Shows
Sol RisingS4E6 Wake Up to Your LIfe! with Karen SalmansohnHow you livin’? Have you considered you might be roaming the earth having a “near life” experience, existing kind of right outside of your being…not living fully now? Are you slightly adjacent to your life — watching it happen — and not really engaging? Join Amanda and her super charismatic guest Karen Salmansohn, bestselling author and behavioral change expert, for a light-hearted yet weighty conversation about embracing the reality of your own death and how to make the most of life now! Their intriguing and interesting discussion covers the following: 🔥"Bridge habits" and how to create them...2025-07-1840 min
Sol RisingS4E5 The Gift of Grief with Tara Accardo Everyone will feel grief at some point in their life—loss is inevitable, but perpetual suffering is not; peace, freedom, and joy are a decision, one that you get to make. Will you make it? Will your grief spark personal growth, and make you better? Or will it make you bitter? Join Amanda and her sister in grief, Tara Accardo, Grief, Soul Purpose, and Transformational Life Coach and host of the Life With Grief podcast for an honest conversation about the magic that grief holds to deliver us to our highest purpose and greatest selves. Listen to Ta...2025-06-2439 min
Sol RisingS4E4 Live Your Dream (Without the Burnout!) with Amanda RiffeeDo you feel like in order to achieve success you must make sacrifices in other areas of life? Do these sacrifices create an uncomfortable imbalance, pushing you to hustle to the point of burnout? Are you struggling to step into your full power and purpose in your career? What's holding you back? Join Amanda and her guest Amanda Riffee, best-selling author, internationally certified expansion and empowerment coach, speaker, and thought leader for a lively conversation about how you can truly have it all--without burning the candle at both ends! Get inspired by listening to the...2025-06-1346 min
Sol RisingS4E3 The Power of Choice with Sundari MalcolmHave you considered the amount of power you hold to choose your path during life's major transitions like giving birth, grieving, or dying? And do you exercise your right to tailor your experience to what feels right for you? Or do you go along with the prescribed conditioning without questioning what's available to you during these life-altering choice points? Join Amanda and her guest Sundari Malcolm, Birth, Grief, and Death Doula, for a straightforward, candid conversation about the incredible power you have to choose what feels right for your soul while on your journey to living a...2025-06-0154 min
Sol RisingS4E2 Guides Not Gurus with Amber LaRussoAre you a super busy go-getter who should probably slow down but doesn’t always take the time to do so? Do you allow yourself to stop and smell the roses before burning out with physical illness or emotional stress? And does a planned rest at a transformational, healing retreat in the majestic Rocky Mountains sound like a good idea? Join Amanda and her Sol Rising Retreats co-host and friend Amber LaRusso, an RYT-500 yoga instructor specializing in energy flow, restorative, and yoga nidra, and certified Vibrational Sound Therapy practitioner for an honest conversation about what happens wh...2025-05-1645 min
Sol RisingS4E1 Turning Pain Into Purpose with Tim LodgenStruggling with addiction? Or know someone who is? Have you hit a rough patch in your own sobriety and are looking for hope and motivation to continue on? Join Amanda and her guest Tim Lodgen, Former Gold Glove and Jr. Olympic Boxer, Former U.S Marine and Professional MMA Fighter, for an incredible story of addiction, recovery, and the power of mindset to transform pain into purpose. After suffering with alcohol and drug addiction for 27 years, Tim celebrated 4 years sober on the day this was recorded! His message of strength, courage, and resilience is a powerful example o...2025-05-091h 07
Sol RisingS3E16 Conscious Wealth Creation with Danielle Marggraf Wrapping up season 3 with an amazing episode with Danielle Marggraf, a leader in the area of somatic and wealth embodiment for women who desire to build authentic and aligned businesses that are lucrative while making an impact. Danielle works with money combined with somatic, energetic, and mindset work to rewire your body for more freedom, fulfillment, and feminine financial well-being. And she tells us exactly how to do this in this episode! Key points to listen for include: 🔥How Danielle's rock bottom inspired her to seek alternative modalities of manifestation above and beyond typical mindset wor...2025-04-1844 min
Sol RisingS3E15 The Capacity to Hold Space with Dr. Heather TaylorDo you find it difficult to sit with someone who is grieving and just be there? Are you tempted to make things better for them, to cheer them up? Can you witness someone's pain in full presence and awareness? And how do you take care of yourself before and after to ensure you do not experience compassion fatigue? Join Amanda and her guest, Dr. Heather Taylor, licensed psychologist specializing in grief, trauma, and reproductive psychology, and host of the Grief is the New Normal podcast for a heartfelt, nurturing conversation about showing up for a friend, family, o...2025-04-0434 min
Sol RisingS3E14 Flip Your Script with Chris JanssenAre limiting beliefs holding you back from showing up in life the way you want to? Do the same tapes play over and over, and you feel powerless to stop them? Are you ready to flip your script into a narrative that serves you instead of hurts you? Join Amanda and her special guest and friend Chris Janssen, a results coach in performance and mindset and award-winning author of the USA Today's #4 nonfiction book Grace Yourself, for tools and tips to show up for yourself no matter what life throws at you. A great show for people s...2025-03-2145 min
Sol RisingS3E13 Your Grief Matters with Annie Sklaver OrensteinSibling loss. Not much has been written about it, no one really talks about it, or asks about your grief. Because quite often when a sibling dies, your parents are considered the ones in real grief, not you. So not only do others minimize your pain, but you also might minimize it too. Have you lost a sibling? Can you relate? Join Amanda and guest Annie Sklaver Orenstein, qualitative researcher, oral historian, and storyteller for a candid look into what it means to mourn a sibling. Listen as they acknowledge and honor your story and v...2025-02-2843 min
