Awakening Together

Andy and Amanda podcast from a beautiful AirBnB in Erin, ON and discuss how things have changed through the generations. The changing cultural values and expectations and the pressures to just keep up!

Andy and Amanda podcast from a beautiful AirBnB in Erin, ON and discuss how things have changed through the generations. The changing cultural values and expectations and the pressures to just keep up!

Andy & Amanda discuss the lingering feelings after living through two years of a pandemic; frustration, fatigue, and general burnout. Here are their ideas on how to get out of that state and move into the next phase of life with inspiration, motivation and enthusiasm.

Part 1: Andy & Amanda discuss the things that have happened to the world over the last 2 years and beyond. Have these changes actually caused far more harm than good? They talk about how changes are made in the eyes of fear to try to limit risk, but ultimately, the changes have long-lasting negative impacts we didn't necessarily account for. What is this world our children are growing up in and how do we get back to where we were before?!

Andy and Amanda talk about how life can throw curveballs we weren't prepared for, and it can cause us to stop, reflect and question everything. Crossroads in life can be scary, but they are necessary and happen for a reason. So how can we reframe our mindsets and continue to look forward rather than stressing over what has gone wrong? Listen to find out!

Andy and Amanda talk about different things that make people scared. From small things to bigger things, they get personal and honest about the things many of us get worried about. They discuss how our fears can affect our relationships, our careers, and our lives and how we can learn to understand our own fears and not have them control us as much.

Andy and Amanda talk about how losing a loved one can lead you to try to connect in ways you may have never thought possible. They discuss the idea of gut feels, images, dreams, genetic connections, and voices or sounds that can all help to remind you of the person you lost. Despite faith, we all have a desire to believe there is more to this life than meets the eye, especially when someone we love is no longer with us. Lean into those thoughts and explore them as Andy and Amanda do with their own losses each day.

Amanda interviews Andy about how it has been for him to grow up as a male in a world that urges men to suppress emotion, affection, and vulnerability. They continue to talk about the things that can hinder or help a man to develop these aspects as well as why they are important to connecting meaningfully with other people.

Andy and Amanda talk about how everyone has some degree of anxiety or anxious feelings. They use the analogy of a mosquito flying around your head to help explain how it can affect us all differently. They discuss the things we can do for ourselves and our kids to best fight those mosquitos (anxiety or anxious thoughts) and live our happiest lives.