From Mormon Mom to Spiritual Awakening Leader

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Living Your Legacy

Episode: From Mormon Mom to Spiritual Awakening Leader
Host: Kira Brinton (featured on Rudy Mawer’s podcast feed)
Guest: Amanda Joy Loveland
Release Date: May 7, 2026

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Episode Overview

This heartfelt episode explores the transformative journey of Amanda Joy Loveland—author, spiritual teacher, and founder of the Ashes Bloom ecosystem. In a candid conversation with host Kira Brinton, Amanda shares her move from a traditional Mormon upbringing to becoming a leader in spiritual awakening, highlighting the power of channeling, overcoming personal hardship, and embracing one’s authentic path. The episode digs into themes of friendship, creative collaboration, and the impact of following intuitive callings, especially through the shared experience of writing Amanda’s forthcoming book, Weavers of the New Earth.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Origins of Collaboration & Friendship

• Meeting Each Other ([02:08] - [03:10])
  • Amanda and Kira met through a mutual friend, Katie Jo.
  • Their connection deepened through book projects and co-hosting a transformative retreat:

    “That weekend, we both saw that our marriages were ending and we're running an event. You were like, in the background going, holy shit, I think my marriage is ending. It was like, truth lasered through on that retreat.” — Kira Brinton [03:36]

Amanda's Purpose and Work

• Defining ‘What I Do’ ([02:28] - [02:40])
  • Amanda self-identifies as an ‘activator’:

    “I help people remember who they are and help them come back home.” — Amanda Joy Loveland [02:32]

  • Her work is focused on guiding others through personal transformation and spiritual awakening.

Navigating Personal Crisis and Transformation

• Retreat Experience and Life Changes ([03:16] - [03:36])
  • Both Amanda and Kira experienced personal crises during their collaborative work, with Amanda discovering her husband’s infidelity while co-leading a retreat.
  • This period served as a catalyst for deep transformation for both.

The Kauai Book Channeling Experience

• The Journey to Weavers of the New Earth ([04:14] - [06:53])
  • Amanda shares how the idea for the new book arrived through spiritual channeling, initially sparking doubt and awe:

    “...these beings... came in and said, we want you to write a book... And I'm like, there is no, there's no way. I'm not going to do this.” — Amanda [04:44]

  • Kauai served as a profound backdrop, amplifying the spiritual and creative energies during the writing retreat.
  • Both Amanda and Kira highlight the challenges and rewards of channeling the book’s content:

    "This book has broken me... I don't know if I'm qualified to do this." — Kira Brinton and Amanda Joy Loveland ([06:07] - [06:27])

Memorable Channelings and Core Messages

• Central Quote from the Book ([00:04], repeated [04:54])

  • The core phrase that emerged during this work:

    “You worship the saviors outside of you, but you sacrifice the one inside.” — Amanda (channeling, [00:04]/[04:54])

  • This speaks to reclaiming inner divinity and self-trust, a recurring episode theme.

• “Full Send” Ethos ([06:31] - [06:53])

  • Kira shares a pivotal mindset shift:

    “Well, we're gonna die anyways, so might as well just full send.” ([06:31] - [06:53])

  • This became a personal and professional mantra post-Kauai retreat, defining their creative output since.

Announcing the New Book

• Book Title and Themes ([07:13] - [07:21])
  • Amanda introduces the new book:

    “Weavers of the New Earth. The Remember. Reemergence. The Reemergence.” — Amanda Joy Loveland [07:18]