Unleashing You with Amanda RiffeeFinding Calm Among the Chaos with Amanda McKoy FlanaganLife can be unpredictable, and chaos is inevitable—but what if I told you that staying calm is possible no matter what? In this episode, I sit down with Amanda to dive into her journey of resilience, healing, and radical self-acceptance. As a certified grief coach and energy healer, she shares powerful yet simple ways I (and you!) can cultivate inner peace, even in the midst of life’s challenges.From meditation and energy work to shifting perspectives, Amanda helps me explore how we can train ourselves to stay centered in any situation. She offers practical tools like...2025-02-2034 min
Sol RisingS3E12 Giving Grief a Voice with Creative Expression with Susie StonefieldFor many of us, grief can be hard to access. The depth of our pain creates resistance to honoring what yearns to come forward. How do we enter these spaces feeling safe to give voice to grief in a way that effectively soothes the wound left in the wake of loss? Join Amanda and her guest Susie Stonefield, transformational creativity and grief coach, for a compelling conversation about using art to excavate feelings hidden deep within, with the intention of putting language to emotions you may not know are living inside of you. The second half of t...2025-02-1450 min
I Don't Know How You Do ItHigh-Frequency Living: Love, Loss, and My Meditation Homework, with Amanda McKoy FlanaganIn 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...2025-02-1151 min
Sol RisingS3E11 Healing Chronic Illness with Functional Medicine with Lisa Broberg Are you struggling to feel a consistent sense of peace? Have you tried everything and still feel anxious or depressed and don’t know why? Are you at your wits end with trying to figure out how to cure your chronic illness? You may be suffering from a dysregulated nervous system and not even know it. Good news…there is hope for you! Join Amanda and her guest and friend Lisa Broberg, functional nurse and holistic wellness coach, for an informative, honest, and heartfelt conversation where Lisa shares her story of living with anxiety and depression for years...2025-01-3148 min
The Beauty in the MessEp. 88 From Addiction to Healing and Purpose with Amanda McKoy FlanaganIn this episode of The Beauty In The Mess, Amanda shares her remarkable journey from addiction and recovery to becoming a blogger, author, and podcaster. Amanda recounts her battle with addiction, getting sober in 2006 through what she describes as divine intervention, and the profound impact this has had on her life. She discusses her experiences with emotional bottoms, the principles of the 12-step recovery program, and how meditation and a spiritual awakening helped her find self-worth and purpose. Amanda's story is a testament to resilience, purpose, and the power of turning pain into a source of...2025-01-291h 02
Sol RisingS3E10 Evolving Through Transitions with Diane SchroederHas life thrown you for a loop lately? Are you having a hard time navigating big changes? Whether you view your situation as positive or negative, transitions like divorce, career change/retirement, moving, and the loss of a loved one are not easy to move through. The great news is we have tools available to help process these changes with the intention of not just getting through them, but of improving ourselves as we journey along and even flourish once we get to the other side. Join Amanda and her guest and friend Diane Schroeder, host of T...2025-01-1747 min
Sol RisingS3E9 Reducing Anxiety & Overwhelm in Highly Sensitive People with Ginger ReadyAre you a highly sensitive person? Not sensitive like you get offended easily, but sensitive to your surroundings. Would you describe yourself as hyperaware or highly observant? And do you have anxiety? If so, you may be a highly sensitive person and not know that this is actually your superpower! Join Amanda and the intuitive and insightful Ginger Ready, certified Core Energy Coach, Reiki practitioner, and mindset mentor specializing in helping highly sensitive women embrace their sensitivity as their superpower, for a high energy, enlightening, and interesting conversation about how to reduce anxiety and overwhelm in HSPs...2024-12-2049 min
Sol RisingS3E8 Showing Up in Meaningful Ways In Times of Grief with Jessica FeinDo 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...2024-12-0540 min
Sol RisingS3E7 The SHINE Blueprint for Sobriety and Transformation with Gina KunadianLooking for a transformative approach to sobriety that incorporates body, mind, and spirit? Look no further. Gina Kunadian, alcohol-free sobriety coach and host of the Shine Within podcast has a great one! Gina's motivating and life-changing SHINE process delivers! Join Amanda to hear Gina's incredible sobriety story then dive into the five elements of SHINE: S: Sobriety and identifying your "why?" H: Healing and getting to the root cause of the pain that compels you to drink and replacing that pain with self-love. I: Inspiration through exploring your creativity. N...2024-11-2246 min
Sol RisingS3E6 Permisson to Grieve with Rachel GarciaDo you feel like your grief needs to be validated in order to mourn? Do you judge your loss as worthy before you allow yourself to feel it? Have you considered other manifestations of grief aside from death (aka ambiguous loss), one of the most common being divorce? Join Amanda and her very affable, fun guest, Rachel Garcia as they discuss the importance of giving yourself permission to grieve, focusing on the grief of divorce and how it can be a catalyst for deep healing, one which prompted Rachel to start her podcast, The Grief Informed Podcast. 2024-11-0846 min
