How to Integrate After a Retreat & Regulate Your Nervous System

What Happened When I Finally Stopped Hiding

Follow and Join My Community: https://www.instagram.com/back2theheart2loveme/ For years, I thought healing was something that happened in my mind. I worked on my mindset. I rewrote my stories. I learned to regulate my nervous system. But recently, I realized something deeper... Healing also has to live in the body. In this episode, I'm sharing the story of posting a simple dance video that unexpectedly became one of the biggest moments of my healing journey. What happened afterward surprised me. The video triggered someone I love. It triggered me. And instead of reacting the way I would have years ago, I chose something different. We explore: • Why being seen feels so vulnerable • How people-pleasing keeps us hiding • What our triggers are really trying to teach us • The connection between embodiment and emotional healing • Why true confidence is a feeling—not a performance • The power of responding instead of reacting • Blood, sweat, and tears as part of transformation • Practical ways to bring healing out of your mind and into your body If you've ever felt afraid to speak your truth, share your gifts, or fully be yourself because of what someone else might think... This episode is for you. ✨ If this conversation resonated, I'd love to connect with you. Book a free 30-minute connection call: https://calendly.com/back2theheart2loveme/30mi [https://calendly.com/back2theheart2loveme/30min]n DM me to Join the Waitlist of our Conscious Connection Community:  https://www.instagram.com/back2theheart2loveme/ Until next time... Keep coming Back to the Heart. 💛

Healing Begins When You Tell Yourself the Truth with Austin West

In this episode of Back to the Heart, I sit down with Austin West for a conversation about truth, burnout, belonging, personal transformation, and the power of intentional community. What begins as a discussion about microdosing quickly expands into something much deeper: the courage to tell yourself the truth. Austin shares his own journey through burnout, success, identity shifts, and the realization that many of us spend years chasing external validation while feeling disconnected from ourselves. We explore how plant medicines can act as mirrors, helping us see what has always been true beneath the noise, and why healing is often less about becoming someone new and more about remembering who we already are. We also dive into the importance of community, being seen and heard, creating spaces where people can show up authentically, and how true transformation happens when we stop performing and start living in alignment. If you've been feeling disconnected, questioning your path, or craving deeper connection with yourself and others, this conversation is for you. In This Episode We Discuss: ✨ Why burnout can be a wake-up call rather than a failure  ✨ The role of truth in personal transformation  ✨ What intentional microdosing can teach us about ourselves  ✨ The difference between healing and self-improvement  ✨ Belonging, community, and being truly seen  ✨ Why authentic connection is medicine  ✨ Remembering who you are beneath the stories and conditioning  ✨ Creating a life that feels aligned, meaningful, and true Connect with Austin West: 🌐 Austin West Website [https://www.iamaustinwest.com/home?utm_source=chatgpt.com] 📸 Austin West on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/iamaustinwest/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Connect with Amanda: 💖 Book a complimentary clarity call:  Back to the Heart Clarity Call 🎙️ Subscribe to Back to the Heart for conversations on healing, relationships, embodiment, self-trust, and creating a life you love. Until next time, keep coming Back to the Heart. 🩷✨ DM me to Join the Waitlist of our Conscious Connection Community:  https://www.instagram.com/back2theheart2loveme/ Until next time... Keep coming Back to the Heart. 💛

Your Body Is Trying to Tell You Something

What if the symptoms you're experiencing aren't your body failing you? What if they're your body trying to get your attention? In this episode of Back to the Heart, Amanda sits down with Jamie Nothstine, a kinesiology graduate, former EMT, and ER nurse with 15 years of experience who made the shift from treating chronic disease at its worst to helping people address the root causes before they become emergencies. Together, they explore the connection between physical health, self-trust, nervous system regulation, and learning how to listen to the signals our bodies are constantly sending us. Jamie shares her personal journey through burnout, her experience working on the front lines of healthcare, and why she believes true healing begins long before a diagnosis. In this conversation, we discuss: ✨ Jamie's transition from ER nurse to metabolic health coach ✨ Why so many people ignore the signals their body is sending ✨ The difference between managing symptoms and addressing root causes ✨ Blood sugar, metabolic health, and practical first steps toward healing ✨ The impact of stress, burnout, and living in constant survival mode ✨ Why slowing down may be one of the most powerful health tools available ✨ Learning to trust your body instead of fighting against it ✨ The role of support, coaching, and community in lasting change ✨ Creating intentional moments of rest, connection, and nourishment Whether you're navigating health challenges, feeling disconnected from your body, or simply looking for ways to feel better and live with greater intention, this episode offers practical wisdom and a compassionate reminder that your body is always communicating with you. Your body isn't working against you. It's trying to guide you. Connect with Jamie: Website: https://herestoyourhealthbyjamie.com [https://herestoyourhealthbyjamie.com/] Instagram: @ketoregisterednurse TikTok: @ketocoach DM me to Join the Waitlist of our Conscious Connection Community:  https://www.instagram.com/back2theheart2loveme/ Until next time... Keep coming Back to the Heart. 💛

