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The Cult I Left Behind
85 - Mother Wounds with Jessica Jocelyn (Part 1)
In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, we’re honored to welcome poet Jessica Jocelyn—whose writing has been a healing touchstone for Amanda and may already be familiar to listeners of the podcast.Jessica is a best-selling poet whose work explores love, loss, motherhood, and the complexities of family with raw emotional power. She’s the author of five volumes of poetry, all widely praised for their vulnerability, resonance, and reach.In this episode, we discuss:Jessica’s childhood with a mother who felt more like a cult leaderHer experience as an adult convert in the J...
2025-08-04
1h 24
Bounce Out Of Bed
Living as a Vessel of Love: Pleasure, Purpose, and Feminine Power with Jessica Renee Rose
If you’ve ever felt the tension between holding a big mission and staying connected to your feminine essence, this one’s for you. In this juicy conversation, I’m joined by the radiant Jessica Renee Rose, Mystic Mentor, Feminine Energetics Coach, and co-founder of For The Highest Good, who shows up with grounded wisdom and soulful presence. We explore what it means to live as a vessel of love, not just drive your purpose forward, but let it move through you. Inside: 💛 What to do when the dream life feels dry 💛 H...
2025-06-06
54 min
Access Denied
You Deserve to Succeed with Amanda Jarosik - Access Denied S2 Ep 3
In this week's episode of Access Denied, Jessica Ping interviews Amanda Jarosik, a second-year medical student with a passion for music and mental health advocacy. They discuss Amanda's journey through medical school, the challenges of the application process, and the importance of finding joy and connection in life. Amanda shares her experiences with music, her creative pursuits, and the significance of self-advocacy in the medical field. The conversation emphasizes the power of positivity, the impact of personal growth, and the importance of pursuing one's dreams despite challenges.Check Out Amanda!Buy Amanda's...
2025-03-11
58 min
Overcoming Adversity
S3: Ep. 3 - Parenting Through Recovery: Real Talk with Jessica Ponn, LCSW, CEO Jessica Ponn Coaching
Join hosts Amanda Marino and Sarah Frias on the Overcoming Adversity Podcast, powered by Next Level Recovery Associates, for a heartfelt and relatable conversation with Jessica Ponn, a licensed clinical social worker and parenting coach. Jessica opens up about her journey from therapy to coaching, sharing honest insights and real-life advice for parents supporting adult children through addiction recovery. This episode is filled with laughs, personal stories, and practical tips to help families navigate the tough moments with love, clarity, and resilience. If you're looking for a real talk about parenting, recovery, and everything in between, this one’s fo...
2025-02-25
23 min
I Don't Know How You Do It
High-Frequency Living: Love, Loss, and My Meditation Homework, with Amanda McKoy Flanagan
In this episode, Amanda McKoy Flanagan shares her journey through multiple losses, spiritual awakenings, and discovering how to break generational patterns of emotional protection. A New Yorker turned Colorado resident, Amanda opens up about losing five family members in three years, saving her marriage to a 9/11 first responder, and learning that what first appeared as emotional breakdowns were actually spiritual breakthroughs.Amanda discusses the "great myth" passed down through generations - the belief that we should love less to protect ourselves from inevitable loss. Through therapy, meditation, and deep inner work, she discovered how this unconscious operating...
2025-02-11
51 min
The Empowered Wellness Project
Jessica Schachter
Jessica Schachter is an author, a former attorney, mom of two phenomenal children, and a trail-blazer for the community of Montclair, NJ. What I didn't know about her when we first met is she is living with Multiple Sclerosis. While it doesn't define who she is, it has impacted her mission to help others to feel seen, know that there is someone else out there who "gets it" and they are not alone on this unpredictable ride. We are so excited to share this incredible soul with you and allow her story, authenticity and light to impact your life.
2025-01-30
50 min
Dare To Be Iconic
Embrace Your Hot Mess with Jessica Mesnick: From Chaos to Confidence
Be a hot mess, radiant icons!❤️🔥This week on Dare to Be Iconic, Amanda sits down with the iconic Jessica Mesnick for a no-holds-barred tea time sesh about turning life’s messy moments into your greatest strength. 🍵 From theater dreams to luxury events, Jessica opens up about how embracing her chaos led to confidence, creativity, and personal growth. Together, they dive into taking risks, redefining success, and the power of staying unapologetically true to yourself—even when life feels like a whirlwind. 🌪️Get ready for heartfelt lessons, plenty of laughs, and the reminder that your “hot mess” might just be...
2025-01-22
17 min
Sol Rising
S3E8 Showing Up in Meaningful Ways In Times of Grief with Jessica Fein
Do you find yourself not enjoying the precious moments of life because you are anticipating loss? Do you struggle with what to say to someone when they are mourning the loss of a loved one or going through a a tough time? Join Amanda and her guest, Jessica Fein, author of Breath Taking: A Memoir of Family, Dreams, and Broken Genes, host of the I Don't Know How You Do It podcast, and grieving mother and sibling, as they explore grief literacy and how to show up in meaningful ways for yourself, your family, and others in t...
2024-12-05
40 min
Don't Step on the Bluebells
Jessica Lynne - Healing with Mediumship (#027)
In this episode of "Don't Step on the Bluebells," host Amanda Parker welcomes Jessica Lynne, a gifted medium who has gained popularity through her social media channels. Jessica shares her journey into mediumship, discussing how she transitioned from working as an executive assistant to becoming a full-time psychic medium. She emphasizes the importance of trusting one's intuition and taking the time to develop one's unique style and approach.Jessica provides insights into the world of mediumship, explaining how she connects with spirits and even communicates with living individuals who are non-verbal or have dementia. She shares powerful...
2024-11-07
55 min
The Confidence and Communication Podcast
139. Responding to Universe’s Opportunities with Amanda Buhse
Ep. 139. Responding to Universe’s Opportunities with Amanda Buhse Amanda Buhse has had some pretty exciting opportunities - wait… let me correct that, Amanda Buhse has created some really amazing opportunities for herself, and what we can learn from her is that one of the most important components of having larger than life opportunities, is how you respond to them. Thank you Amanda for sharing with The Confidence and Communication Podcast. Listeners, check out Amanda Buhse who was also on Episode 31, follower her on Instagram @abuhse and her amazing Smells l...
