In this grounded and empowering episode of the ASQ Podcast, Dr. Jessie sits down with Dr. Amanda Adkins board-certified physician, lifestyle medicine expert, and founder of DrAmandaMD.com for a heartfelt conversation about identity, discipline, faith, and redefining what it truly means to heal.
From a small-town upbringing in Anderson to becoming a physician determined at just 12 years old, Dr. Amanda shares her journey through family, faith, medicine, and personal transformation.
• Growing up as the quiet youngest sister in a loud, loving blended family
• Watching her teenage parents build a life—and later divorce—after 20+ years
• Choosing medicine before she even entered high school
• Transferring colleges after realizing her first path wouldn’t lead to medical school
• Crying through medical school while refusing to quit
• Losing her grandfather—the man who inspired her dream—just before finishing residency
• Moving across the country for love and building a new life in California
What carried her through wasn’t just ambition.
• What it means to honor your 12-year-old dream self
• The difference between being forced into a path vs. choosing it
• How hardship builds confidence you don’t recognize until later
• The emotional reality of medical school and residency
• Finding your voice as an introvert
• Moving from prescription-based care to root-cause healing
• Faith, mindset, and behavioral change in lifestyle medicine
• Why “just do it” doesn’t work—and what actually does
After years practicing internal medicine, Dr. Amanda discovered something missing.
Patients didn’t just want prescriptions.
They wanted transformation.
Now as a lifestyle medicine physician, she helps women reverse high blood pressure, prevent diabetes, and reclaim their health through six powerful pillars:
• Nutrition
• Movement
• Sleep
• Stress reduction
• Social connection
• Eliminating toxic habits
This episode is for anyone who:
• Feels stuck in unhealthy patterns
• Is tired of prescriptions without real solutions
• Wants to prevent chronic illness instead of managing it
• Struggles with consistency and discipline
• Is trying to reconnect physical health with spiritual health
• Knows they’re capable of more—but needs support getting there
Dr. Amanda’s story isn’t just about becoming a doctor.
It’s about becoming the woman brave enough to use her voice.
Connect with Dr. Amanda Adkins:
🔹Website: https://www.dramandamd.com/
🔹Twitter: https://x.com/dramandaadkins
🔹Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dramandaadkins#
🔹Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dramandaadkins
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