  • The book is expected to be published at the time of the episode’s airing.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “[The book] started speaking to me a couple years ago and I had these, these beings… said, we want you to write a book and we're going to… You need to channel this book. And I'm like, there is no way. I’m not going to do this.” — Amanda Joy Loveland [04:43]
• “You worship the saviors outside of you, but you sacrifice the one inside.” — Amanda Joy Loveland (channeling, [00:04] / [04:54])
• “That weekend, we both saw that our marriages were ending and we're running an event. It was like, truth lasered through on that retreat.” — Kira Brinton [03:36]
• “This book has broken me… I don't know if I'm qualified to do this.” — Kira Brinton and Amanda Joy Loveland [06:07]
• “Well, we're gonna die anyways, so might as well just full send.” — Channeling, quoted by Kira Brinton [06:31]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Powerful channeling phrase/Intro theme: [00:04], [04:54]
• Amanda describes her mission: [02:32]
• Life-changing retreat & personal crises: [03:16] - [03:36]
• How Weavers of the New Earth was channeled: [04:14] - [06:53]
• Core quote from the upcoming book: [04:54]
• “Full send” mindset and major breakthrough: [06:31] - [06:53]
• Amanda announces book title and upcoming release: [07:13] - [07:21]

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Tone & Takeaways

The conversation is deeply personal, filled with mutual respect, humor, and vulnerability. The honest storytelling around endings and new creative beginnings invites any listener—especially women navigating life shifts or spiritual seekers—to consider their own inner wisdom and the power of boldly pursuing their purpose. Amanda’s journey and her collaboration with Kira ultimately serve as an invitation: to honor one’s intuition, forge authentic collaborations, and “full send” towards one’s calling, no matter how daunting or unconventional.

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Transcript

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

One of the phrases, I guess I'm supposed to say it here, that keeps coming, that you and I channeled together.

[Kira Brinton]

Yeah.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

Was in this book that's Weavers of the new Earth and it's about the new earth coming into being. There is this phrase that was so poignant and so powerful is that they said you worship the saviors outside of you, but you sacrifice the one inside. There's so many of these, like, full, just power things that you and I got to bring forward and that still. Still coming forward.

[Kira Brinton]

Yeah.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

That was just. I mean, all these experiences with you have been life changing.

[Narrator/Host Introduction]

Amanda Joy Loveland is a spiritual teacher, best selling author and shamanic guide, and the founder of the Ashes bloom ecosystem, known for helping individuals navigate grief, identity shifts, spiritual awakening, and divine embodiment.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

This book started speaking to me a couple years ago and I had these, these beings which, like, when they first came through, I'm like, how am I going to tell people that these beings came in and said, we want you to write a book and we're going to. You need to channel this book. And I'm like, there is no, there's no way. I'm not going to do this. And then it's like two years later,

[Podcast Intro/Outro Voice]

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[Kira Brinton]

Welcome back to my season of legacy makers. My name is Kira Brinton and today I am so, so lucky and honored to have the beautiful Amanda Joy Loveland with me. Amanda, welcome.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

Hello.

[Kira Brinton]

I don't even know where to begin with us. I know, right?

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

Like, but in the beginning.

[Kira Brinton]

Of course, but in the beginning. So how did we meet?

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

Oh, do you remember Katie.

[Kira Brinton]

Katie Joe. And that's why when I was grounding you in and I had my sacred bowl, all the memories came because I got my bowl from Katie Joe.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

Oh, the little.

[Kira Brinton]

Oh, my gosh. Amazing. So let's tell everyone who you are.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

Well, I'm Amanda Joy Loveland. What else do you want to know?

[Kira Brinton]

Maybe a little bit about what you do.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

I am a. Oh, my gosh. What I do. I always feel like this is a loaded question.

[Kira Brinton]

Yeah.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

I never know how to answer this question. I know, but I'm an activator and I help people remember who they Are and help them come back home.

[Kira Brinton]

Yeah, you do. And one thing our journey actually activated in. Did I help you write a book first?

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

I had written a book. I had written and published my first book, and I didn't know that I had another one in me. And then Katie Jo had posted something about, I have this publisher coming, and I'm like, oh, crap, I'm supposed to be there. Yeah. And so I think I remember when you came in, I was like, shit, I'm supposed to write another book. Like. And I think that's my person. Yeah.

[Kira Brinton]

Okay. So that's how we got to know each other.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

Yeah. So my first leaving Religion book was with you. Then we've had quite the other.

