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After Hours With Amanda
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After Hours With Amanda is a podcast about parenting, healing, faith, identity, marriage, dreams, and the messy middle of becoming. Amanda talks honestly about raising tiny humans, breaking cycles, laughing through the chaos, and learning to be kinder to ourselves along the way. It is parenting, but not just for parents. Grab your favorite bevie and come sit with us. You are loved, you are worthy, you are needed, and your life has exponential and limitless potential.
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Your Child Is Not Your Mini Me | After Hours With Amanda Season 5 - Ep. 10
Feb 1300:44:05Tap to summarizeIn this episode, I’m talking about why our tiny humans are not our mini mes, even when they look like us, sound like us, or remind us of ourselves. This one is about parenting without projecting, seeing their hearts before assuming their intent, and remembering that behavior is often communication, not just a power struggle.I’m also getting into terrible twos, big feelings, labels, inner child moments, asking better questions, and learning to let my tiny queens grow beyond the version of them I thought I knew.Come sit with me for this one. It might call us out a little, but lovingly.00:00 Three for Three, Baby00:44 Blind Boxes and Little Joys02:12 Disneyland, Coffee, and Life Catch Up04:02 This One Might Call Us Out09:35 The Comment That Started It11:19 Why Mini Me Bothers Me13:04 When We Project Our Story Onto Kids15:10 Listening Before Assuming19:05 Stop Boxing Tiny Humans In20:06 The Terrible Twos Reframe23:20 Behavior Is Communication26:38 Letting Them Grow Beyond Our Version29:34 Questions That Help You Know Them34:54 Empathy for Them and Yourself41:44 Making Room for Their Hearts
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Progress and Presence Beat Perfect Parenting | After Hours With Amanda Season 5 - Ep. 9
Feb 600:37:22Tap to summarizeIn this episode, I’m talking about a morning where I messed up as a mom, said something that wounded, and realized I could not just wait until the end of the day to repair it. So I used my lunch break, pulled one of the tiny queens out of school, apologized, got Chick fil A, opened blind boxes, and learned something I do not want to forget.This one is about parenting mistakes, repair, preteen emotions, presence, progress, and why our kids do not need perfect parents. They need parents who keep showing up and trying again.00:00 Episode Two of 5201:01 Inside Out Is Too Real Right Now02:00 Whole Foods Smoothie Drama02:40 I Messed Up This Morning04:28 When a Sting Becomes a Wound06:07 Pulling Her Out to Repair07:08 Progress and Presence Over Perfection08:02 Showing Up With Urgency10:19 What Pursuit Feels Like in Relationships11:41 Preteen Emotions and the Control Board14:35 I Do Not Know What I Am Doing16:04 Staying Present When They Push Away18:10 Distance Creates the Wedge19:05 Body Image, Food, and Outside Noise20:38 Learning What Hat They Need Me to Wear22:26 Chick fil A, Pop Mart, and Baby Molly25:24 Progress and Presence Beat Perfection26:39 When They Need You the Most28:19 Becoming the Matlock of Emotions30:18 Foxhole People and Showing Up31:06 Not Every Seat Needs to Be Filled34:19 Podcast Dreams and 2026 Energy35:13 Progress, Presence, and Marriage Too36:11 You Are Doing Really Good
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Stop Taking Your Own Crown Off | After Hours With Amanda Season 5 - Ep. 8
Jan 3000:42:03Tap to summarizeIn this episode, I’m talking about fixing your crown, saying dreams out loud, and realizing that sometimes I am the one knocking my own crown off. We’re getting into joyful choices, self confidence, walking, meditation, health PTSD, motherhood, Disney dreams, The Courage to Be Disliked, and why keeping small promises to yourself can rebuild trust in yourself.This is also the episode where I admit I recorded an entire podcast with no sound, talk about lice season, book a Disney cruise, and declare that 2026 is our year. Delulu is the solulu, bestie.00:00 Recording on My Phone in 202600:58 The Episode With No Sound02:21 Lice Season and the Stigma Needs to Go04:12 Reading The Courage to Be Disliked07:41 Fix Your Crown, Girl08:05 New Year Pressure and Joyful Choices09:16 I’m a Walker Now12:36 Why Am I Dissing Myself?13:39 Meditation, Health PTSD, and Regulating16:21 Owning It Without Overexplaining17:31 Saying the Big Dreams Out Loud19:21 Pixar Studios and Disney Podcast Dreams23:14 Why I’m Careful About Guests24:27 Tell Me Your Big Dreams25:00 We Booked a Disney Cruise27:01 The Call Is Coming From Inside the House28:12 Keeping Promises to Yourself33:14 A Podcast Episode Every Week35:14 Stop Taking Your Own Crown Off38:37 2026 Is Our Year40:31 Waiting for the Email41:12 You Are Needed Exactly As You Are
