Shows
Manders MindsetThe First Time You See Someone Wearing Something You Made | Kristen Anderson | 183Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if the reason most bras don’t feel right… is because brands aren’t actually listening? In this episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with Kristen Anderson, co-founder of Iteration, to unpack what happens when product design is guided by real women, not guesswork.From Kristen’s “Skirt Girl” origins and a wild childhood fashion story to her path through lingerie startups and Target swimwear, this conversation explores the mindset behind creating with...
2026-02-061h 02
Manders MindsetHealing Beyond The Mind | Heather Ann Ferri | 182Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if the healing you’ve been searching for doesn’t start in your thoughts… but in your body?In this episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with trauma-informed healer and spiritual educator Heather Ann Ferri for a powerful, wide-ranging conversation on trauma, remembrance, and reclaiming inner sovereignty. Heather shares her extraordinary life journey from Broadway stages and creative success to profound dark nights of the soul and how those experiences shaped the healing work she offers today.T...
2026-02-021h 16
Manders MindsetRecording Legacy in Real Time | Adam Torres | 181Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if one recorded conversation could become a living archive... something that speaks long after you’re gone and changes someone’s life in ways you’ll never witness?In this deeply moving episode, host Amanda Russo sits down with Adam Torres, co-founder of Mission Matters, author, international speaker, and host of over 6,000 interviews... for a conversation that weaves together mindset, storytelling, grief, and legacy.Adam shares his unconventional path from left-brained finance to storytelling at scale, includ...
2026-01-301h 07
Manders MindsetBadly Done Is Better Than Well Said | Elizabeth Bruckner | 180Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if the “small changes” you keep putting off are actually the ones that would change everything?In this episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with author and acupuncturist Elizabeth Bruckner, creator of The Homesteader Mindset, for a conversation that feels equal parts grounding, funny, and quietly life-altering. Elizabeth shares how a lifetime shaped by immigrant family history, chronic illness, and deep curiosity led her to the unexpected path of homesteading… starting in a Southern California suburb...
2026-01-261h 29
Manders MindsetWhy 80% of Change Has Nothing to Do With Diet or Exercise | Christiaan Hofman | 179Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if the reason “starting over” feels so hard… is because you’re trying to change habits before you’ve changed the way you see yourself?In this episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with mindset and movement coach Christiaan Hoffman for a wide-ranging, thought-provoking conversation about identity, comfort zones, and why real transformation starts in the mind long before it shows up in the body. Christiaan shares how his life experiences—from growing up in the Netherlands to solo back...
2026-01-241h 04
Manders MindsetWho Cares For The Caregiver? | PK | 178Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What happens when someone has been “the strong one” for so long… they forget they’re allowed to need support too?In this episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with PK (Prakash) for a conversation that’s equal parts grounding, honest, and deeply human. PK opens up about growing up in the UK in a South Asian family while helping care for two older siblings with profound learning disabilities, one of whom is his twin and how that responsibi...
2026-01-1956 min
Breathwork MagicInfinite Breath for a Finite Day: From Hustle Pride to HealingYour breath can change your day. And your day can change your life.In this episode of Breathwork Magic, Amanda Russo sits down with Veronique to explore how conscious breathing can transform discomfort into growth and scarcity into trust. From silent meditation retreats and awkward first yoga classes to a deeply embodied practice, their conversation unpacks why our culture praises exhaustion, how shame around being a beginner keeps us small, and why breathing on purpose is one of the most generous acts of self-care for the nervous system.Listeners are guided through an...
2026-01-161h 13
Manders MindsetHealing At The Subconscious Level | Dr. Alain Salas | 177Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if healing, success, and freedom weren’t about pushing harder… but about clearing what’s been running the show beneath the surface?In this expansive and thought-provoking episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with Dr. Alain Salas, bestselling author, chiropractic physician, and mind-body expert, to explore how subconscious programming shapes our health, relationships, goals, and sense of self. Dr. Salas shares his unconventional life journey from chasing freedom across the world on a sailboat to answer...
2026-01-161h 19
Manders MindsetWhat ER Nurses Know That Most People Don't | Jenn Johnson | 176Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if the moments you brushed off as “just being good at your job” were actually something deeper... an inner intelligence quietly guiding you long before you had language for it?In this powerful episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with ER nurse and author Jen Johnson for a raw, honest, and unexpectedly hopeful conversation about intuition, burnout, and survival inside one of the most demanding professions. With over 16 years in emergency medicine, Jen opens up about toxic workplace culture, bullying, and the...