[Kira Brinton]

And then we started doing. We did a retreat together, which changed both of our lives. That was like. I mean, I don't know.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

That was on the hills of. Like, I was going through. I just found out my husband cheated. Like, it was a. And then there was different dynamics that, like, that was a. Yeah.

[Kira Brinton]

That weekend, we both saw that our marriages were ending and we're running an event. You were like, in the background going, holy shit, I think my marriage is ending. It was like, truth lasered through on that retreat. It changed my life. And then you've just been such a great friend and supporter in my work. And now I'm so honored that you're in the master's program and that you're here with me in Legacy. And then you're on Riders island season two, writing your next book. Oh, also, we just went to Kauai. How did I forget?

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

I know. Don't forget. Well, we got the Threads of Light book, the Weavers book. Oh, my gosh.

[Kira Brinton]

Talk about Kauai for a minute. So Kawhi is one of the locations I take authors to to write their books. And she went on a book adventure with me in January. I laugh because helping you channel that book was. That one pushed me more than any book I've ever helped someone channel.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

Well, what I love is that you and I have a friendship.

[Kira Brinton]

Yeah.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

So it was like, there's that. Because if you remember correctly, this book. This book started speaking to me a couple years ago, and I had these. Oh, these beings. Which, like, when they first came through, I'm like, how am I going to tell people that these beings came in and said, we want you to write a book, and we're going to. You need to channel this book. And I'm like, there is no. There's no way. I'm not going to do this. And then it's like two years later, sitting at Yin on fire, I'm like, oh, crap. Okay, Kira, I'm ready. And that's when it went to Kauai. And then stepping off the airplane, there was something so deep in that land. And then stepping in the space with you and the energy too, like, that you bring. Like when we channel together. I mean, I know with anyone, but when we channel together. Yeah. Holy shit. And one of the phrases I guess I'm supposed to say here that keeps coming that you and I channeled together was in this book that's Weavers of the New Earth and it's about the new Earth coming into being. There is this phrase that was so poignant and so powerful is that they said you worship the saviors outside of you, but you sacrifice the one inside. And it was so, like. It was so, like. There's so many of these, like, full just power things that you and I got to bring forward. And that's still coming forward. Yeah, that was just. I mean, all these experiences with you have been life changing. So I freaking love it.

[Kira Brinton]

I know. I just remember.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

Yes.

[Kira Brinton]

I remember you had this beautiful room that overlooked. We had this house on like this cliff in Kauai and it looked over the land. And I remember sitting in our little window space and I had my hoodie over my head and I was all, this one's too hard. Like, this book has broken me.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

I don't know if I'm qualified to do this. That's how we both were. Like, what is happening?

[Kira Brinton]

And then that woke up this excitement. Like, oh my gosh, we get to bring this book to the world. And this. And this phrase came in during your channeling and I've lived by it ever since. And it was like, well, we're gonna die anyways, so might as well just full send. And it was like. And then like my whole life since that moment has been like this.

[Podcast Intro/Outro Voice]

Hold on.

[Kira Brinton]

It's like full send.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

You gotta put your arms up while you go on the right.

[Kira Brinton]

Oh, my gosh.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

Oh my gosh.

[Kira Brinton]

Like, it has been full send since Kawaii. Yeah, I just put that together. Yeah. Damn, girl. This book. So you guys are gonna love her episode. You're gonna love the book that is going to be published probably by the time you see her episode. So what is this one?

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

Oh, it will be done by then.

[Kira Brinton]

What is. What is the name of this one?

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

Weavers of the New Earth.

[Kira Brinton]

Weavers of the New.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

The Remember. Reemergence. The Reemergence.

[Kira Brinton]

So good. You guys are gonna want all of it. All of it. All of it. Watch her. And Legacy. Watch her. Writer's island, my friend. This is just the beginning.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

Yeah, it is.

[Kira Brinton]

All right.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

I love working with you.

[Kira Brinton]

Thank you.

[Amanda Joy Loveland]

Thanks.

[Kira Brinton]

Thank you. Thank you. And thank you for being here with us. And I'll see you next time on Legacy Bakers.