Why We Keep Forgetting How Powerful We Are | Breath, Firewalking & Trusting Yourself

Have you ever felt yourself remembering who you are… only to forget again? Remembering your power, your voice, your truth — and then somehow getting pulled back into old stories, fear, people pleasing, or trying to do everything alone? In this deeply expansive episode of Back to the Heart, I’m joined by the incredible Jess Meister — breathwork facilitator, sound healer, coach, and certified firewalk facilitator — for a conversation that feels like a remembering. We begin with a powerful nervous system reset and explore what it really means to trust yourself, speak your truth, and say yes to the version of you waiting on the other side of fear. Jess shares her transformative journey into firewalking, walking on glass, and stepping into deeper healing after years of navigating family trauma, hyper-independence, and self-protection. Together, we unpack the power of boundaries, nervous system regulation, healing generational patterns, and why support matters more than doing life alone. This episode is for you if you’re learning to trust yourself again, finding your voice, healing old stories, or remembering just how powerful you truly are. In this episode, we explore: ✨ Why we forget our power — and how to remember it again ✨ Nervous system regulation + the healing power of breath ✨ Hyper-independence, receiving support, and trusting others again ✨ Firewalking, walking on glass, and stepping through fear ✨ Healing family patterns and generational trauma ✨ Why saying “yes” to yourself changes everything ✨ Boundaries, changing your mind, and trusting your intuition ✨ The connection between voice, truth, and healing Connect with Jess Meister: https://www.instagram.com/iamjessmeister/ [https://www.instagram.com/iamjessmeister/] https://www.mindfulbodyexperience.com [https://www.mindfulbodyexperience.com] Connect with Amanda / Back to the Heart: 🌞 Instagram: @back2theheart2loveme 🎙️ Podcast: Back to the Heart ✨ Free clarity call: https://calendly.com/back2theheart2loveme/30min [https://calendly.com/back2theheart2loveme/30min] Until next time — keep coming Back to the Heart. 🧡 DM me to Join the Waitlist of our Conscious Connection Community:  https://www.instagram.com/back2theheart2loveme/ Until next time... Keep coming Back to the Heart. 💛

For the Woman Who Was Told She Was Too Much: Healing the Witch Wound

Have you ever stopped yourself from saying something — and didn't even know why? Have you ever felt like your power, your voice, your knowing was just... too much? Like you needed to shrink to be safe, to be loved, to be accepted? What if that feeling didn't start with you? In this episode, I'm sitting down with Annie McCarty, founder of Reclaiming Her Flame and Trifecta Alchemy practitioner with trauma-informed training in Kundalini, somatics, and lineage healing.  Annie breaks down the witch wound — what it actually is, where it comes from, and why so many women carry this ancient pattern of silence, self-shrinking, and distrust of other women without ever knowing it has a name. This isn't just a spiritual concept. It's backed by history, by epigenetics, and by the lived experience of nearly every woman who has ever been told she was too loud, too emotional, too powerful, or too much. In this episode we explore: * What the witch wound is and the real historical events that created it * Why women struggle to use their voice — and why it goes so much deeper than confidence * How trauma is stored in the body and passed down through generations via our DNA * The connection between the witch wound and the sisterhood wound — why women pull away from other powerful women * Kundalini yoga and somatic practices as tools for releasing what's stored in the body * The sacral chakra, the womb space, and why most women carry so much unprocessed energy there * Why healing yourself is also healing your daughters — and breaking the cycle for good Resources mentioned: * Annie's free Kundalini Energy Practice (Energy Shot): reclaimingherflame.com/energyshot [https://reclaimingherflame.com/energyshot] Connect with Annie: * Website: reclaimingherflame.com If today's episode called something forward in you, Annie's free Kundalini energy practice is waiting for you at reclaimingherflame.com/energyshot. It's a three-minute practice you can use every morning or any time your energy is dropping — a little gift from Annie to you. DM me to Join the Waitlist of our Conscious Connection Community:  https://www.instagram.com/back2theheart2loveme/ Until next time... Keep coming Back to the Heart. 💛