Author Archives: Dr. Amanda Chan

A Special Conversation with Melissa MacIsaac of The Healing Knit Society Over the last 11 days, we’ve been exploring the relationship between our emotions, our nervous system, and the stories we carry within us. We’ve talked about grief. We’ve talked about pain. We’ve talked about the emotions we try so hard to avoid. And today,Continue reading “Day 12: Healing Through Grief, Presence, and Simple Movements”

Today, we’re stepping into a powerful realization. A realization that can completely change your relationship with fear: The emotions you’ve been trying to avoid… you’ve already felt before. And you survived. Think about something that brings up fear. Maybe it’s an important hockey game. Maybe it’s a business decision. Maybe it’s a conversation you needContinue reading “Day 11: Setting Yourself Free”

One of the most surprising things I’ve discovered about myself is that receiving often felt uncomfortable. Not just receiving money. Receiving help. Receiving support. Receiving opportunities. Receiving gifts. Receiving abundance. Little did I know, the receiving wasn’t the problem. Receiving triggered, shame and activated unfinished emotions that had never been fully processed. And because IContinue reading “Day 10: Why Receiving Can Feel So Hard”

What happens when you’re supposed to feel an emotion, and you don’t?  When an emotion arises and we don’t allow ourselves to fully experience it, the process remains incomplete.  It’s as if the body places a bookmark in that experience and says: “We’re not done with this yet.” The emotion becomes frozen. Not because yourContinue reading “Day 9: The Key Is Hidden in the Unfinished Emotion”

Today, I want to clarify something that often gets misunderstood in the healing world. The Tools Are Not the Healing There are so many incredible nervous system regulation tools available today. Breathwork. Journaling. Meditation. Walking in nature. Tapping. Cold exposure. Visualization. Prayer. They are all valuable. I use them.I teach them.I recommend them. But here’sContinue reading “Day 8: Feel It First, Then Use the Tools”

Today, we’re going to uncover one of the most important realizations of this entire journey. We Were Never Taught How to Feel Most of us were taught many things growing up. But very few of us were taught how to feel. In fact, many of us received the opposite message. “Stop crying.” “You’re okay.” “Don’tContinue reading “Day 7: You Feel the Feelings Because There’s No Other Way”

Today, we’re going to explore what happens immediately after that programming gets activated. Let’s say a bill arrives in the mail. You open it. Instantly, you feel a wave of anxiety, shame, guilt, fear, etc. The feeling appears almost instantly. And then something else happens. Your mind immediately asks: “What do I do?” At firstContinue reading “Day 6: It’s Not About the Problem”

On Day 3, we talked about how abundance already exists around us, but our ability to perceive it is often distorted by the lenses of fear, shame, guilt, and scarcity. Today, we’re going deeper. Where did those lenses come from? Your Programming Began Long Before You Were Aware of It Every one of us arrivedContinue reading “Day 5: The Coding Beneath the Trigger”

Today, we’re going to talk about something that determines how much of that abundance you’re actually able to receive: Your capacity. Most people want more of something: love, wealth, health, etc.  But here’s the question: Can you hold it? Because growth isn’t simply about attracting more. Growth is about increasing your capacity to receive, experience,Continue reading “Day 4: Meeting the Edge of Your Capacity”

Most people believe abundance is something they must create, attract, or earn. But abundance is not something that arrives in the future. It is something that exists right now. Unlimited opportunities, support, possibilities, creativity, etc. exist in this moment. The question is not whether abundance is present. The question is: Can you perceive it? ListenContinue reading “Day 3: The Abundance That Already Exists”