Sol RisingS3E6 Permission to Grieve with Rachel GarciaDo you feel like your grief needs to be validated in order to mourn? Do you judge your loss as worthy before you allow yourself to feel it? Have you considered other manifestations of grief aside from death (aka ambiguous loss), one of the most common being divorce? Join Amanda and her very affable, fun guest, Rachel Garcia as they discuss the importance of giving yourself permission to grieve, focusing on the grief of divorce and how it can be a catalyst for deep healing, one which prompted Rachel to start her podcast, The Grief Informed Podcast. 2024-11-0846 min
The D ShiftOvercoming Past Trauma For Stronger FuturesIn this episode, I have a heartfelt conversation with Amanda McKoy Flanagan, a licensed master social worker and certified intuitive grief coach. Amanda's journey through sobriety, loss, and spiritual awakening is a profound testimony to the potential of healing and self-reflection. After getting sober in 2006, Amanda embarked on an 18-year-long journey of recovery, grappling with numerous personal tragedies, including the devastating loss of her brother in 2018.Amanda's story shows how unprocessed grief and childhood trauma affected her relationships, particularly her marriage. She shares how her spiritual awakening made her confront the unhealed parts of her past, rooted...2024-10-1027 min
Sol RisingS3E5 The Power of Storytelling with Jose LugoWhat's your story? Have you told it to anyone, and have you considered the impact it has on those who hear it? Join Amanda and her guest, Jose Lugo, author, speaker, and founder of We Are All One Story as he shares his story of rising from the depths of childhood physical and emotional abuse, gang violence, jail, addiction and depression into recovery, redemption, and traveling the world to give voice to other brave storytellers: people who bare their souls with the intention of finding healing through connection. Jose shares his deepest pain and his g...2024-09-2545 min
Keshi's CornerEpisode 38 - Dealing With Loss or Heartbreak & Feeling It to Better Move On | Amanda McKoy Flanagan
About our guest:
Native New Yorker turned Coloradan Amanda McKoy Flanagan blends street smarts with treehugging for a sensible and spiritual approach to love and loss. Award-winning author,motivational speaker, and podcaster, Amanda recently released her debut inspirational memoir,Trust Yourself to Be All In: Safe to Love and Let Go and is the co-host of the Sol Rising Podcast.Co-founder of the nonprofit organization, Castle Rock Clubhouse, a recovery clubhousethat serves as meeting space for various twelve-step programs, Amanda is passionate aboutsobriety, meditation, and spirituality. A lover of horses, drumming, running, vegan eating, anddancing, she also...2024-09-2351 min
Sol RisingS3E4 Breaking Boxes with Betsy PepineHas your family, society, or your own self put you in a box and created an identity that suddenly feels inauthentic? Are you awakening to a reality that your conditioning has defined who you are instead of you defining who you are? Join Amanda and her guest Betsy Pepine, author of "Breaking Boxes: Dismantling the Metaphorical Boxes that Bind Us" for a deeper look into how people and the world around us have the power to shape us into who they think we should be with tactics like judgment and expectation. Break through your own box as y...2024-09-1345 min
The Fire Inside Her; Self Care for Navigating ChangeHow Grief Can be a powerful tool for healing and Self-DiscoveryCatch Diane Schroeder hosting Amanda McKoy Flanagan this week on The Fire Inside Her, where the two explore the intersection of self-care, spirituality, and personal transformation. Amanda candidly talks about her journey of sobriety and the significant role of the 12-step program in shaping her recovery process. From discussing the importance of a plant-based diet and meditation to humorously navigating health and wellness routines, the episode offers a refreshing and honest perspective on living a balanced life. Amanda's story is also a powerful testament to overcoming generational trauma, and she explains how writing has helped her change limiting beliefs...2024-09-1145 min
Sol RisingS3E3 How to Spot a Narcissistic Relationship with Bre WoltaAre you wondering if your partner may be a narcissist or has narcissistic tendencies? Have you tried to break away from a toxic relationship only to return again? Are you sick and tired of the merry-go-round that leaves you feeling guilty, shameful, and defeated? Then this episode is for you! Join Amanda and her guest Bre Wolta, EFT and The Clearing Work™ Certified Practitioner and Relationship Clarity Coach as they discuss and explore the 4 stages common in all narcissistic relationships (not only romantic ones!): lovebombing, devaluing, discarding, and hoovering. Understand what it feels like to be in th...2024-08-3054 min
Sol RisingS3E2 Radical Self-Love with with Jennifer NormanJennifer Norman, founder of The Human Beauty Movement, joins Amanda for a bright and beautiful conversation about inner beauty, resilience after loss, and finding oneself through radical self-love, self-awareness, and self-acceptance. Jennifer tells her story of being an Asian child adopted into a white family and feeling like she never fit in growing up. She also speaks about the challenges of being divorced twice and raising a child with severe disabilities on her own. However, Jennifer chooses not to dwell on the depression she felt in those darks days but uses her pain as motivation to be the best...2024-08-1648 min
I Never Knew (INK) But My Dog Did! By Lifecoach Maureen"Empowering Transformation:Episode 130 Amanda Mckoy Flanagan's Journey to Recovery and RenewalIn today's episode of INK, we welcome award-winning Author and Podcast Host of "Sol Rising", co-founder of Castle Rock Clubhouse (a non-profit providing recovery support_. Amanda candidly shares her journey through struggles with alcohol, family dysfunction, and tragic loss of her brother to an overdose. Her story unfolds into a tale of spiritual awakening that reshaped her beliefs and life path! Discover Amanda's insights in her book available on Amazon: "Trust Yourself to Be All In: Safe to Love and Let Go". www.amandamckoyflanagan.com To Contact your host, receive a free discovery call, or leave comments: www...2024-08-071h 00