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Maybe They Don’t Need a Comparison, They Need Safety | After Hours With Amanda Ep. 66
Nov 1400:43:23Tap to summarizeIn this episode, I’m talking about health anxiety, holiday pressure, missed opportunities, Disney dreams, and the measuring stick we sometimes use without realizing it. You know, the one that says, “I wish homework was my biggest problem,” or turns someone else’s hard day into a comparison contest.This one is about parenting tiny humans, listening without keeping score, validating feelings, and remembering that someone else’s hard thing is still hard, even if yours looks bigger from the outside.I am not here as an expert. I am here as a mom and human still learning right alongside you.00:00 The Sweatshirt I’m Afraid to Stain00:47 When Certain Situations Make Anxiety Louder02:25 Health PTSD, Grief, and Naming What’s Scary04:15 Selling Sunset, Kids Meals, and Life Catch Up05:26 Disney Plans, TikTok Live, and Figuring It Out06:45 Disney Destiny and Dreaming About a Cruise08:50 Disney Studios, Big Goals, and Getting Sick10:56 Canceling a Disney World Invite12:04 Give Yourself Five Minutes to Be Disappointed13:28 Thank God That Wasn’t Mine15:39 Holiday Pressure and Joyful Choices17:45 Tiny Queens, Guests, and Wanting to Be a Mom19:06 Feeling Like You’re Not Doing Enough23:19 The Measuring Stick We Use With Kids26:17 Why Kids’ Problems Are Still Real Problems28:08 Meltdowns, Distress, and Missing Tools30:08 Listening Without Making It About Me32:56 How Keeping Score Shuts Down Communication35:41 Support Each Other Instead of Competing37:06 The Goal for More Consistent Episodes39:15 Adam, Belonging, and Making People Feel Seen40:20 Tiny Humans, Inner Children, and Repair42:51 You Cannot Miss What Is Planned for You
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Maybe You’re Allowed to Need Things Too | After Hours With Amanda Ep. 65
Oct 1000:40:18Tap to summarizeIn this episode, I’m sitting on my closet floor after a very full week and talking through a realization that stopped me in my tracks: sometimes we do not make ourselves small because someone else is being negative. Sometimes we make ourselves small because we keep choosing everyone else, even when we love doing it.I’m talking about motherhood, marriage, anxiety, asking for help, taking up space, and why the oxygen mask is not just so we can help everybody else. It is so we can breathe too.If you have been showing up for everyone but yourself, come sit with me for this one.00:00 Surprise, We’re Doing an Episode00:47 Friday, Baby Jesus, and Imperfect Progress02:17 Life Update: Cheer, School, and Denim and Diamonds04:11 Tiny Queens and Student Council Inauguration05:20 Acid Reflux, Alo Jackets, and Disney Holiday Hopes07:35 Almost Getting a Dog08:04 Missing the Footsie Pajama Stage09:16 Continuing the Dreamer and Sidekick Conversation10:26 The Gift of Being a Constant Friend12:21 Taking Up Space14:24 Marriage, Partnership, and Switching Roles16:50 Movement, Anxiety, and Needing Time for Myself19:16 Choosing Others Until You Disappear22:14 The Cape, the Outfit, and Being Loud Again24:15 Skipping Lunch to Create Peace at Home26:11 The Oxygen Mask Is for You Too32:17 Don’t Let Yourself Make You Small34:53 Letting People Help You37:25 Why Asking for Help Feels So Hard38:36 Closet Floor Wrap Up
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No Princess Stands Alone: The Power of Sidekicks | After Hours With Amanda Ep. 64
