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Breathwork 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 no...
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 19
Manders MindsetWhat One Father’s Story Teaches Us About Courage and Humanity | Robert J. Wolf | 170Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if the key to fighting hate wasn’t politics or arguments online, but one courageous story that makes you feel what’s at stake?In this powerful episode, Amanda is joined by guest, Dr. Robert J. Wolf, retired radiologist and author of Not a Real Enemy: The True Story of a Hungarian Jewish Man’s Fight for Freedom. Robert shares his father’s miraculous survival as a Jewish man in Nazi and Communist-controlled Hungary, his family’s multiple escapes, and how those 20 “impossible”...
2025-11-2438 minBreathwork 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
Manders MindsetThe Order Matters: Why Effort Before Reward Changes Everything | 158Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if the secret to motivation, energy, and focus wasn’t about doing more… but about doing things in the right order?In this transformative episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo is joined by Andy West, author of Dopamine Mountain, to explore why effort before reward changes everything. Through her journey with bullying, addiction, depression, and chronic fatigue, Andy discovered that dopamine isn’t just about pleasure, it’s about balance, timing, and learning to do the hard...
2025-09-011h 05Breathwork MagicWhere Science Meets Spirit: Breath as a Bridge to BalanceWhat happens when functional medicine meets the healing power of breath?Breathwork isn’t just a wellness trend, it’s a powerful bridge between the physical, emotional, and spiritual realms. In this inspiring episode of Breathwork Magic, Amanda is joined by Dr. Lara May, a functional medicine pharmacist, Reiki master, and certified life and health coach, who shares her personal and professional evolution into the world of breath.Listeners will discover how Lara blended her Western medical background with Eastern practices like Kundalini yoga and energy healing to uncover the transformative effec...
2025-09-0150 min
Manders MindsetFrom Drums to Dharma: Clementine Moss on Rhythm, Meditation & Inner Joy | 157Feedback on the show? Send us a message!In this soul awakening episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo welcomes Clementine Moss, founding drummer of the Led Zeppelin tribute band Zepparella, solo artist, author, and certified spiritual counselor. Clementine shares how her unexpected path into music at age 27 unlocked a deeper connection to joy, breath, and presence and how the drum kit became a gateway to spiritual discovery.Listeners are invited into a conversation about the intersections of rhythm and mindfulness, the power of silent retreats, and how Clementine’s journey from literary am...
2025-08-2653 min
Manders Mindset5D Living and the Power of Forgiveness | Kerie Logan | 156Feedback on the show? Send us a message!In this soul-expanding episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo is joined by Kerie Logan, a human consciousness guide, empowerment strategist, and channeler with over two decades of experience helping people around the world align with their highest self.Together, they dive into the unseen layers of emotional energy, spiritual awakening, and how mastering your mindset at every level—3D, 4D, and 5D—can radically transform your life. Kerie opens up about growing up in a violent, chaotic home and how forgiveness, energetic awareness, and self...
2025-08-181h 14Breathwork MagicWhen Perimenopause Meets the Power of Breath with Amita SharmaWhat happens when perimenopause brings sleepless nights, stress, and anxiety… and you finally discover the power of your breath?In this empowering episode of Breathwork Magic, host Amanda Russo sits down with Amita, co-founder of Nourish Doc, a holistic wellness platform dedicated to supporting women through every stage of hormonal transition. Together, they explore how breathwork, yoga, and other holistic practices can ease the challenges of perimenopause, menopause, and beyond—offering natural, accessible alternatives to medication.Amita opens up about her own struggles with debilitating perimenopause symptoms, how...
2025-08-1526 min
Manders MindsetLiving Your Unreasonable Life with Dr. Nona Djavid | 155Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if success wasn’t about hustle... but about aligning with a vision so bold it scares you?In this transformative episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo is joined by Dr. Nona Djavid, international speaker, mindset mentor, and the author of Elevate Your Life. With a background in neurology and chiropractic, and a career that spans entrepreneurship, energetics, and personal transformation, Dr. Nona brings a uniquely powerful perspective to what it truly takes to create a life and business by design....
2025-08-151h 14
Manders MindsetThe Surprising Truth Jessi Learned After Quitting Smoking for Good | 154Feedback on the show? Send us a message!Author and former smoker Jessi Hartnett joins Amanda Russo to share how she broke free from decades of nicotine and marijuana addiction by shifting her mindset, listening to her intuition, and embracing self compassion.In this deeply moving episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with Jessi Hartnett, wife, mother, author, and former smoker to explore the emotional roots of addiction and the mindset shifts that make lasting freedom possible. With raw honesty, Jessi shares her decades long struggle with cigarettes and marijuana, the cultural...
2025-08-1145 minBreathwork MagicWhy Breathwork Deserves 3 ChancesWhat happens when years of shallow breathing, unprocessed emotions, and a fast-paced lifestyle finally meet the healing power of breath?In this inspiring episode of Breathwork Magic, host Amanda Russo speaks with Alicia, an Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Consultant with over two decades of experience in marketing, public relations, and entrepreneurship. Alicia shares her personal journey from living in constant tension to discovering Breathwork, a practice that helped her release deeply stored childhood trauma, calm her nervous system, and reconnect with her body in a profound way.Amanda and Alicia explore the many...
2025-08-0837 min
Manders MindsetHow To Leave Corporate Comfort & Find the Courage to Thrive | Aneta Ardelian Kuzma | 153Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if the life you dream of starts with one aligned choice?In this deeply inspiring episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo is joined by coach, consultant, and founder of the Ardelian Kuzma Group, Aneta, for a conversation about courage, curiosity, and creating a life in full alignment with one’s values. From growing up as a young immigrant navigating a new culture to spending 22 years in banking before stepping into entrepreneurship, Aneta’s journey demonstrates what’s possible when big dreams are no longer...
2025-08-0849 minBreathwork MagicSlow Down to Speed Up: A Former Pro Athlete's Breathwork JourneyWhat happens when athletic discipline, emotional blocks, and deep breathwork collide?In this soul-stirring episode of Breathwork Magic, host Amanda Russo sits down with Jure, a former professional table tennis player turned somatic Breathwork specialist and mental performance coach, for a deep and transformative conversation on healing, embodiment, and nervous system reprogramming through the breath.Jure opens up about his evolution from competitive sports into the world of Breathwork, and how his journey led him to realize that breath alone isn’t enough, it must be integrated with emotional awareness, somatic intelligence, and th...
2025-08-0242 min
Manders MindsetLess Stuff, More Purpose with Glen Van Peski | 151Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if doing more starts with taking less?In this thought-provoking episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with Glen Van Peski, founder of Gossamer Gear and a trailblazer in ultralight backpacking for a candid conversation that stretches far beyond the trailhead. Glen shares how a 4,200-mile bike ride at age 17 and a knack for engineering led to a career in minimalist gear design, but what unfolds is a much deeper journey into intentional living.From lessons on gratitude to the...
2025-08-0149 min
Manders MindsetRewire Your Beliefs and Command a New Life | Asara Lovejoy | 150Feedback on the show? Send us a message!What if the biggest breakthroughs in your life came not from doing more but from thinking differently?In this powerful and soul-expanding episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with Asara Lovejoy, the brilliant mind behind The One Command, a six-step method that blends neuroscience, brainwave states, and quantum principles to rewire limiting beliefs. Asara shares her captivating journey from mystical childhood moments to marrying a millionaire, walking away from toxic comfort, and building a global movement rooted in transformation.Whether...
2025-07-2854 min