2024-09-25
48 min
LEAD LIKE A GIRL
Interview with Amanda Kist: From Farm Girl to Boss Lady - Perseverance, Grit and Never Quitting
In this conversation, Coralyn, Jamie, Jessica, and guest Amanda Kist discuss various topics related to their personal experiences and careers. They start with a lighthearted discussion about cooking mishaps and worst haircuts. Amanda shares her background growing up on a hog farm and her journey to becoming a salon owner. She talks about the challenges she faced as a single mother and her determination to succeed. The conversation touches on the importance of mentors and the value of hard work. Amanda also mentions her decision to pursue a business management and marketing degree to fulfill her dream of owning...
2024-09-11
45 min
Tipsy Casting
64. An Introduction to a Modern Class of Casting Visionaries- Featuring Amanda Lenker-Doyle
Amanda Lenker Doyle is an award winning Casting Director and a self proclaimed treasure hunter. Obsessed with all things shimmery and bright, she has dedicated her life to the hunt for gems, jewels…and actors. Amanda has been working in film and television casting for over 17 years. In 2022, her short film PLEASE HOLD was nominated for an Academy Award in the Live Action Short Film category! Some additional favorite credits to date include R#J, which swept Sundance and SXSW in 2021, BLACK-ISH & THE MUPPETS for ABC, ZAC & MIA for Netflix and WAYNE streaming now on Amazon Prime.
2024-08-29
1h 20
The Med Edit Podcast
Hello Pollen, My Old Friend with Dr. Amanda Lewis (Ep. 16)
Do you suffer from sneezing fits, runny noses, or mysterious rashes from everyday items? Let’s break down why allergies happen and how to take control. In this episode, Dr. Jessica Gray and Dr. Cari Sorrell talk to Dr. Amanda Lewis, a board-certified allergist and immunologist, about the world of allergies. They uncover the science behind allergic reactions, discuss common allergens, and delve into specific types like drug hypersensitivity, food allergies, and hay fever. Hear about effective treatments, including why some children can outgrow allergies while others might not. The doctors also explore the topic of allergy te...
2024-08-08
38 min
We Signed An NDA
Good as Golden Gate (w/ Jessica Svendsgaard)
"I am the final boss in his video game of redemption." On the finale of VPR Season 11, things boil over in the Bay Area. Dan gets grilled, Scheana takes the stage, and the gang, led by Lala (and perhaps fueled by the green-eyed monster), turns on Ariana. Amanda and Ann get into it all (in a raw, remote, sleepy, silly haze).Then the gals interview comedian Jessica Svendsgaard (36:14), the beautiful bartender featured on VPR S11 in the sexy singles episode, about what it was like working for Tom, the joys of being compensated for ones labor, and...
2024-05-08
1h 29
Feminine Initiate: Mindset + Energetics for Purpose-Driven Creatives
68 | Master the Self w/ Amanda Kate
This is a deep and soulful conversation about the messy and shameful parts of life, encouraging us to bring balance to our Feminine and Masculine Energies and practice true Self-Love on our way to Self-Mastery. Disclaimer: We talk about deep inner work involving Parts - do not attempt to do this on your own. Seek out the support of an Energy Healer, Certified Coach, or Therapist. Amanda Kate is a Self-Mastery Facilitator who flips the current paradigms of what it truly means to be a Master of Self. H...
2024-03-06
50 min
Jenn 'n Juice
episode 0049 - Goals 'n Grace with Amanda Moffitt, Founder & CEO of Lola and Tae Jewelry Company
In this week’s episode we are joined by Amanda Moffitt, Founder and CEO of the fabulous Lola & Tae Jewelry. Amanda’s life took a one-hundred-eighty-degree turn when she left her profession in education to pursue her side-hustle of jewelry making full time. Amanda joins us in our “Goals ‘n Grace” series as she shares her personal story of laying in bed wrestling with silent prayers of, “God, I have to do something different. I can’t keep going in this job.” And how that desperation for a new direction in her life drove her to transform a hobby into a si...
2024-02-01
1h 03
Sober Living Stories
Surviving Addiction: Amanda's Sober Living Story
Welcome to the Sober Living Stories Podcast. This is a must-listen episode featuring my guest, Amanda. With 6 years of sobriety, Amanda shares her transformation from a chaotic past, including her first arrest at just fourteen, to her evolvement into living a life free from alcohol. A haphazard involvement with the Hell's Angels led Amanda to a unique turning point in her addiction. A caring biker boyfriend becomes her first real example of recovery and introduces her to sobriety and spiritual principles. Today, she radiates peace and purpose, triumphing over the challenges of alcoholism and addiction to live a fulfilling life...
2023-12-05
27 min
The Unapologetic Entrepreneur
Ep. 218: From Food Stamps To Successful Fashion Stylist Entrepreneur with Jessica Pappineau
Today we're learning from entrepreneur and fashion stylist, Jessica Pappineau. While she's a successful business owner now, her journey to success included working retail and collecting food stamps for a while when her family was going through a hard time. Too often we see the end result for business owners and think it was an easy journey but Jessica shares her journey to living her dream. Plus she shares fashion tips with us so we can find confidence through clothes even though it's "so much bigger than clothes". During this conversation we discuss: The twisty road of...
2023-11-27
45 min
Bounce Out Of Bed
Becoming Your Next Level Self with Jessica Fearnley
Becoming your next level self can (and should) be fun. That doesn’t mean to say it’s going to be easy. You are going to have to move outside your comfort zone and think in a different way. You’re going to need to outsource the things you don’t excel at and change the way you’ve been showing up. A serendipitous connection happened with Jessica and I knew this was a conversation that was meant to happen. What a delight it was. Jessica shares her rock bottom and t...