The Grief Informed PodcastAmanda McKoy Flanagan: How Confronting Grief Transformed Her Life and Saved Her Marriage. Native New Yorker, turned Coloradan, and author of “Trust yourself to be All in,” Amanda McCoy Flanagan opens up about how Grief from her brothers’ death saved her marriage, after almost ruining it. Amanda, who had been in talk therapy for years and maintained her sobriety, shares how a string of family deaths made her question a lot about her life, including her marriage. Five months after her brothers’ death she told her husband she didn’t love him anymore. The steps they both decided to take pushed them to finally face the g...2024-08-051h 02
Sol RisingS3E1 Navigating Grief in Sobriety with Corey Hennings How do you deal with loss and grief in sobriety? Who and what do you turn to while navigating some of life's toughest challenges? And how do secondary mental illnesses play a part in a person's ability to stay sober for the long haul? Join Amanda and her guest Corey Hennings, host of The Sober By Design Podcast, to hear Corey's personal experience with staying sober through the loss of his mother and brother, two profound deaths that occurred within three years. Learn the tools Corey used (and still uses) to not only stay sober, but to i...2024-08-0249 min
Shine Within with Gina KunadianUnveiling Resilience: A Journey of Loss, Love, and Self-Discovery with Amanda McKoy FlanaganIn this poignant episode of the “Shine Within” podcast, Gina Kunadian is joined by Amanda McKoy Flanagan, who shares her profound journey through grief, personal loss, and ultimately, spiritual awakening. Amanda discusses the significant impact of her brother’s death, which precipitated a deep exploration into her emotions and subconscious beliefs about love and safety. Her narrative weaves through the challenges of moving from New York to Colorado, experiencing multiple family losses, and how these events catalyzed her path to healing and self-discovery.
Amanda speaks candidly about her struggles with addiction, her transformative experiences in twelve-step recovery, and ho...2024-07-3049 min
Sol RisingS2E16 Divided We FallReturning to the roots of the show, Amanda (in her first solo episode) discusses the dire need for connection right now and provides great tools and tips for sidestepping the emotional booby traps many of us find ourselves in while dealing with our own heightened emotions as well as the heightened emotions of others surrounding the current political climate. Some of the important points she addresses include: The danger of Common Enemy Effect: The psychological phenomenon when people bond over a shared opponent or issue even if they have nothing else in common, producing a false s...2024-07-1947 min
Sol RisingS2E15 The Holy Grail of Wellness with Hope PedrazaHave you been on a healing journey for a while and still feel like something is missing? Are you still struggling after years of working on yourself? Perhaps it's because you've been treating only one part of the problem instead of all the parts. Join Amanda and Hope Pedraza, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Reiki Practitioner, Human Design guide, NLP Practitioner and Hypnotherapist for a fascinating conversation where they uncover the secret to experience whole healing: treating all parts of you—body, mind, and spirit—simultaneously with energy healing, rewiring neural pathways, and nutrition. They also...2024-07-0546 min
Sol RisingS2E14 Keeping an Open Heart After LossHow do you keep an open heart after heartbreak, grief, trauma, and other painful experiences knowing that more pain is on the way? How do we love others fully and completely and lay bare the most vulnerable parts of ourselves knowing that loss is inevitable? Ginny and Amanda divulge their own difficulty with this topic, especially Amanda, calling it the "bane of her existence!" The ladies talk openly and candidly about their own experiences with shutting down after traumatic loss and provide excellent tools for you to practice while moving through your own fear of future loss. ...2024-06-2159 min
Sol RisingS2E13 Connecting with High Frequency Energy with Vicki SomoyaWe all know about "good vibes." But what are they really? How do we access them? And why is it imperative to tune into these vibrations right now? Join Ginny and Amanda and their guest, Vicki Somoya, MFA, in an enlightening and informative conversation about what high frequency energy is, how to tap into it, and how to transmute your energy to align with these good vibes. Most importantly, learn how to use this empowered state of unconditional love, compassion, and forgiveness to assist the spiritual ascension taking place on the planet. Listen for key po...2024-06-071h 00
Sol RisingS2E12 Fear, The MessengerFear. The tiny 4-letter word that runs your emotional show! Fear underpins all anxiety, resentment, and painful relationships that make your life difficult. Can we really rid ourselves of it? Is being completely "fearless" attainable? For most of us, this natural human instinct is here to stay (on some level), so how can we use it as a messenger, showing us where to lean in and grow. This episode is packed with tips and tools for becoming aware of when and how fear is driving you and suggestions for how to step into it (scared, not fearless!) a...2024-05-241h 03
Sol RisingS2E12 Fear, The MessengerFear. The tiny 4-letter word that runs your emotional show! Fear underpins all anxiety, resentment, and painful relationships that make your life difficult. Can we really rid ourselves of it? Is being completely "fearless" attainable? For most of us, this natural human instinct is here to stay (on some level), so how can we use it as a messenger, showing us where to lean in and grow. This episode is packed with tips and tools for becoming aware of when and how fear is driving you and suggestions for how to step into it (scared, not fearless!) a...2024-05-241h 03
The Human Beauty Movement PodcastThe Courage to Trust Again with Amanda McKoy FlanaganAmanda McKoy Flanagan shares her profound journey of overcoming addiction and trauma through meditation, therapy, and spiritual growth, illustrating the power of transforming personal pain into purpose. Jennifer Norman and Amanda discuss the importance of self-love and raising one's vibration to foster a more positive, connected existence.