2026-01-121h 07
Manders MindsetSpend With Intention, Live With Purpose | Therese Nicklas | 175Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if true wealth had less to do with how much you make… and more to do with how consciously you live?In this powerful and grounded conversation, host Amanda Russo sits down with Terry Nicklas, certified financial planner, wealth coach, and success coach, to explore the emotional side of money and what it really means to build a life of true wealth.Terry shares her journey from a shy child with little confidence to a successful entrepreneur who re...
2026-01-0955 min
Manders MindsetWhy Staying Can Change Everything | Nita Sweeney | 174Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if the path to healing, motivation, and self-trust wasn’t about fixing yourself… but about staying long enough for change to happen?In this deeply honest episode, host Amanda Russo is joined by Nita Sweeney, bestselling author, ultramarathoner, mindfulness coach, and mental health advocate. Nita shares her powerful journey from growing up in a family shaped by alcoholism, navigating depression and addiction, and surviving suicidal ideation, to finding healing through sobriety, meditation, and movement.Together, Amanda and Nita explore what it r...
2026-01-0555 min
Manders MindsetThe Truth About Confidence, Fear, and Taking the Leap | Devan Gonzalez | 172Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if confidence isn’t something you’re born with but something you earn by taking action before you feel ready? What if fear isn’t a sign to stop, but an invitation to step forward anyway?In this episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with Devin Gonzalez for a grounded and empowering conversation about mindset, self-belief, and what it truly means to bet on yourself. From teaching martial arts as a teenager to building a six-fig...
2026-01-0247 minBreathwork MagicGuided Breathwork Meditation for Grounding & Nervous System RegulationA gentle Breathwork meditation and grounding body awareness practice to calm the nervous system, release tension, and reconnect with the present moment.In this episode of Breathwork Magic, I guide you through a gentle breathwork meditation designed to help you slow down, soften into your body, and regulate your nervous system. This practice isn’t about fixing yourself or doing anything “right”, it’s about shifting from pressure into permission and allowing the breath to support you exactly as you are.Using mindful breathing and full-body awareness, we create space to release tension, welcome...
2025-12-2613 minBreathwork MagicGrounding Through the 12/12 Portal: The Magic of the Extended ExhaleMagic Minis #2The 12/12 Portal Reset: Ground Yourself With the Extended ExhaleWhat if a single breath could bring you back into alignment?On this 12/12 energetic portal, a day symbolizing clarity, completion, and stepping into a new cycle, I’m sharing a simple grounding Breathwork technique you can use anytime you feel overwhelmed or overstimulated.This Magic Mini is all about slowing down, softening your system, and reconnecting with who you’re becoming as the year comes to a close.The holidays can stir up n...
2025-12-1209 min
Manders MindsetYou Can’t Mindset Your Way Through Everything | Nat Nat Bedard |171Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if the patterns you’ve been trying to “fix” the over giving, the overthinking, the holding on too tightly, were never flaws at all, but intelligent survival strategies shaped by the nervous system itself?In this powerful episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with emotional healing specialist and Lift Oneself founder Natalie “NatNat” Bedard for a grounded and deeply revealing conversation about trauma, embodiment, nervous system safety, and the hidden motivations behind the choices we make. From...
2025-12-011h 19Breathwork MagicWhen the World Went Dark, The Breath Lit the WayWhen the world turned dark for Laura, one breath at a time became her way back to calm, clarity, and control.What if the way you breathe could change how you live?In this powerful episode of Breathwork Magic, host Amanda Russo is joined by Laura Bratton, a speaker, coach, and longtime Breathwork enthusiast whose journey began in the midst of personal crisis. As a teen facing rapid vision loss, Laura experienced intense anxiety and panic, living in a cycle of shallow breathing until one simple instruction changed e...
2025-11-1440 min
Manders MindsetHow to Break Up with Your Inner Narcissist | Emma Lyons | 168Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if the biggest block to your growth wasn’t fear... but shame, disguised as perfectionism, procrastination, or self-sabotage?In this powerful episode of Manders Mindset, Amanda Russo sits down with Emma Lyons, a trauma-informed healer and founder of The Trauma Matrix, for an unfiltered conversation about breaking free from the invisible grip of shame. Drawing from her own experience as a childhood scapegoat in a covertly narcissistic family system, Emma shares why shame is never about care... it’s always about control.Toge...
2025-11-101h 01
Manders MindsetUnlocking Your Highest Timeline: Akashic Records & Energy Healing | Bree Delacruz | 167Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if the key to your next level of peace, purpose, and alignment was already written... not in your planner, but in your soul’s own records?In this transformative episode of Manders Mindset, Amanda Russo sits down with Bree Delacruz, a CPA turned Akashic Record reader and energy healer, to explore how working with energy and intuition can completely shift your reality. From her upbringing surrounded by Filipino healers to her pivot from corporate accounting to spiritual entrepreneurship, Bree shares her personal aw...