2023-11-24
1h 05
Unbottled Potential
77. Working Through Sobriety with Anxiety with Jessica Jeboult
"I was basically waiting around to go to a job that I didn't like for money that I needed to keep afloat this shell that looks so cool and intriguing to everyone else but me." – Jessica Jeboult Imagine what it’s like to turn a life of LA nightlife, parties, and DJing into a journey toward sobriety and self-discovery. In this episode, Amanda chats with Jessica, Founder of A Sober Girl's Guide, on her journey to sobriety and her struggles with alcohol abuse, identity, and anxiety. Despite the allure of her career, Jessica struggled with an un...
2023-11-14
54 min
Thrive in Life with Amanda Kate
Episode #15: Never Settle! Breast Implant Illness with Jessica Lowe
In today’s episode, Jessica Lowe - mother of two, business owner, nutritionist, creator of the Happy Healthy Nutrition Club, coach and foodie who is known as the 'The Mindful Nutritionist’ shares her journey with breast implant illness and the long and painful journey to come to the point of having to dig deep and truly advocate for her body and her health and saying NO to doctors who told her there was nothing wrong with her.We explore how we should never settle and normalize symptoms that cause us distress and how getting curious and truly conn...
2023-08-21
27 min
Unbottled Potential
61. Quitting Alcohol as a Couple with Dr. Cory Ostroot & Jessica Waala
Are you ready to gain insights on how a wake-up call can lead to transformative changes in life? Join us on this episode as we chat with Dr. Cory and Jessica about their journey of transitioning to a sober lifestyle together. Learn how they both had a history of binge drinking in college but experienced a wake-up call. Hear from them as they share their stories of why they decided to take a break from drinking, the difficulties they experienced when it came to fitting in without alcohol, and how they were able to form a...
2023-08-01
1h 00
Tipsy Casting
15. Cocktails with Casting: Amanda Lenker Doyle
Amanda Lenker Doyle is an award winning Casting Director and a self proclaimed treasure hunter. Obsessed with all things shimmery and bright, she has dedicated her life to the hunt for gems, jewels…and actors. Amanda has been working in film and television casting for over 17 years. In 2022, her short film PLEASE HOLD was nominated for an Academy Award in the Live Action Short Film category! Some additional favorite credits to date include R#J, which swept Sundance and SXSW in 2021, BLACK-ISH & THE MUPPETS for ABC, ZAC & MIA for Netflix and WAYNE streaming now on Amazon Prime.
2023-07-27
1h 19
Brave Together Podcast: Support and Community for Caregiving Parents
Flexibility is Key with Amanda Griffith-Atkins
In extreme parenting, mastering flexibility is key! We never know what is around the corner and our kid’s unique needs keep us permanently on our toes. But we are also the ones providing routine for our kids, especially those who struggle with anxiety. So we have to stay nimble, dancing between providing the necessary structure and going with the flow enough to avoid a mental break! In today’s story we hear form Amanda Griffith-Atkins who shares about a family vacation she went on with her son, who has Prader-Willi Syndr...
2023-05-31
28 min
Digital Business Evolution
Followed: A Content Creators Guide To Building A Personal Brand With Amanda Bucci
In this episode of the Digital Business Evolution podcast, Jess speaks with Amanda Bucci, who is the first two time guest on the show! Amanda is a serial entrepreneur and content creator, who talks about navigating the world of social media, personal growth, and building an authentic personal brand while facing judgment. Today Jess and Amanda discuss the importance of distinguishing between trolls, critics, and haters, as well as the impact feedback has on personal growth and development. Amanda shares insights from her recently published book, Followed, which offers a guide for content creators on building their pe...
2023-05-25
1h 09
Build and Bloom Photography Podcast With Jessica Whitaker
Photographers Guide to Saving, Investing & Paying Off Debt, With Award-Winning Money Expert, Amanda Holden
So, you booked the wedding. You’ve paid your taxes and covered expenses. What should you do with your money after you’ve made it? Do you find yourself “investing” in your business but seeing no return? In this episode, I sit with Amanda Holden, an award-winning money writer, speaker, and educator. Amanda will be teaching simple ways to organize your money and more importantly, ensure that it's working for you. You work hard, and so should your money! Amanda’s work has been featured in publications such as Forbes, Business Insider, and The Financial Die...
2023-04-07
1h 10
The Creative Heroine with Jessica Libor
Episode 119: Using style to enhance your personal brand as an artist, finding inspiration from historical eras, using color theory in your clothing, and curating your image with Amanda Wood
In this episode, Jessica chats with Amanda Wood, personal stylist extraordinaire! Topics covered include: finding your three words to describe your style, using color theory in your clothing, how your style speaks for you without a word, finding style inspiration from historical eras, how your personal style and your art are related, using your personal style to further your brand awareness as an artist, proper hygiene, and so much more! Find out more about Amanda Wood on her website: https://www.thehauteedit.com/about Follow Amanda Wood on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehauteedit/
2023-03-25
52 min
Empower Your Pelvis
Ep#54: How Kombucha Helps Keep Your Body Balanced and Promotes Holistic Wellness with Jessica Kitterman
Did you know that Kombucha is a drink you can enjoy while keeping your pelvic floor bladder healthy? How can this fermented tea drink help you with your internal issues and how it can help you digest food, strengthen your immune system, and protect against disease? This week’s Empower Your Pelvis Podcast, Dr. Amanda Fisher goes solo to interview Jessica Kitterman. Jessica Kitterman, BS in Biology & BSN Nursing, knew she needed a healthy, no sugar alternative to the soda pop and juice she was buying for her family. After working in the Emergency Room, rese...
2023-03-02
46 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
LEGEND: The Coosa River Monster - Dragon, Woman or Gar?
Consider the strange and varied circumstances of the 19th Century legend of the Coosa River Monster, a uniquely northeastern Alabama occurrence that was never quite what it appeared...and it appeared many times over those long-lost decades to bring tall tales - and even word of a curse - to the darkened woods of the 1800's.All that, plus our spoiler-ridden review for the new horror film, Pearl, and a full breakdown of our amazing experience at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Orlando!Join Amanda, Erica, Jess & Kevin for all this and more in...
