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What a beautiful conversation. It felt so powerful and yet so gentle, a combination that I imagine is borne of experiencing life fully in all its joy and tragedy. I will have to listen again because in this first time around I just let it wash over me, and I also feel like I wasn’t ready to let certain bits all the way in. Even now, having just finished listening, I feel myself on the verge of tears without knowing why. Thank you both so much. What a gift.

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Thank you so much, Jamie. I really feel like something shifted cosmically for me after our conversation. I'm really excited for all that Anna is doing and for what you're doing as well. When things resonate like this across literal oceans, that's such a wonderful message / sign to me.

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I am still feeling my way into what I’m doing with Inner Wilderness Unlimited, but I wholeheartedly agree that it feels like an encouraging message to sense the resonance in other people’s words. 💜

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I’m so glad this touched you ❤️✨ we were quite emotional when recording it, and after. It hit us unexpectedly. Amanda has such a beautiful way of telling a story and some of the phrases she said I have written in my diary and keep coming back to. Thank you for being there with us ✨

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Such a great conversation. Amanda, I loved getting to know this side of you a bit through your words.

I don’t talk about burnout much, maybe because I still haven’t fully gone back to revisit my own breaking point.

Having said that, there’s a reason my first published piece here is titled “It All Started With A Panic Attack” (spoiler, I think in hindsight it was a meltdown…)

Thank you for this conversation! I look forward to reading / listening more.

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I’m so glad you enjoyed it Hanna. I remember my first panic attack, I was about 12 I think. It shapes us in a way we don’t realise until much later on. Although the experience of panic attacks were debilitating for me at different times in my life, it became a real teacher in the end.

Amanda is brilliant isn’t she? I hope you enjoy the series, all the guests are just wonderful. They all give Phoenix rising from the flames energy. It’s epic 🐦‍🔥

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Wow, what a wonderful, insightful and powerful conversation! 👍🥰 Amanda, thank you for being so honest and daring to be vulnerable ❤️ Anna, thank you for being so open, empathic and just an all round fantastic podcast host... Truly brilliant! 👏🤩

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Thank you so much Eva, I loved this conversation so much, Amanda is just brilliant. I really am thrilled you loved it.

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Thank you for such an interesting and vulnerable episode. I do think science is catching up - I use polyvagal theory in my work to help people understand who nature and connection regulates the NS and I find that my clients come on board when they have this narrative. I do think the dismissive 'woo-woo' label for this stuff is starting to shift.

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I really hope so. The research around the impact is fascinating. I hope we get to a point where we feel confident enough to intuitively feel into what’s right for our bodies and I think that requires a change in the narrative on how we view different practices. The shift is on its way!

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"The Earth is always trying to heal us." YES! What a perfect way to say it, Amanda. Thanks for hearing all the ways Earth speaks to us, and for alchemizing into such a beautiful thought. Honored to get a mention in this beautiful conversation, and I welcome anyone interested to come check out Nature :: Spirit. https://priscillastuckey.substack.com/

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I’m so glad Amanda has sent me you way, the earth is always healing us, so so beautiful ✨

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Anna, your story of the yew tree is very moving. Thanks for sharing it.

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You are welcome, I’m glad. Thank you so much for listening Priscilla and for your amazing substack! ✨❤️

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You are so welcome Claire. One of the hardest things I found about burnout was all the habits that were ingrained within me, even when I took a break from work I still found myself trying to do a million activities. This January I have remained relatively still, I told myself I could only mono-task, just one activity at a time, and the stillness has brought such healing. I always find sunrises are excellent medicine. Sending you love xx

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