lie to themselves constantly in order to protect themselves from changing. These lies can range from "Oh I could never do that" to "...2023-04-2522 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyThe Myth of Time: Why Healing from Trauma Requires More Than Just Waiting - Insights From A Trauma Therapist Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Thinking you "should by over it by now, it's been long enough" and then feeling bad about the fact that you're not healed yet is the result of a toxic narrative. That though keeps you stuck, grieving and feeling ashamed about not being over it yet, because you are only doing half of the equation. Time alone isn't enough, and in fact if you are waiting and doing nothing else then things will only get worse and whatever you're dealing with will only fester. In this episode I talk about what you can do...2023-04-1915 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyTired Of Being Tired? Here's What You Need To Do - Perspective From A Trauma Therapist Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free This work - whether you are building a business or healing - is hard and it takes time. Healing and growth are not linear. This work will test you, it can exhaust you and it can feel like you take two steps forward and three steps back. This is perfectly normal. What I see for you is that you navigate healing and growth with ease and with wisdom. This is one of the roles of a good coach/therapist, to help make this process easier and to help you navigate your particular landmines and...2023-04-1121 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyStruggling To Trust Yourself? This Episode Is For You - Thoughts From A Licensed Therapist Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Self trust is foundational to a happy, aligned life. When you trust yourself to make the right decisions, to survive what life throws at you, to make the right choice - life becomes so much easier. Every single client I work with struggles with trusting themselves for differrent reasons. In my work with clients, teaching them to explore options and make decisions and then stand by those decisions is the foundation to learning to trust yourself. When you become so rooted in yourself and your own knowledge, you realize that you are the ultimate...2023-04-0416 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyOne Of The Most Important Mindset Shifts that Will Help You Get What You Want, With Ease Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free We all know a "realist" right? Someone who says things like "I don't want to get my hopes up" or "I don't really think it'll work out, but here goes nothing" and then when it doesn't work out, pretends they're not disappointed and isn't sure what made it fail? I guarantee that part of what made it fail was their mindset, their belief that it wouldn't work and their refusal to believe in themselves to the point of delusion. Let me be the person to tell you, someone out there is living the life...2023-03-2817 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyWhy I Pay Thousands A Year In Mentorship And Commit To Having A Coach And To Continual Learning - Insights From A Multiple Six Figure Business Owner Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free If you want to grow then learning from people who are smarter than you is not optional. You can waste a lot of time trying to figure it out on your own, expirementing and being stubborn about your suffering; or you can use mentorship and courses to expedite your learning and your growth. With a good coach/course/book - whatever option you want to start with and learn from - you can collapse time and get results much faster and much easier than you can on your own. In this episode I share...2023-03-1422 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyThe Trap Of External Validation And How To Build Self Confidence - From A Licensed Therapist Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free As humans, we need external validation, but there is a point where it becomes a trap and it becomes a cup you can never fill. When you are always looking for someone else to validate you, you outsource your power to them and you become a slave to their praise. This means that they now have control over you, and they are able to manipulate you via praise or criticism. This is a dangerous place to be in. Is the answer to never ask for validation? No, again, its a human need. This episode...2023-03-0725 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be Happy"I want to learn to love myself." Amazing, here's why that is going to make everything better for you. Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free "I want to learn to love myself" is something almost all my clients say, all my girl friends have said at one point, and honestly I've lost count of how many times I've heard it. It's a great goal and its necessary, but most people get the actual process wrong. When I'm teaching clients and students to love themselves, first you need to understand what it looks like when you aren't operating in that space. This insight is going to help you understand all the spaces where you are self abandoning and self betraying...2023-02-2820 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyAfraid To Be Alone? This Episode Is For You - Thoughts From A Therapist Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free I see you - talking to your friends/partner all time, staying so busy that you never have time to think or feel, avoiding things you want to do because you don't want to go alone. All of that is keeping you from growing and healing, because in order to heal you need to be able to spend time alone and to be content doing so. If you keep running from spending time alone, you will continue making choices from scarcity instead of abundance and overflow (and I can tell you which is more...2023-02-2123 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be Happy5 Ways Entrepreneurship Makes You A Better Human - From An Entrepreneur And Business Coach Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Wanna grow, start a business. Any entrepreneur will tell you that the growth that comes with entrepreneurship is both like drinking from a fire hose and also unlike anything else. In my time working with entrepreneurs - I work mainly with service based entrepreneurs - I have had a front row seat to their journey and their growth. So many people think businesses are built with systems and taking action, but what really makes a business successful is your ability to grow into who you need to be in order to run that business...2023-02-0717 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyPro/Con Lists Are Awful, Here's What I Recommend Instead To Get Hella Clear When Making Decisions Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Let me guess, when you have a big decision to make you break out a sheet of paper and start making a pro/con list? Then after you finish you realize that each side is equal and you're no closer to an answer than if you asked a horse standing in a field. This is the issue I have with pro/con lists, they don't really work and they often leave you feeling more confused. The clarity you're wanting isn't found in a list friend. In this episode I talk about why I almost...2023-01-3120 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyHow To Navigate Anger And Disappointment (And Other Heavy Emotions) - From A Licensed Therapist Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Feeling difficult emotions is something most people