2022-10-16
46 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
SCARY STORY: The Baptist IV - The Bay of the Holy Spirit
Two friends on an annual alligator hunt discover hidden truths about each other and encounter a legendary gator and a supernatural force they could not have foreseen and might possibly not survive.Join our Facebook group for exclusive insights and art based on our stories: https://www.facebook.com/groups/aintnosuchthingAin't No Such Thing © Inverse Press, LLC.The Bay of the Holy Spirit © Kevin LaPorte. Narrated by Amanda Rachels.Music Credits:Unspoken by MyuuA Bad Encounter by MyuuDark Music Composer | Royalty-Free.
2022-09-18
22 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
SCARY STORY: Bitten - An Infectious Body Horror
A simple man tending his orange grove suffers an unexpected bite from a seemingly normal pest, but the wound that follows and the consequences for his body and his life are decidedly abnormal.Bitten is written by Erica J. Heflin.Ain't No Such Thing is narrated and produced by Amanda Rachels.Join our Facebook group for exclusive insights and art based on our stories: https://www.facebook.com/groups/aintnosuchthingBitten © Erica J. HeflinAin't No Such Thing © Inverse Press, LLCMusic Credits:Grotesque Fantasia by My...
2022-09-04
14 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
LEGEND: The Casket Girls - Vampires or Victims?
Ain't No Such Thing is BACK after a one-year hiatus, with the story of The Casket Girls, "undesirable" women from the early 18th Century shipped from France to the U.S. Gulf Coast cities of Mobile, Biloxi and New Orleans for the sole purpose of providing mates to European explorers and fur traders, so that the Catholic population in the New World would propagate. Over the centuries, rumor and happenstance left these women with a supernatural reputation, ultimately attaining their legendary status as actual vampiric undead.Join Amanda, Jess, Erica and Kevin as we catch...
2022-08-28
45 min
Digital Business Evolution
Understanding Why Business Is Personal With Amanda Bucci
In this episode of the Digital Business Evolution podcast, Jess sits down with close friend, previous coach and biz mentor, Amanda Bucci, to talk about where the line between business and personal intersects. Amanda shares how we can begin to trust ourselves more, because the truth is you don't have to be fully healed to start a business. Amanda goes into detail on how your business and your very own nervous system correlate. Business can activate a lot within the three different states of your nervous system. Ranging from feeling powerful, to depression or even feelings of bein...
2022-08-11
1h 05
Natural Super Kids Podcast
Episode 68: Inspiring Teens to Shine from Within with Amanda Rootsey
In this podcast episode, I sat down with Amanda Rootsey from Shine From Within. Amanda is a Hay House author, qualified life coach, and youth mentor. She has been teaching and presenting to teens since she was a teen herself and has supported thousands of youth since launching her holistic training school, Shine From Within in 2012. Shine From Within offers an online academy for teenagers as well as an award-winning online training program for those wanting to become Youth Mentors. In this podcast episode, Amanda and I chat about:Some of the most common challenges teen gi...
2022-05-07
32 min
New Earth Visionaries
025: Numerology 101 + The Energy of 2022 with Jessica Cerato
This week's episode is a wisdom packed conversation with Numerologist, Jessica Cerato! Topics/Themes in this episode:Why numbers mean different things to different people and should be interpreted based on our intuitionWhat is the energetic numerology behind 2020, 2021, and 2022How numbers have an opposite side as well (polarity).April is the energetic new year based on Numerology.How Numerology ties into alignment and intuition. Energetic cycles and how these work.If we are releasing things in our life it does not mean that it is not valuable. Jessica explains why. The energy of May 2022Jessica explain ho...
2022-04-29
52 min
The Confidence and Communication Podcast
031. Living Intuitively With Amanda Buhse of Coal & Canary
We all know the saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” To some, it’s easier to make lemonade because they already have the tools for it, but this is not the case for everyone. Fortunately, the CEO of Coal and Canary, Amanda, listened to her intuitive ideas when life gave her a bunch of lemons. ----more---- Jessica and Amanda are like two peas in a pod when following their intuition. They had similar experiences from ectopic pregnancies to suddenly building their business. These ladies ask the universe and listen. ----more---- This...
2022-03-09
38 min
Seven Figure Consultant with Jessica Fearnley
Unlocking the Power of Sleep with Amanda Slinger
Are you good at switching off from work? Or do you find yourself working into the evenings, or even, in your ‘free time’ thinking, ‘Oh I could just do [insert work activity here]’. When you love what you do, you can get absorbed in it. It can be hard to switch off. You get used to overworking, just as you get used to being a little bit sleep deprived and stressed. You might even feel like something is wrong if you don’t have that background stress. Then, when you do take time off, you can find y...
2022-01-31
30 min
Comeback Coach
21. COMEBACK - Amanda - Confidence - big job & travel - when your dream job comes up on maternity leave - think twice before quitting
Ask me a QAmanda Newman is a senior manager at Accenture and mother of four. She’s also the woman behind The Career Mum community, which has a global membership of over 5000 people. Amanda had all of her children whilst she was at Shell, where she held various project manager roles before doing a brief stint at Microsoft and then moving to Accenture. Her youngest are five year old twins and in this episode we’re talking confidence.HOW WAS YOUR RETURN TO WORK?Could your return to work...
2021-10-27
18 min
What is Personal is Universal
23. Gratitude.
Amanda and Jessica wrap up season one with this final episode, all about Gratitude. As they both hold gratitude in high regard in the work they do and the world as they see it. In this episode they share the beauty that living from place of gratitude can offer your world. When we start looking at life with the lens of "where can I find gratitude?" and holding that intention in the moments of our life; both the brilliant bright ones and the hard ones as we navigate through ... that is when experiential wisdom unfolds.
2021-10-18
1h 02
What is Personal is Universal
21. Feeling all the feels
In today's podcast we lean into our feelings and all the experiences associated with them. We are human beings having a human experience. Some days we are living our best life and the next day we find ourselves down and out. Just like a good movie where we love the idea of going from sad to happy, overjoyed to crying - why don't we love that in real life? It's an interesting concept to ask yourself. Amanda and Jessica share their personal stories about what is going on in their every day life navigating the p...