The episode underscores the message that healing oneself leads to collective empowerment and echoes the podcast's mission of fostering inner beauty and holistic well-being. Therapeutic modalities discussed include EMDR, Rapid Resolution Therapy, and Imago Relationship Therapy.
The quote, "There is nothing that I can do for you but...2024-05-2137 min
Sol RisingS2E11 Getting Curious in Grief with Nina RodriguezHave you suffered traumatic loss and are trying to make sense of how and why it happened? Are you seeking a spiritual and practical pathway to move forward? One filled with curiosity as well as grace. Join Amanda and Nina Rodriguez, founder and host of the Grief and Life Podcast, in a heartfelt, introspective conversation around the questions that come up about our internal experience with loss and how this seeking provides a path forward full of grace, purpose, and a new perspective on what's actually going on beyond the veil. A few points they to...2024-05-1052 min
Valiant Living PodcastSpecial Guest: Amanda Mckoy Flanagan. "Transform Your Relationships by Healing Your Grief"Embarking on a journey through the complex tapestry of the human experience, we're joined by the unparalleled Amanda, whose life story unravels in our latest podcast episode. Her voice resonates with the wisdom of someone who's walked through fire and emerged not just intact, but reborn. She candidly delves into the intricate process of writing her book, a two-year odyssey of perseverance and the sweet agony of creation, while balancing her roles as a podcaster and recovery worker. Amanda's narrative is a beacon for anyone who's ever feared that their dreams might remain just beyond reach, illustrating the profound...2024-05-0846 min
Sol RisingS2E10 Stumbling Into AuthenticityHow do you know if you are being authentic? What does it feel like to show up as your true self in all situations regardless of the risk of being judged or losing a relationship? And have you explored your authenticity through the lens of your internal emotional response rather than how you present to the world? Amanda & Ginny take the authenticity conversation to a much deeper level, beyond your outward expression of self and into what it means to be true to your heart. They also explore: Tools for stepping into your authenticity and maintaining...2024-04-261h 04
Sol RisingS2E9 Next Level Self-Care with Marsha C.How do you define self-care? Many of us know it goes beyond a girls night out or a spa day. Many of us also know self-care involves boundary setting, or not being a people-pleaser. But have you considered self-care in terms of the choices you make and how the ramifications of that choice affect you? Or the resentment you may hold against yourself for making that choice. Join Amanda and her guest, Marsha C., Spiritual Midwife and host of Her Sacred Soul Space Podcast, for a next-level discussion on the inconspicuous ways we choose to show ourselves...2024-04-1249 min
Sol RisingS2E8 The Many Faces of GriefWhat do you think of when you hear the word grief? The death of a loved one, a pet, a divorce? Grief manifests in so many ways other than death, such as moving, your children's stages of development, losing a friendship or a wish about how you want something to be. And have you considered why it's so hard to let go, even of the things we know are not good for us? Join Amanda & Ginny as they journey into all things grief. Understand how to spot it and move through it in a way that serves...2024-03-2958 min
Sol RisingS2E7 The Highs and Lows of Recovery with Andrea AshleyHave you been in recovery, or working on emotional or spiritual growth for a while, and feel stuck? How do you navigate the inevitable highs and lows, the ebb and flow, of life in general? Do you think that just because you are not where you "should" be, that you are doing something wrong? Andrea Ashley is the host & producer of the top-rated podcast Adult Child, a deep dive into the impact of growing up in a dysfunctional family. She and Amanda talk all things emotional sobriety in this info-packed episode, including: Embracing a life of recovery, which i...2024-03-0851 min
Sol RisingS2E6 Demystifying MeditationHave you ever felt overwhelmed or intimidated by the idea of meditation? What aspects of it are challenging to you? Do you think meditation is only for those with a specific mindset or spiritual practice? Ginny and Amanda discuss the mental, emotional, and physical benefits of meditation, address common misconceptions which hold people back from meditating, and guide you through various types of meditation in this inspirational and informative show! They talk about: An amazing study by the David Lynch Foundation conducted in inner city schools that proved meditation works to lower rates of vi...2024-02-2359 min
Sol RisingS2E5 Finding Your Spiritual Personality with Melissa EbkenWhat does it mean to have a "spiritual personality?" Do you know yours? And where exactly are you on your spiritual journey? Melissa Ebken, host of the Pursuing Uncomfortable podcast, coach, and pastor (definitely not your typical pastor!) will help you define which of the 4 spiritual types you lean toward: sage, feeler, mystic, or advocate. Advancing the work of Corrine Ware on spiritual types, Melissa breaks down each type and explains how understanding your type can help you to make the most of your spiritual practices. We also delve into: How knowing your type wi...2024-02-0947 min
Heartbreak to Wholeness: Untangling the Mindf*ck of Narcissistic Relationships14. What it Means to Feel Your Feelings & Increase Self-Esteem With Amanda McKoy FlanaganSpending a good chunk of her life avoiding feelings and actively numbing with alcohol and chaos, Amanda vulnerably shares how she’s finally found comfort in her emotions and has built trust with herself so she doesn’t have to run and hide anymore.We chat about her memoir, Trust Yourself to Be All In: Safe to Love and Let Go and how the principles she outlines there have allowed her to not only find meaning in her suffering, but to create an inseverable love for herself. How…? Hint: By welcoming all of her emotions with patience and se...2024-02-0257 min
Sober Not MatureSoberNotMature - Episode 101 (Amanda and Ginny - We Make Them Say Bad Words)This week we have:
Amanda McKoy Flanagan @amandamckoyflanagan and
Ginny Olivas-Smith @ginnyos13
Hosts of the Sol Rising Podcast @solrisingpodcast