avoid, which then naturally causes a whole host of problems because what you don't allow can't release. And what you don'e release will ruin your life. I've seen it time and time again, people come to me after avoiding and shoving down any and all pain for however long, and they feel so heavy and so overwhelmed and so hopeless. This is because you aren't dealing with the hard stuff, you're trying to avoid it. No more. In this episode I walk you through how to navigate...2023-01-2413 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyThe Importance Of Regulating Your Emotions - Tips From A Licensed Therapist Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free What is emotional regulation? How does this skill allow you to live a content, easy life? Lucky you, I'm gonna tell you in this episode. When you learn how to regulate your emotions (which essentially means to feel them without drowning under them) you can flow through life without the peaks and valleys that dysregulated people go through. Yes, you will still have ups and downs, but life and you will feel more stable and more grounded. Emotional regulation is really a few skills wrapped under this umbrella, and I walk you through what...2023-01-1726 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyMy Word for 2023 and My Dreams For Life and Business Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free I spend a lot of time dreaming, and that dreaming has servec me well. I take at least a full week off at the end of the year to spend time dreaming and scheming. I like to pick a word for the year - both for business and for life - and those become the thing that I check all my goals and actions against. I talk about the coaching containers I am a part of and investments I will be making, plans for the business (hello leaning into coaching and building that out...2023-01-1021 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be Happy2022 Wrap Up - Expansion, Building A Team, Trying Not To Die Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free 2022 was a big year. When I look back on 2022 it almost doesn't feel real - which you can blame it being a long year and my ADHD on. I had to look through my calendar and my photos to remember what I did, and if you're like me, perhaps you ended 2022 pleasantly surprised at all the good things that happened. In this episode I talk about the money I invested in myself and my business, growing a team and what that required of me, trips I took and lessons I learned - which sometimes...2023-01-0327 min
The Purple Butterfly PodcastHealing Amid the Nature ft. Animal Therapy with Special Guest Amanda Chils
Episode Introduction:
It’s time to let the Earth ground you and heal amid nature. Tune in to find out more!
Episode Summary:
In this week’s episode of The Purple Butterfly Podcast, our guest Amanda Chils walks us through the benefits of therapy in nature and with animals. She talks about the power of animals to step into the metaphor. The conversation goes on to talk about choosing the right therapist for yourself and ends with the importance of boundaries and self-care.
Key Takeaways:
Animal therapy help...2022-11-2739 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyHow To Find A Good Therapist And Avoid Toxic Ones - From A Therapist Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free In my time in this field I have come across some truly transformational, empowering therapists and some therapists who should be metaphorically shoved off a cliff to die a professional death. I have had clients tell me stories about therapists who should have their licenses revoked and who at best are ignorant and at worst flat out dangerous. I realized that most people have no idea how to know if a therapist is actually good or not, so I created this podcast episode to teach exactly that. This episode lays out what to look...2022-11-151h 09
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyWhat Does It Actually Take To Be Happy? Thoughts From A Therapist. Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Waitlist to work with me: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/coachingwaitlist Can you train yourself to be happy? Research says yes. I have taught hundreds of people how to be happy, with the majority having a significant trauma history. Trust me friend, if they can do it, you can do it. No, its not particularly easy, but I promise you its a lot easier than suffering for the rest of your life, and its way more fun. Today I talk about 11 skills that you need in order to be happy. Y'all know I love to say...2022-11-0144 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyYour Vulnerability Is Your Magic: How To Build An Impactful Brand through Honesty - Interview With Brand Builder Tanya Grant Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Heal People Pleasing: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/becominglight Website: https://www.tngdesigns.co.uk/ IG/FB: @tngcreates Your branding is not your logo friend, nor is it your marketing. "Ok, Amanda, what is it then?" Your branding is how your business feels, the little intricate details that make your business your business. Brainding is personal, and in order to brand correctly you have to be willing to be vulnerable and open. This creates commonality and a chance for your audience to say "me too" and then you get resonance. Tanya and I discuss how to...2022-10-251h 21
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyIs Too Much Empathy A Problem? What To Do When You Care Too Much. Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Heal People Pleasing: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/becominglight You can't pour from an empty cup friend. Your big heart is not the problem, it's a wonderful gift you have and honestly the world needs more people with big hearts. The problem is that you struggle with boundaries. When you care too much, when you give too much, when you never say no then you are always running at a deficit and making yourself hella overwhelmed. Boundaries are the magical unicorn of the wellness world, where you can care for others AND yourself. It's not that...2022-10-1836 min
The Root of Power - Embody Peace, Heal Trauma & Be HappyInsight Without Action Is Worthless - Why Knowledge Isn't Enough Free Stuff: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/free Heal People Pleasing: https://livemyhappyhealth.com/becominglight IG: @amanda_chils FB: @amandachilscoach It's not enough to know what to do, you have to actually do it. This is something my clients work with all the time. You **know** logically the steps you should be taking, but you aren't taking them. This isn't a knowledge problem, or an insight problem, its an action problem. You can have all the insight in the world, but if you don't learn how to use that insight to take action in a meaningful way, you will always be stuck...2022-10-0433 min
Positively Living®: Shame-Free Productivity ConversationsSelf-Discipline is Self-Care with Amanda ChilsText your thoughts and questions!Self-discipline is not only a skill you can acquire, it is a skill that is necessary to open yourself up to self-care. That’s why episode 91 of The Positively Living Podcast is about how self-discipline IS self-care!In this episode of the Positively Living Podcast, my guest Amanda Chils shares the importance of understanding how self-discipline, self-respect, and self-care are all connected and she shares actionable steps you can take right now to master self-discipline to take your life back into your own handsAmanda and I cover th...2022-02-0744 min