2021-10-01
55 min
What is Personal is Universal
19. Vision & Manifesting
In this episode Amanda and Jessica talk about the idea of vision and manifesting. A lot of people will have an idea for something but then actually putting it into action and moving forward sometimes gets a little challenging or complicated. So until you leap the idea out of your head onto something else that can manifest- it will remain a vision. Jessica shares that when working with your team around vision; a key element is setting expectations. Amanda shares her knowing that in the past when she had the expectation that things w...
2021-09-20
54 min
What is Personal is Universal
18. There is freedom in knowledge.
Our world is going through a death right now, and Amanda and Jessica believe there is a need to have a conversation about the reality of how this may be affecting you. There is a grieving taking place because what we once knew, has become an illusion in many ways. There is freedom in knowledge. Knowledge aids in finding your inner power so you can better navigate the world around you. Following a story they learned about of a North Korean woman, Yeonmi Park who escaped oppression; they felt strongly her story needs to be...
2021-09-13
51 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
HORROR MOVIE REVIEW: The Night House
The whole Ain't No Such Thing crew saw David Bruckner's The Night House and had to talk about it. Amanda, Kevin, Jess, and Erica discuss this film along with hopes for the upcoming Hellraiser reboot, to be produced by the same team behind The Night House.WARNING: This review includes SPOILERS!Ain't No Such Thing is narrated and produced by Amanda RachelsSupport our Patreon Campaign for access to:More StoriesHorror Movie ReviewsVideo UpdatesPDF Transcripts of Our StoriesPhysical Merchandise: Magnets & Autographed PhotosLive Skype Sessions with Amanda, Jess and...
2021-09-05
28 min
Insight Mind Body Talk
The Running Brain: A Brain Based Approach to Running Pain Free with guest, Amanda Bauer
Amanda Bauer joins Jessica Warpula Schultz, LMFT, CFT, on Insight Mind Body Talk. Amanda is a certified oxygen advantage coach, and breathing, running, and kettlebells expert. She and Jess discuss a new brain-based approach to running. Amanda gives tips on breathing correctly and assessing the neurological connection between breath and your running pattern. Amanda and Jess explore the strategy of listening to your body in order to increase sport longevity and understanding of your body as something that is empowering, strong and safe.Continue LearningAmanda BauerAmanda's instagram: @amanda_willrun4cookiesForest Coaching: @forestcoachingandstudiosForest Co...
2021-09-05
37 min
Amanda's World
Amanda's World bonus episode featuring Jessica Lucero
This week on Amanda's world the bonus episode I had on Jessica. Jessica is one of the host from overtime. Jessica and I talked all about her job at overtime, about Covid and so much more . thanks for watching this week's bonus episode I'll see you all on small business Saturday . This week's small shop Honeydocosmetics https://www.etsy.com/shop/HoneyDoCosmetics. my socials my Instagram amanda_penny_14 Jessica Socials Jessica Instagram overtimejess Jessica's tiktok https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMRAr5X7d/
2021-09-03
23 min
Finding Your Village
Episode 66: Mamas in Training: Interview with Jessica Lorion
Announcement: Registration is open for the September Finding Your Village Birth Class. The classes are on Wednesday nights starting on September 8th at 7pm EST. You can register or find out more info at www.findingyourvillage.com/classesIn today’s episode we are discussing the topic of Mamas in training. Our guest today is Jessica Lorion. Jessica has spent the past 10 years as a professional actor and voice over artist in New York City. Now, as the Host and Producer of the Mamas in Training Podcast, she supports pregnant women and aspiring moms on their journey in...
2021-08-22
26 min
What is Personal is Universal
14. Self empowerment. Where do your answers and light reside?
Amanda and Jessica both find commonality in their personal desire to seek truth, and are committed to self empowerment in their worlds. Empowering from a soul spirit level. We are the creator of our destiny and master of our fate when we find ourselves coming back to our own wholeness within self. That is where the answers and our light reside.Jessica shares the idea that we will undoubtedly get knocked down, and experience hardships. And that is where we find the gifts in our journey; when we are open and curious to the belief that there cou...
2021-08-16
50 min
What is Personal is Universal
11. Grief. It comes in many forms. Do you know what to do with it?
In this episode Amanda and Jessica share their personal experiences with grief and some tools they have found to help them on their journey. Only you will know what is meant for you. Jessica shares the idea that grief is "the healing" and expands on the five stages of grief. The stages are not always experienced in this order, there is no time frame, no path, no directions, road map or right or wrong way to navigate the loss you may be feeling. Denial = disbelief, shock, refusal, numb, isolation.Anger = blame, looking for answers, resentment, la...
2021-07-26
57 min
What is Personal is Universal
10. Body image conversation with Michelle & Amanda
We are thrilled to invite both Michelle Wilding and Amanda Nelson, founders of The Sophrenic Collective to our conversation. Amanda and Jessica attended a two day retreat they hosted, A Heroine's Journey. This retreat takes a unique approach to conscious spiritual principles and applying it to everyday living. These women teach from their own deep and vulnerable experiences of personal love and transformation. Make no mistake, they practice what they preach! Most women have struggled with body image at some point in their life. Jessica shares how body positivity is the one area...
2021-07-19
1h 05
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
SCARY STORY: Turtle Soup - A Backwoods Cannibal Horror
A good ole boy couch-surfing on the rotting sofa of friends in BFE learns the fine art of harvesting roadkill from his hosts but soon finds himself in a unique quandary when a moment of impulsive anger brings together his new talents and the baser instincts of people desperate for a bite to eat.Turtle Soup is written by Erica J. Heflin.Ain't No Such Thing is narrated and produced by Amanda RachelsSupport our Patreon Campaign for access to:More StoriesHorror Movie ReviewsVideo UpdatesPDF Transcripts of Our StoriesPhysical Merchandise...
