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October 7, 2025
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Ep 68: Dr. Amy Johnson on Accessing the Essence of Experience

Episode summary:

Who are the influential people who are shaping your lens right now? 

For this episode Jen got to sit down with one of the people that’s been shaping her lens recently. Dr. Amy Johnson joins Jen to talk about the power of experiencing our world through more than just our thoughts by stepping back to access the true essence of your experience. 

Earlier this year, Jen attended one of Amy’s silent retreats (check out the episode!) and it transformed the way that she relates to her own thoughts and accesses her own stillness. Amy takes us through the benefits of silence and what to expect on a silent retreat. She has two retreats planned for 2026 if this resonates with you. 

Amy Roberts Bio

Amy Johnson, PhD is a psychologist, coach, author, and speaker who shares a groundbreaking new approach that helps people find lasting freedom from unwanted habits, anxiety, and self-doubt via insight rather than willpower. 

She is the author of Being Human, The Little Book of Big Change: The No-Willpower Approach to Breaking Any Habit, and Just a Thought: A No-Willpower Approach to End Self-Doubt and Make Peace with Your Mind. In 2017 she opened The Little School of Big Change, an online school that has helped thousands of people find freedom from anxiety and habits and live a more peaceful life.

Amy also shares the no-willpower approach in her top-rated podcast, Changeable, and she’s trained over 70 coaches in her Change Coach Training Program. She has been a regularly featured expert on The Steve Harvey Show and Oprah.com, as well as in The Wall Street Journal and Self magazine.

Favorite Quotes:

“When we feel like ‘I’m this solid me with this past and that future’ … it just feels like there’s a heaviness around that.” – Dr. Amy

“There is so much attention that goes into thought. If that much attention is absorbed into that, it’s our reality” – Dr. Amy 

“What’s real and here and fundamental before everything else comes and goes?” - Dr. Amy 

Resources 

Jen's Instagram
Jen's Substack
McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Instagram
McDaniel Nutrition Therapy Website
Past Podcast Episodes
Book: Awake (Angelo DiLullo)
Salvadore Poe
Dr. Amy Johnson’s Website
Changeable Podcast

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