Amanda is an author, podcaster, and motivational speaker and she recently released her award-winning inspirational memoir, Trust Yourself to Be All In: Safe to Love and Let Go. www.amandamckoyflanagan.com
Ginny is a wife, Mom of two beautiful kids and the founder and owner of THE FLIPPIN’ PHOENIX FURNITURE REHAB company. Her passion for soul searching, healing, and heart connection with other human souls is what sets her spirit on fi...2024-01-271h 48
Sol RisingS2E4 Let the River Take You with Toks AruotureWhat do you do when you reach a stumbling block on your road to success? Do you consider it the end, a sign of failure, or do you view it as a minor setback? Do you believe you will reach your goal without needing to see the final destination? Do you trust the process? Ginny and Amanda are so excited to bring you this special episode with guest Toks Aruoture, a British-Nigerian businesswoman and the founder of The Baby Cot Shop, a luxury baby furniture brand based in London. Toks also hosts the acclaimed podcast, Living Inside...2024-01-1252 min
Sol RisingS2E3 The Power of Collaboration with Danielle McCombs & Kristy OlingerDo you prefer to partner up with people while achieving a goal or to run solo? Do you create best with others or on your own? Join Amanda and her guests Danielle McCombs, a Co-Active Certified Professional coach & Kristy Olinger, a communication consultant, as well as co-hosts of The Opposite of Small Talk podcast—a show that focuses on connection, reflection, and social justice—to discuss the importance of partnership, and learn how Danielle & Kristy tackle tough conversations (aka Big Talk), topics they purposefully do not shy away from. Other valuable points of conversation include: Fi...2023-12-1540 min
Good GriefRising From the Deepest DepthsDr. Christine Malone interviews Amanda McKoy Flanagan and Ginny Smith, Sol Rising: All In on Love, Loss, and Connection podcast hosts. They share their grief stories and how they learned to heal, and eventually create their podcast together to help people going through similar situations.
Sol Rising: All In on Love, Loss, and Connection: https://open.spotify.com/show/0sUF9yQkEXl5j925qqM1J1
https://www.amandamckoyflanagan.com/
https://www.instagram.com/amandamckoyflanagan/
Amanda's book: Trust Yourself to Be All In Safe to Love and Let Go
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Sol RisingS2E2 Is It True, Kind, & Necessary?Are you considering how your words and actions are received by others? Or are you saying things because, well, someone needs to say them. Do you feel like you need to have an opinion about everything? Ginny & Amanda discuss the Buddhist philosophy of communication which suggests we put all communication through this test: Is It True? Is It Kind? Is It Necessary? Join them in a passionate conversation about how words and actions create energy and the affect that energy has on the world. They also discuss: Our responsibility to make sure we are fo...2023-12-0149 min
Sol RisingS2E1 The Heartbeat of Music with Patrick ThrasherDoes music move you? Does it hit you in the right spot at exactly the right time? Do you believe that the universal connection of music holds the power to heal the collective, to bond us together regardless of race, gender, or political affiliation? Ginny and Amanda do! And so does their special guest Patrick Thrasher. Ginny and Amanda had the pleasure of speaking with Patrick Thrasher for their first guest interview (and first video—check it out on YouTube!). Their insightful conversation explores the power of music to bridge our divided society and bring healing to the...2023-11-161h 01
Sol RisingEp16 Where is My Fairytale?Are you unhappy in your marriage? Wondering where the butterflies went? Are you constantly feeling let down by your partner, convinced someone else will make you happy? Do you keep attracting the same kind of person who cannot meet your needs? Ginny and Amanda wrap up Season 1 by exposing the truth about falling in love--what it is and where it disappears to. They explain two similar schools of thought around the topic, both with the mission of coming home to your True Self by healing childhood wounds. They elaborate vulnerably and powerfully on the following:...2023-11-0357 min
Hopeful and Wholesome: Wellness, Nutrition, Inner Healing and Self-Improvement for High Achieving Women and EntrepreneursUsing pain to heal from addiction and trauma with Amanda McKoy Flanagan & Ginny Olivas-SmithSend us a text Ginny is a wife, Mom of two beautiful kids, co-host on the podcast SOL RISING, and the founder and owner of THE FLIPPIN’ PHOENIX FURNITURE REHAB company. Her passion for soul searching, healing, and heart connection with other human souls is what sets her spirit on fire in this beautiful chapter of life. With life adventures spanning from chasing dreams in Hollywood in her 20’s, to struggling with addiction, to 18 years of a sales career in a corporate world and choosing to leave it, she believes that no matter the differences we may have...2023-11-0255 min
Sol RisingEp15 We Are OneAre you overwhelmed with sadness over the amount of people who are losing their lives and their homes due to senseless war? Are you even more angry and fearful about the state of the world today than you were yesterday? Do you feel powerless to alter the trajectory of humanity? Are you desperate for tools for collective healing? Ginny and Amanda provide insight about how to rise above the fear surrounding the Israel-Hamas war so you can serve the collective as best as possible during this devastating time in history. A few important points in t...2023-10-2145 min
Next Page PodcastAmanda McKoy Flanagan & Ginny Olivas-SmithThis week, Laura and Todd sit down with Amanda McKoy Flanagan and Ginny Olivas-Smith who both discuss their personal experiences with loss and grief on the Sol Rising podcast. They challenge the misconception that grief only comes from the death of a loved one, highlighting that it can also stem from other major life changes. They emphasize the importance of acknowledging grief and providing support to those going through it. They also discuss the impact of grief on the ego and the need for self-compassion and understanding during the grieving process. Amanda shares insights from her book, "Trust Yourself...2023-10-171h 14