2021-06-13
16 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
LEGEND: Robert the Doll - The Most Haunted Doll in the World
Our Legend series of hauntings continues with "the most haunted doll in the world", Robert the Doll. Kevin and Jess paid a visit to Robert while on vacation in Key West, and what they discovered was genuinely unexpected! Listen to their tale of a direct encounter with Robert just a few weeks ago and enjoy Amanda's backstory of Robert the Doll's history based on horror legends she learned decades ago. It's our longest episode yet, and it's FULL of first-hand horror facts and fun.Plus, check out our review of the new Saw movie, Spiral and our...
2021-05-30
1h 13
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
LEGEND: The Myrtles Plantation - Haunted Travels
Amanda, Kevin, and Jessica discuss haunted travel experiences and Jessica's recent trip to one of America's most haunted homes, The Myrtles Plantation. She has a photo that may or may not show the image of Chloe, the most famous of the plantation's ghostly inhabitants. What do you think? Ain't No Such Thing is produced by Amanda RachelsSupport our Patreon Campaign for access to:More StoriesHorror Movie ReviewsVideo UpdatesPDF Transcripts of Our StoriesPhysical Merchandise: Magnets & Autographed PhotosLive Skype Sessions with Amanda, Jess and KevinJoin our Facebook group for exclusive insights an...
2021-05-16
45 min
Chime In with AWJ
Unleashing Your Inner Hero with Jessica De La Morena
Amanda speaks with Jessica on how we can find our own inner hero. Jessica shares her inspiration for starting U Are the Hero, a platform that allows anyone to share their story of finding their inner hero through adversity. They discuss how we have been conditioned as a society to fill an internal void with things, jobs, our idea of the perfect partner when we hold the answer all along within us. We discuss the importance of setting appropriate boundaries, the gift of writing and how small changes can lead to massive growth. This conversation is thought-provoking, educational and...
2021-04-09
1h 11
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
SCARY STORY: The Twisted Woman - A Haunting in the Trees
As an old woman's bizarre story of a twisted, beckoning tree creature unfolds, the young reporter interviewing her starts to wonder if the danger is in the swamp or from the old woman herself. The Twisted Woman is written by Erica J. Heflin.Ain't No Such Thing is narrated and produced by Amanda RachelsSupport our Patreon Campaign for access to:More StoriesHorror Movie ReviewsVideo UpdatesPDF Transcripts of Our StoriesPhysical Merchandise: Magnets & Autographed PhotosLive Skype Sessions with Amanda, Jess and KevinJoin our Facebook group for exclusive insights and...
2021-03-28
16 min
Ignited Entrepreneurs
Episode #90 - Entering Wonderland with Amanda Herr
Episode #90 - Entering Wonderland with Amanda Herr Bring your Heart and Soul into your business by following your Soul's desires. Amanda Herr of Ananda Healing Hypnosis is a Shamanic healer and hypnotist. She works with Hypnosis, Age Regression aa well as Past and Between Life Regressions. She works with people to rewire the mind through hypnosis and rewriting memories in a more positive light. Amanda shares how to create more abundance in your lilfe through gratitude and living in a way the FEELS right to you. We know what we want but have bl...
2021-03-17
37 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
LEGEND: The Beast of Busco - Indiana Monster Turtle
In 1948, a northern Indiana farmer encountered something in his lake that terrified him, a turtle so large those who witnessed it later compared it to the size of a small passenger car. His successor on the farm went so far as to use baited traps, send down divers, and even drain the 7-acre lake in his obsession with proving the monster turtle's existence. Did he find it? Did he prove it was real? To find out, you'll have to listen to Amanda Rachels and Ain't No Such Thing writers, Erica J. Heflin & Kevin LaPorte, as they talk it through a...
2021-03-07
30 min
Heart Of Faith (audio) "Unfiltered Conversations With Everyday People"
Taking God At His Word With Jamison & Jessica McGowan
Ep #17 - Today we are joined by Jamison & Jessica McGowan who have been part of The Point for nearly 10 years, lead Public Young Adults, and are newly married! They both share their faith stories and take us through their journey of getting planted in a local church in their 20s PLUS share about the culture of faith in their families growing up, an invite to get rowdy during worship, and even their favorite parts of being married so far. PLUS hear Jessica's argument for why Mandie is really Alfred...all on today's episode! Connect on Instagram: Public Y...
2021-03-05
1h 09
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
LEGEND: Pope Lick Monster - The Kentucky Goat-Man
Just outside Louisville, Kentucky, there is a train trestle famous for its devious, dangerous denizen, the Goat-Man - The Pope Lick Monster. This scheming critter lures the curious and the daring onto the bridge with its arcane abilities, only to leave them in the path of the oncoming train. Jess, Amanda & Kevin take on The Pope Lick Monster and consider:What he tells people that compels them to wander onto the tracks and to their doom;Why he's such a jerk;Where he ranks compared to other fuzzy cryptids found in the South.Ain't No Such Thing...
2021-02-25
38 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
SCARY STORY - Winter of Bromeliads - Demonic Ritual Horror
A lone woman and her canine companion makes her way to a lonesome beach for a day of much needed solitude, only to find evidence of some arcane ritual. She soon falls ill and relies on the suspect generosity of the locals to keep her healthy and safe, but there are hungry forces at play in this false paradise far beyond anything she could have imagined...Possum Princess is written by Erica J. Heflin & Eric H. Fundersol.Ain't No Such Thing is narrated and produced by Amanda RachelsSupport our Patreon Campaign
2021-02-22
25 min
Ghost of a Podcast: Astrology & Advice with Jessica Lanyadoo
184: Side Effects of Woo-Woo with Amanda Seales Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of the Cancer/Capricorn mash-up you didn't know you needed! This is the 2nd and final part of the very special conversation between Jessica and the illustrious Amanda Seales of Small Doses Podcast. Make sure to follow Amanda across platforms and subscribe to her podcast today. 📍Support the podcast and get extras from Jessica on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/JessicaLanyadoo. ❤️ To sign up for Jessica's mailing list and learn more about her offerings, visit lovelanyadoo.com ❤️ For daily insights and resources follow Jessica on Twitter at @jessicalanyadoo or on Instagram at...