2025-11-0349 min
Manders MindsetCredit Card Debt Isn't Real | Tommy Kilpatrick | 165Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if credit card debt isn’t what it seems and freedom from it starts with changing your mindset, not your payment plan?In this powerful episode of Manders Mindset, Amanda Russo is joined by Tommy Kilpatrick, a reflexologist, former CPA, and self-described “wonderful healer” to explore the hidden truths behind credit card debt and the financial systems most people never question.After being promised an infomercial deal that fell through, Tommy was left with $85,000 in credit card debt. But instead of drowning in it...
2025-10-2056 min
Manders MindsetThe Psychology of Change: Movement, Mindset & Motivation | Melyssa Allen | 164Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if the real secret to change wasn’t discipline or willpower but learning how to work with your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in harmony?In this empowering episode of Manders Mindset, Amanda Russo sits down with Melyssa, a health coach with a master’s in clinical psychology, to explore how lasting change really happens. From her early days as a marine mammal trainer to her journey through group fitness, body image challenges, grief, and burnout, Melyssa shares why mindset matters more than motivation, and how...
2025-10-131h 16Breathwork MagicWhen In Doubt, Sigh It OutWhat happens when a simple sigh becomes your superpower?When In Doubt, Sigh It Out...Magic Minis #1Breathwork isn’t just a wellness tool... it’s a way to ground, reset, and reclaim your energy in any moment. In this first episode of Magic Minis, a new series from Breathwork Magic, I dive into one of the most underrated and accessible Breathwork practices: the intentional sigh.We sigh naturally when we’re overwhelmed, stressed, or even relieved. But what if you could use that same breath...
2025-10-0412 min
The Amanda ExclusivoReality star Rocky Russo spills the tea on TLC's '90 Day Fiancé: Hunt for Love' | Amanda ExclusivoSend us a textFitness guru, Rocky Russo from TLC's "90 Day Fiance: Hunt for Love" is here today on the exclusivo. Rocky is here to talk about his time in Tulum filming "Hunt for Love" and so much more. Check out Rocky's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6vuJA843N84DXwiniSn1pmAs always, don't forget to like and subscribe! LISTEN ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hNWKtqDXoehS5LdE131DA?si=c2916f4c06804f28 LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-amanda-exclusivo/id1816311595
2025-10-0224 min
Manders MindsetDeepak Meets Tupac: Balancing Light & Shadow for a Better Life | 162Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if the key to healing, clarity, and purpose wasn’t about fixing yourself… but about befriending your shadow?In this enlightening episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with author and spiritual guide Justin Shaw to explore the inner work that leads to real transformation. From a childhood marked by emotional isolation to years of addiction and disconnection, Justin shares how shadow work, source energy, and a powerful “bliss attack” helped him find meaning and rebuild from the inside out.Lis...
2025-09-2951 min
Manders MindsetFrom Orphanage to Global Explorer: Rebuilding Joy, Resilience, & Purpose with Aisha Makara | 161Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if the secret to living with joy wasn’t about control or perfection… but about rediscovering curiosity, wonder, and the courage to explore the unknown?In this inspiring episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo is joined by Aisha Makara, a Mongolian-born artist, engineer, and entrepreneur who has journeyed from being orphaned in Russia to building businesses across the globe, sending her art to space, and traveling to more than 70 countries.Aisha opens up about the challenges of growing up with...
2025-09-2251 min
Manders MindsetYou Can’t Heal With Hate: Cesar Cardona on Trauma, Forgiveness & Inner Peace | 160Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if forgiveness wasn’t about letting someone else off the hook... but about setting yourself free?In this powerful and deeply honest episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with public speaker and mindfulness teacher Cesar Cardona to unpack his remarkable journey from gang life and trauma to healing, forgiveness, and inner peace. Cesar opens up about growing up between two cultures, joining a gang as a teen, surviving a violent assault, and how that moment ultimately became a turning point toward tr...
2025-09-151h 15
Manders MindsetWhat if your exhaustion isn't laziness, but misalignment? | 159Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if the path to true health and happiness wasn’t about pushing harder… but about listening to your body and choosing alignment over burnout?In this soulful episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo is joined by Maddison Sutton, certified integrative health coach and functional nurse nutrition practitioner, to explore how high-achieving women can reclaim their energy, prevent burnout, and create sustainable wellness.Through her journey from corporate tech to holistic health and the profound loss of her father to cancer, Maddison disc...
2025-09-0854 min