Sol RisingEp14 Codependency Means WHAT!?Do you feel responsible for other people’s happiness? Do you feel like you have to give an answer or react to a situation quickly? Are you behaving in ways that you know are not true to you, but you do it anyway to lessen anxiety? Do you feel pressure to keep the peace? Ginny and Amanda go all in on codependency, revealing their own experience with codependency while exposing some hard truths. Insightful acknowledgment of their own behavior will help you to recognize your own codependent behaviors. Some of this may be difficult to wre...2023-10-0659 min
Sol RisingEp13 Who Do You Think You Are? Imposter Syndrome. Do you sense your calling but feel awkward moving into it? Does embodying your creativity and natural born gifts feel odd to you? Do you feel slightly removed from the work you are doing or downplay your achievements? Do you feel like an imposter, like you are pretending to be someone that you are not? Ginny and Amanda explain what imposter syndrome is, where it stems from, and how to move into your calling with grace, dignity, and self-worth by divulging their own struggle with imposter syndrome in this honest and uplifting episode. The...2023-09-2256 min
Sol RisingEp12 To Forgive or Not to Forgive. That is the Question.Is some behavior too despicable to forgive? Are some atrocities completely off the table when it comes to forgiveness? Will you be okay on your death bed with outstanding resentment and damaged relationships? Ginny and Amanda play both sides of the fence by exploring the potential growth and the potential disservice found in both forgiving and not forgiving. Key points in this somewhat controversial conversation include: How not forgiving a person may be an equally effective and empowering way of healing compared to forgiving Healing your inner child is one path toward emotional liberation w...2023-08-2656 min
Sol RisingEp11 Down With the Sickness Are you disillusioned by the media, big business, and our governments disregard for human life, and human connection? Are you disheartened by our societies obsession with consumerism and our wasteful mindset? Do you feel like you must have the latest gadget and be up to speed on the latest headline or you will be left behind? Get ready for a raw, honest, and slightly uncomfortable conversation of self-reflection as it relates to consumerism (in every way), and how we as a society are responsible for keeping the machine (the media in bed with big business in bed...2023-08-111h 20
GRIEF AND LIGHTTrusting Yourself to be All In with Amanda McKoy FlanaganBuy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4M137BJI have the honor of introducing a remarkable guest whose life story is a testament to resilience, self-discovery, healing generational trauma, and the power of love. Her name is Amanda McKoy Flanagan, and she is an author, podcast co-host, a mother, wife, and a life-long spiritual seeker.In this episode, we’re talking spirituality, personal growth, and inspiring journeys of transformation.Originally from New York, she now resides in beautiful Co...2023-08-0358 min
Pursuing Uncomfortable with Melissa EbkenPursuing Sol Rising with Amanda and GinnyGinny is a wife, Mom of two beautiful kids, co-host on the podcast SOL RISING, and the founder and owner of THE FLIPPIN’ PHOENIX FURNITURE REHAB company. Her passion for soul searching, healing, and heart connection with other human souls is what sets her spirit on fire in this beautiful chapter of life. With life adventures spanning from chasing dreams in Hollywood in her 20’s, to struggling with addiction, to 18 years of a sales career in a corporate world and choosing to leave it, she believes that no matter the differences we may have with one another, we have FAR...2023-08-0236 min
Sol RisingEp10 Shine Baby, Shine!Do you feel guilty for having a good life, for having success? Has someone either directly or indirectly tried to bring you down while you were in the process of evolving emotionally, mentally, or financially? Do you feel the need to keep yourself small in order to make someone else feel better about themselves? How do you respond when someone tries to bait you and rope you into their chaos? Join Ginny and Amanda in an insightful and funny conversation about letting yourself shine no matter your situation. There will be singing! This episode explores:2023-07-281h 04
Adult Child121 - Addiction, Grief & Self-Love w/ Amanda McKoy FlanaganAuthor, blogger, and podcaster, Amanda is the author of the recently released \inspirational memoir, Trust Yourself to Be All In and is co-host of the Sol Rising podcast. In today's episode, we discuss grieving the death of the death of of her brother, building emotional intimacy with her husband, and learning to love herself by loving her inner child.Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville Hendrix⬇️DAMN THE JOIN SHITSHOW - ADULT CHILD HEALING COMMUNITY⬇️https://theshitshow.mn.co4 weekly zoom support groups (Sun 3: 30 pm EST, Mon 8:30 pm EST, T...2023-07-191h 09
Sol RisingEp9 Great (Or Not So Great) ExpectationsWhat kind of expectations do you have of your friends, your family, of yourself? Should you have any expectations at all? And if so, what should they look like? Can having high expectations for yourself be a pathway to manifestation? Is the idea of having no expectations an easy way out? Ginny & Amanda talk all things expectations in this candid, thought-provoking, and honest episode that is a great follow-up to episode 8 about boundaries. Some questions and ideas they explore are: The pros and cons of having no expectations, realistic expectations, and outrageous expectations (of yourself and ot...2023-07-1458 min
The Opposite of Small Talk110. Trust Yourself to Be All In, with Amanda McKoy FlanaganFollowing a series of events that caused grief, isolation, and fear this week’s guest found her purpose and calling to help others. In this episode, we talk with Amanda McKoy Flanagan about Trusting Yourself to be All in. Amanda shares how the grief and losses in her life, her almost two decades of sobriety, and the global pandemic helped her to do the work to heal from generational family dysfunction and discover her true self. We also discuss her first book, released in early May and titled, Trust Yourself to be All in: Safe to Love and Let Go, wh...2023-07-1242 min
Living Inside Out with ToksEp #83 Trailblazing Women: Stories of Courage and Triumph with Amanda & GinnyI recently had a fantastic time hosting a fun and casual conversation on my podcast with two amazing entrepreneurs, Amanda McKoy Flanagan and Ginny Oliva's-Smith. We got real and talked about the ups and downs of building businesses while being married with kids in beautiful Colorado.