2021-02-03
45 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
LEGEND: Arkansas Fouke Monster - The Boggy Creek Bigfoot
After two hurricanes, COVID-induced periods of remote work and remote learning, and months of changes in day jobs and growth in our comics publishing business, WE. ARE. BACK. Our first LEGENDS episode in 6 months is here, and it features the star of The Legend of Boggy Creek, the Fouke Monster - Arkansas' own Bigfoot! Amanda, Jess & Kevin discuss the movie and how it either spawned or was spawned from legit sightings of a Bigfoot creature in Southeast Arkansas. All this history and...is the Fouke Monster just one nice family away from living a real-life Harry & The Hendersons? We...
2021-02-01
35 min
Ghost of a Podcast: Astrology & Advice with Jessica Lanyadoo
182: Side Effects of Woo-Woo with Amanda Seales Part 1
This is the Cancer/Capricorn mash up you didn't know you needed! In this very special episode, Jessica joins the illustrious Amanda Seales of Small Doses Podcast (amongst many other things: she's as prolific as they come!). Make sure to follow Amanda across platforms and subscribe to her podcast today. 📍Support the podcast and get extras from Jessica on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/JessicaLanyadoo. ❤️For daily insights and resources follow Jessica on Twitter at @jessicalanyadoo or on Instagram at @jessica_lanyadoo ✨Visit ZODIACTHEVOTE.COM for astrology, politics, and astrology apparel 🍑Donate & get...
2021-01-27
48 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
SCARY STORY: Possum Princess - Backwoods Monster Body Horror
A parent's worst nightmare is helplessness in a moment of utter need for their child. When that emergency is life-threatening and happens in the depths of the Florida wilds, a frightened and desperate mother will turn to almost anyone. But to what ends will a stranger go to help? And what old, dark forces will that stranger tap to save the child, and what will be the terrible cost?Possum Princess is written by Erica J. Heflin.Ain't No Such Thing is narrated and produced by Amanda RachelsSupport our Patreon Campaign
2020-11-29
16 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
SCARY STORY: Betty & Veronica - Giant Snake Monster Horror
Even the most skilled snake hunters take great care in the Everglades. Legends of monster gators and snakes and boars bounce around the bars and the message boards like rumors of cheating county commissioners, but every once in a while...every now and then...one of them legends turns out to be true. When a group of long-time herpers (reptile hunters for you rookies) head into the Glades to collect one of those legends after one of them actually sees it alive, what they find is far more monstrous than anything they could have expected.Betty & Veronica...
2020-11-22
23 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
SCARY STORY: Mudriders - A Southern Bigfoot Horror
Rawley just wants to kiss a girl...just about any girl...so, against his better judgment, he accompanies his cousin - the local stud - to a mudriding party in a local country dirt pit. Confronted with backwoods machismo and beer-soaked behavior, Rawley soon questions his decision...over and over again. That is, until he meets a pretty girl in the back of a pickup truck, and the pair are hauled into the Alabama mud and into a sort of hidden, monstrous terror they never could have anticipated.Mudriders is written by Kevin LaPorte.Ain't...
2020-11-16
16 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
SCARY STORY: The Baptist III - The Hayride - A Halloween Horror
Halloween, 1983. A shy young man joins his church youth group for a Halloween alternative gathering and hayride. Nothing goes as expected, as he finds himself the object of the affections of a girl he never before met and follows her onto a haunted hayride into the night and into a forest full of his worst fears.The Hayride is written by Kevin LaPorte.Ain't No Such Thing is narrated and produced by Amanda RachelsSupport our Patreon Campaign for access to:More StoriesHorror Movie ReviewsVideo UpdatesPDF Transcripts of Our StoriesPhysical...
2020-10-31
23 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
SCARY STORY: Mother of the Swamp - Bayou Occult Horror
You think you know what happens to folks out in the swamps...and why? You don't know nothin'. When people start to disappear from one diminishing little bayou village, everybody has a theory, but ain't none of'em right...or even close, for that matter. Come on in and take a crack at this case yo'self, and see what you make of...the Mother of the Swamp.Mother of the Swamp is written by Erica J. Heflin.Ain't No Such Thing is narrated and produced by Amanda RachelsSupport our Patreon Campaign...
2020-10-26
22 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
LEGEND: Louisiana Rougarou - The Southern Werewolf
The Ain't No Such Thing tour of Southern, hirsute cryptids lands in Lousiana to check in on the most Southern of werewolves - the swamp-dwelling Rougarou! This lupine ole cuss not only morphs into a half-man/half-wolf beastie under the full moon, he comes after you when you don't follow the rules of the church. Sounds like some grandmothers we know... Anyhow, join Amanda, Kevin, and Jess (she's BACK!) for a Rougarou round-table, more than a few laughs, and ranks vs. our other cryptid friends on the criteria of Believability, Threat Level, and Affection.And check out...
2020-08-16
38 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
SCARY STORY: Kid Gloves - Creepy Clown Doll Horror
In the 1970's, empty parking lots spawned traveling carnivals, rife with rusted rides, grizzled barkers, and tainted games of skill. It was in one of these rancid attractions that a lonely little girl with a resentful, acid-tongued mother wins the greatest prize of her life, one to come home with her and take away all her hurt...no matter the cost...Kid Gloves is written by Kevin LaPorte.Ain't No Such Thing is narrated and produced by Amanda RachelsRead more stories about these characters in our 120-page graphic novel, Vicious Circus, available...
2020-08-09
16 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
LEGEND: Florida Skunk Ape
Ain't No Such Thing takes on the guise of Florida Man and dips WAY down into the Peninsula to look into reports of The Great Cypress Forest's own Bigfoot, the Skunk Ape (a.k.a. Swamp Cabbage Man, a.k.a. Stink Ape, a.k.a. Myakka Ape). We dig deep into reported encounters, the surprisingly broad cultural influence, and speculate what's behind this enduring and widespread cryptid phenomenon that's become a sort of de facto mascot for the Sunshine State.Plus, Kevin and Amanda try out a new system for ranking supernatural legends, based on 1) Believability 2...
