This week many children went back to school. This time of year has been wired into our nervous system from a young age. It’s a time for excitement and starting new. A new grade, new school, new routines, etc. So, let’s make use of the energy of this time. It could feel like it’s timeContinue reading “The Energetics of Fall”
Category Archives: Dr. Amanda’s Blog
SHEcorporated Magazine
I have some exciting news! I am in September’s issue of SHEcorporated magazine. SHEcorporated magazine helps to support women business builders and entrepreneurs. As a business owner in the healthcare field for the past 15 years, I noticed that there are many lessons that you can learn from healing that cross over to starting aContinue reading “SHEcorporated Magazine”
Peace in the Face of Fear
I got a reminder this week of the importance of being able to regulate your nervous system. I was out for my early morning run. I had just finished running and was cooling off when I noticed a lady walking 2 dogs down the street. One was a small and the other, medium sized. AsContinue reading “Peace in the Face of Fear”
Beliefs Keeping You From Healing
Recently, I did a workshop that discussed common limiting beliefs that keep people from healing. You can watch it here: Your mind is a powerful thing. It can either imprison you or liberate you. We are always in a process of healing. If you cut yourself, your body recognizes it and starts to heal. IfContinue reading “Beliefs Keeping You From Healing”
Desire Fulfilled
As a child, we all had hopes and desires that we wanted to fulfilled. When asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?”, we responded with astronaut, firefighter, race care driver, etc. As an adult, you still have desires, even if sometimes you don’t remember them. Your desires are waiting to beContinue reading “Desire Fulfilled”
Permission to Heal?
Are you still asking for permission to heal? Growing up as a child, we had to ask our parents and caregivers for permission for everything. To go to the bathroom, to have a cookie, to go outside and play, etc. Somewhere along the way, we started to make decisions for ourselves. As adults, we noContinue reading “Permission to Heal?”
Are You A People Pleaser?
I have been a people please for most of my life. It’s a pattern I know well. When I was a child, I used this pattern to try to fit in with others, to make my Mom feel safe and to try to create safety for me. I tried to trace back to how IContinue reading “Are You A People Pleaser?”
Where Do I Belong?
I’ve often been asked how I was called to my mission of helping people heal. I’ve since realized, the reason behind my calling is actually a search for belonging. When I was young, my parents immigrated to Canada to have a better life. Shortly after their arrival, my father abandoned our family and my MomContinue reading “Where Do I Belong?”
Healing Your Nervous System
Last week, I had the privilege of being interviewed in the Ask Us Beauty: Beauty Inside Out podcast. Give it a listen HERE or by listening below. One of the questions I was asked was, “what is Neuro-Optimization?” Neuro-Optimization consists of 2 parts. The regulation of your nervous system and the optimization of your nervousContinue reading “Healing Your Nervous System”
Never Too Late to Turn Around
I was leading a friend down a trail when I noticed that we took a wrong turn. As the trail got narrower and narrower, I made the decision to stop and turn around. I lead us back to the fork in the road and took the second path. This one asked us to climb upwards.Continue reading “Never Too Late to Turn Around”