We laughed and debunked the glamorous myth surrounding entrepreneurship. Instead of luxury, we highlighted the non-stop work, sleepless nights, and sheer dedication required for success. It's definitely not all glitz and glamour!
One of the highlights was our discussion on finding the balance between work and family life. As...2023-07-011h 24
Sol RisingEp8 Emotional Boundaries How do you show up in difficult relationships? Do you? Or do you run from troubling relationships in the name of self-care or mental health? Can staying in challenging relationships through emotional boundary setting be the pathway to enlightenment? Ginny and Amanda discuss how difficult relationships provide an opportunity to increase your self-esteem by showing up in love and compassion. Amanda calls these Esteemable Boundaries—internal emotional boundaries that serve your personal development. They also explore: Boundary setting as a form of empowerment vs. a form of emotional self-protection How role playing an interaction with...2023-06-231h 03
Sol RisingEp7 Let Life Be GoodDo you have a hard time embracing and settling in when you reach a goal? Are you constantly in striving mode? Do you always need or want more instead of appreciating who you are and what you have, right now? Starting with some astrology talk (since it's Gemini season and we MUST appreciate Gemini season!), Amanda then launches into fear of failure and success around the book she recently published, Trust Yourself to Be All In (link below). Ginny and Amanda also explore: How personal value is not equal to how hard we strive Am...2023-06-021h 07
Sol RisingEp6 See You on the Other SideDid pivotal moments of grief and loss set you on a hunt for deeper searching and understanding of the unknown, of spirit? Or did they leave you angry, ready to abandon the idea of spirituality and God altogether? Grief can either bring you closer to spirit/God or push you away from it. Through personal stories of loss and the narratives Ginny and Amanda create to help them cope, as well as a powerful story of a friends experience with divorce and cancer, they dive into the ramifications of grief in its many forms. Divorce Loss...2023-05-191h 12
Sol RisingEp5 Let's Be HonestWho are you? How honest are you about your character, the inner workings of your heart and mind? Does the story you tell yourself about who you are match your thoughts, actions, and motives? Ginny and Amanda dive into these questions and more by dissecting what emotional integrity means, and the discipline it takes to continue living true to principles that are important to you. They also investigate: How telling yourself that you don't care what anyone thinks of you can limit your personal growth The truth that even though most of what people...2023-05-051h 03
Sol RisingEp4 What's Your Purpose?Purpose. Do you have one? Are you living a life filled with meaning, or are you floundering about pushing through the humdrum of every day life? Ginny and Amanda explain what stepping into their purpose feels like, what inspires it, and how you can inspire another to step into their purpose by living in your own. They also dive into: Reincarnation and how it was removed from the Christian bible Lessons learned in past lives define our personalized soul contract/lessons in this life, which leads to purpose Identifying True Self/authenticity vs. purpose Pu...2023-04-221h 05
Sol RisingEp3 The Time Is Now Self-love. A modern-day buzz word, one that feels fleeting. What exactly is self-love and how do we achieve it? And when we achieve it, how do we maintain it? Self-love needs to be rooted so deep inside that it is undisturbed by any outside influence, situation, or event. It needs to be rooted so deeply in order to love others. And the time has come that we must love others. Ginny and Amanda explore: What self-love feels like and how they achieved it When they lose it, how they return to it How seeing themselves as th...2023-04-071h 05
Sol RisingEp2 Burn It DownShame. It's a liar. Where does it come from? Why does it rock us to our core, so fiercely that it becomes a compelling part of our identity, controlling our behavior and how we show up in relationships? Shame holds incredible power to disconnect us from ourselves and others, sometimes bringing us to the point of depression, and addiction. How do we stop letting it control our self-perception? How do we take our power back? On this episode, Ginny and Amanda break down shame to help you understand: The nature of shame and how to recognize i...2023-03-2553 min
Sol RisingEp1 Light 'Em UpAre you ready to evolve mentally, emotionally, and spiritually? Are you tired of the dissension in the world? Are you seeking a way to bridge humanity back together? Are you yearning to heal yourself, and then help the world heal? If so, then you are in the right place. Welcome to Sol Rising: All In on Love, Loss, and Connection. On this bi-weekly podcast, you will hear candid, honest, vulnerable conversations sure to pull at your heart strings and enlighten your soul! Every conversation revolves around our basic, fundamental, human instinct for connection. Ginny and Ama...2023-03-021h 15