2020-08-03
31 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
SCARY STORY: Aladdin's Castle - 1980's Mall Arcade Horror
In the 1980's, dismal mall goths prowled the corridors of retail riches, primed to show off their deviant looks and worry the normies. But, deep down, they ultimately wanted the same attention we all crave, from parents and teachers and...potential loves. When reality won't serve the needs of one of these suburban nightcrawlers, maybe a cursed video game will.Aladdin's Castle is written by Kevin LaPorte.Ain't No Such Thing is narrated and produced by Amanda RachelsSupport our Patreon Campaign for access to:More StoriesHorror Movie ReviewsVideo UpdatesPDF...
2020-07-03
12 min
Lives of Courage with Jessica Stong
#64 Courage in Action with Amanda Meyers
On today's episode, I'm interviewing Amanda Meyers, executive director of the Wichita Family Crisis Center. The mission of the Wichita Family Crisis Center is to eliminate domestic violence in our community by supporting survivors through shelter, education, and advocacy. In this episode you'll hear Amanda discuss the surge in domestic violence during the Covid 19 crisis, why this is a crisis that effects us all, and how we can all inform and educate the younger generation. At 03:45, you'll hear Amanda describe the advocacy services provided at the center. At 07:40, Amanda discusses the...
2020-05-19
31 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
LEGEND: Alabama White Thang
Ain't No Such Thing is BACK with a new discussion of an Alabama legend. As we open Season Two, we look into the Alabama White Thang, a northeast Alabama cryptid that seems to change shape and sound over the decades. We take shots at all of it's weird and dubious sightings and characteristics and have a lot of fun doing it. Join us, won't you!Ain't No Such Thing is produced by Amanda RachelsSupport our Patreon Campaign for access to:More StoriesHorror Movie ReviewsVideo UpdatesPDF Transcripts of Our StoriesPhysical Merchandise: Magnets...
2020-05-14
18 min
The Librarian's Guide to Teaching
ACRL Framework Series-Part II: Likes, Dislikes and Favorite Frames
Show Notes: In this episode, Amanda and Jessica continue the 3-part ACRL Framework series. They discuss interesting examples of librarians using the Framework, studies that are based around it as well as their favorite Frames. Resources referenced in this episode: The Sift Newsletter from News Literacy Project Bias Busters: bringing Wikipedia Edit-a-thons to the Classroom for Hispanic Heritage Month (Poster by Laurie McFadden, Jessica Kiebler & Bonnie Lafazan) Student Constructions of Authority in the Framework Era: A Bibliometric Pilot Study Using a Faceted Taxonomy by James W. Rosenzweig, Mary Thill, and Frank...
2020-04-29
44 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
SCARY STORY: Famishment
In a lost and lonely town, food is a scarcity, a right of the rich, and a traveler comes to sell the poor and starving on an elixir to produce meat where none previously grew. And the townspeople rejoice and partake! Young and skeptical mother, Catherine, just wants to feed her son, Samuel, so she approaches The Traveler with reticence to sample his concoction and provide for her boy. She soon learns the cost to buying stories too good to be true and must choose between motherhood and her own seething hungers.Famishment is written by Kevin...
2020-03-31
13 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
MOVIE REVIEW: The Color Out of Space - H.P. Lovecraft by way of Richard Stanley & Nicolas Cage
Amanda and Kevin review the film The Color Out of Space! H.P. Lovecraft's tale of a meteor strike with monstrous results is directed by Richard Stanley (Hardware, 1990) starring Nicolas Cage and Joely Richardson. Listen to our discussion on this surprising horror gem with both spoiler free and spoilery reviews. Don't worry, we give you notice before spoilers start flying. Stay in and enjoy this one!Visit our facebook group here to join our discussion and have some fun with us. All of our Patreon exclusive episodes will be available for everyone for the next 30...
2020-03-25
24 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
SCARY STORY:Some Old Lover's Ghost - HAUNTED ROMANCE
Some Old Lover's Ghost was written by Ian McDowell.Student teacher, Tim, learns which campus legends are real when he has a strange encounter with a student on a supposedly haunted floor of the library. Ian is an award-winning journalist with a flair for the macabre who has written two novels, Mordred's Curse and Merlin's Gift, and numerous horror, fantasy and science fiction stories, many set in the American South.Ain't No Such Thing is narrated and produced by Amanda RachelsSupport our Patreon Campaign for access to...
2020-03-02
30 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
SCARY STORY: Huggin' Molly - She's Coming To Get You!
February 23, 2020 Amanda Rachels & Kevin LaPorteParents in Abbeville Alabama have told their children for generations, "Be home before dark or Huggin' Molly will get you." Four friends are digging an underground clubhouse when disaster strikes not once but twice! The friends are locked in a race against time and are pursued by the monstrous timekeeper, Huggin' Molly. For more on Huggin' Molly check out our previous episode HERE where we discuss the legend and its origins.Support our Patreon Campaign for access to:More StoriesHorror Movie ReviewsVideo UpdatesPDF Transcripts of...
2020-02-24
12 min
Ain't No Such Thing - Original Southern Horror Stories
SCARY STORY: On the Dark Road - SKIN-WALKER HORROR
Monica and Steve are collecting Cherokee folklore from an old timer who tells them of a creature called the Tsukala. It is said to possess the ability to take the shape of any animal - even human- in order to lure its prey. On the Dark Road was written by Ian McDowell. On the Dark Road first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and was reprinted in The Year's Best Horror Stories XVIII (ed. Karl Edward Wagner).Ian is an award-winning journalist with a flair for the macabre who...
2020-02-17
33 min
Detox for Vibrant Health
Episode 14 - Breaking Limiting Beliefs with Amanda Eckert
Welcome to Detox for Vibrant Health, I’m your host Jessica Green, board certified integrative nutrition health coach, detoxification educator and former sustainable building expert. This show is all about detoxing your body, mind and environment so you can have the optimum vibrant health you want. Today's guest is Success and Mindset Coach Amanda Eckert. Amanda is on a mission to help her clients create a life they love and finding deep happiness from within. In today's interview, Amanda shares with us some of her top tips for breaking these limiting beliefs and shares this fab...
2020-01-30
37 min