Aug 2900:40:07Tap to summarizeIn this episode, I’m sharing the very emotional story of taking the tiny queens to Disney World for World Princess Week, and why the message of “create your own world” hit me so deeply. This one is about Disney magic, motherhood, dreams, sidekicks, grief, gratitude, disappointment, and the reminder that we are not meant to do life in isolation.If you have been feeling discouraged, unseen, or like your dream is taking the long way around, come sit with me. I hope this feels like a little pixie dust for your heart today.00:00 Why I Have Tried to Record This 30 Times02:18 I Took the Tiny Queens to Disney World03:09 Red Eye Flights and BoardWalk Magic05:35 The Pajamas That Brought My Family With Me07:10 Princess Products, Legos, and Sidekick Magic09:23 Animal Kingdom, Pixie Dust, and Starlight Tears12:10 Create Your Own World Is More Than Disney13:07 The Privilege of Being Their Sidekick15:17 Your Sidekick Might Not Be Who You Expected17:20 Parenting Means Preparing Them to Fly20:24 Sidekicks in the Trenches of Growth22:11 Tiana, Disappointment, and Digging Deeper27:19 Your Dream Might Look Different30:11 When the Door Does Not Open Yet38:12 You Are Needed Exactly As You Are
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Is My Communication Conveying My Message | After Hours With Amanda Ep. 63
Jul 21, 202500:40:12Tap to summarizeIn this episode of After Hours With Amanda, I’m catching up on life, Disney World, Nat Geo, the toaster saga, working mom rhythms, and some very exciting Florida news with the tiny queens. Then we get into the heart of it: is your communication actually conveying your message? I talk about a parenting moment that reminded me intent and impact are not always the same, why volume matters, and how I’m trying to build communication for the relationship I want with my girls long term. Start with love. Seek understanding. Do not lose the plot in your passion.00:00 Showing Up However We Can01:18 Life Updates and the Toaster Saga04:13 Gummies, Tahoe, and Catching Up06:15 Disney World Was Its Own Girl09:01 Nat Geo, Animal Kingdom, and Big Dreams12:19 Florida News With the Tiny Queens16:02 Starlight, Girls Trip, and Work Logistics18:28 Podcast Consistency and YouTube Plans20:12 Is Your Communication Conveying Your Message?22:29 Building Communication for the Future25:37 When the Message Gets Missed28:07 Intent, Impact, and Volume32:34 Start With Love, Seek Understanding34:36 Parenting, Partnership, and New Tools38:00 Never Give Up on Yourself or Your Dreams
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27 Hours in LA & The Shift | After Hours With Amanda Ep. 62
Jun 9, 202500:38:34Tap to summarizeIn this episode of After Hours With Amanda, I’m talking about dreams, comparison, Disney, going back to work, content creation, grief, and learning not to discount the chapters just because I have not reached the title of the book yet. I share what it felt like to attend a Disney event in LA, why that weekend felt like a wink from my mom, and how I realized I have been living pieces of dreams I used to have. If you are in the middle of your own story, I hope this reminds you that the chapter still counts.00:00 Truly After Hours Tonight00:20 Rainbow Connection and My Mom02:05 I Forgot the Cheer Party03:25 Controlling the Controllable05:19 The Disney Event Was Bigger Than I Realized07:20 TGI Fridays, CVS, and Forgotten Underwear09:38 Seeing the F1 Car11:46 Walking Into the Event With Zero Chill13:19 Disney Store, Sweatshirts, and Pop Ups16:37 Taco Bell and Late Night Editing17:15 The Dream Inside the Journey19:05 The Book Title and the Chapters20:28 Busyness, Trauma, and Strengths23:31 Savoring the Wins on the Way25:16 There Is No Story Without the Prequel28:15 The Michael Kors Bag and My Mom32:24 Living in a Dream I Used to Have35:37 Do Not Compare Your Chapter37:00 We Cannot Do It All38:10 If No One Has Told You Lately
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Apr 4, 202500:38:19Tap to summarizeHey besties! We definitely kicked it old school since the camera wasn't working but being back on the closet floor was the best and spoiler alert the chicken pot pie was 100/10. In today's episode we dive into the idea that sometimes walking away and proving nothing is the move. Maybe our energy doesn't need to be spent convincing others and instead spent on what we love and enjoy!
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EP. 60: Step Out of the Shadow of Who You Were & Into the Light of Who You've Become
Mar 21, 202500:43:47Tap to summarizeSo often when it comes to making decisions we are plagued with the desire to make the "right decision" or we are haunted by the guilt afterwards. It's time to step out of the shadow of who we were and stepping into the Light of who we've become.
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