Human Amplified

Tia Coffey, a life coach, operations consultant, and mom of three, joins us for a powerful and vulnerable conversation on what it means to untangle your identity from high-control religion.

As a former evangelical Christian, Tia shares the deeply personal story of deconstructing her faith while navigating a toxic marriage, suicidal ideation, and the challenge of reclaiming her intuition, worth, and self-love.

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In this powerful episode, we sit down with Matt Anderson, a communications consultant, political strategist, and co-founder of Fortify Communications. 

From college newspaper revolutionist to Tennessee political insider, Matt shares his unique perspective on where democracy stands today, the growing threats to civil rights, and how everyday citizens can reclaim power in the face of political aggression.

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In this episode of Human Amplified, we welcome Pat Embry, a longtime Nashville journalist who has held roles as an editor at the Nashville Banner and The Tennessean, director of the John Siegenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies at MTSU, and communications director for the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. 

With nearly 50 years in journalism, Pat has witnessed the industry evolve from print to digital, seen media ownership impact editorial stances, and observed the growing difficulty in distinguishing truth from propaganda.

Pat reflects on his career and emphasizes the significance of responsible reporting and critical thinking in navigating today’s polarized media. Our conversation underscores the vital importance of a free press in shaping informed citizens and a resilient democracy.

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Today, we’re talking to guest Katie Jensen, of Franklin, TN. She’s first and foremost a mom and wife, but she’s also a NASM certified personal trainer, nutrition coach, and travel planner. With everything she does, she loves empowering people to find happiness and confidence through healthy lifestyles that feel good.

She’s here today to help us wind up Human Amplified season 5 with ways to incorporate more fun, laughter, and play into your life. Spoiler alert: a lot of this involves how you prioritize, approach, and look at your relationships with other people. 

We talk about the importance of laughter and fun, changing what you can while accepting what you can’t, the importance of knowing you’re not alone, giving yourself permission to play, even when life is hard, how to create authentic bonds instead of trauma bonds, processing hard emotions while trying to remain positive, and staying motivated to keep moving forward. 

This episode is really about finding the silver linings, purposefully changing your attitude no matter what your situation is, and being resilient.  

Katie is not only great at this professionally, but she gets really honest with us about the realities of living with her daughter who was born with a traumatic brain injury and cerebral palsy, among other life-long diagnoses. Katie has five children all together.

So the conversation today comes from the lens of how much Katie loves and dedicates herself to her family and the lessons she’s learned from those experiences that translate into how she approaches happiness, joy, and having fun.

I’m so excited for the perspective-changing tips you’ll get from this episode — and hope that after you’ve listened, you can take life a little less seriously. Just what we need to end the season that has traversed the depths of identity and self realization.

Thanks for listening all season. Thanks for listening today. And, we’ll see you back in the podcast apps soon.

Now, let’s dive in.

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There’s often a gap between what you say you want and what you actually do.

In this conversation, Adelajda Child, a PSYCH-K instructor, unpacks what sits underneath that gap. Subconscious beliefs formed early on, stored experiences, and patterns that continue to influence behavior long after you think you’ve outgrown them.

We explore the difference between conscious thinking and subconscious programming, why logic and intuition don’t always agree, and what it actually looks like to change a belief instead of just trying to think differently.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything right but still not getting the result you want, this conversation offers a clearer way to understand what might be underneath it.

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Today, we're talking to Kirby Fling. He’s a computer science guy turned trauma-informed relationship coach and Founder of his signature program, the Two Mind Method. He focuses on healing attachment wounds and preventing them in the first place. And while the topic at hand may seem heavy, this was such a fun conversation. You’ll walk away from it knowing how to approach relationships in healthier ways and how to take responsibility for your own emotions, beliefs, and actions in a way that's healing and safe to your inner child and therefore, your external relationships as well.

In today’s episode, we talk about how hypervigilance and intuition are connected, how to know if you can trust your intuition, the predictability of attachment wounds, how attachment impacts everything in life, how sleep and trauma play in, the five pillars of attachment, the enemies of healing, changing attachment styles, green and red flags in a relationship, and so much more. 

Kirby is currently in Bali, Indonesia teaching what we’ll be talking about in today’s episode. He’ll be hosting a retreat on the beach in Bali in November — omg, doesn’t that sound amazing— and he also does 1 on 1 coaching in person and virtually.

I love the interviews, and I mean love, that turn into real conversations where the guest pauses to think and digs deep within themselves to find the real answer, and then we’re both thinking deeply and philosophically about the topic at hand. That’s when ish gets really real. Genuine. Authentic. Honest. This is one of those episodes. So, get ready to do some thinking and digging with us.

And a quick heads up: there was a tiny bit of lag on our call, so we do talk over one another a few times, which doesn’t normally happen here on Human Amplified — but its minimal. 

So, let’s dive in.

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For a lot of people, disconnection doesn’t feel dramatic. It feels normal.

You go through your day. You handle what’s in front of you. You react, move on, and keep going. Over time, you stop noticing what your body is telling you, or you notice it and learn not to trust it.

Renee Watkins, a yoga instructor and doula, talks about what that disconnection actually looks like in real life, from everyday stress to labor and delivery. She shares why learning to pay attention again isn’t abstract work, it’s practical.

We get into how trauma shows up physically, why breath is often the first place people regain control, and what it means to advocate for your body in moments where it matters most.

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For much of her life, Courtenay “Coco” Rogers moved through the world driven by fear, pressure, and the need to hold everything together. Her decisions, relationships, and sense of identity were shaped by external expectations and a constant effort to stay in control.

Over time, that way of living became harder to maintain. Letting go of alcohol, navigating a mental health crisis within her family, and confronting long-standing anxiety forced her to take a closer look at how she was showing up in her own life.

In this conversation, Courtenay shares what it looked like to slow down, examine her patterns, and begin the process of rebuilding trust in herself. Not through quick fixes, but through small, consistent changes that reshaped how she responded to fear, uncertainty, and the need for control.

We explore how self-trust develops over time, the role of intuition and self-awareness, and why learning to trust yourself often starts with letting go of who you thought you needed to be.

Long before most people start questioning their behavior, patterns are already in place.

They’re shaped by early experiences, reinforced over time, and repeated in ways that can feel confusing or frustrating when they show up in relationships, work, or everyday decisions.

In this episode, Micky ScottBey Jones, coach and facilitator, shares how the Enneagram can be used as a framework for understanding those patterns without reducing people to labels or types. Her work centers on accompaniment, walking alongside people as they begin to see how their internal strategies developed and why they continue to repeat.

We explore how emotional patterns form, why change often feels more difficult than expected, and what it looks like to work with your patterns instead of against them.

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Before feeling stuck became something people tried to solve, it was just part of how life unfolded.

In this episode, Kourtney Brownlow, business owner and mentor, shares how her understanding of motivation and mindset was shaped through experience. Building a business without a roadmap. Parenting four kids. Adopting her son and navigating the unexpected challenge of learning how to communicate in a completely new way.

We explore why people get stuck even when they want to move forward, what actually drives follow-through, and how discipline, accountability, and small, repeatable actions create momentum over time. Kourtney also unpacks the tension between negative and positive mindsets, and why learning to respond, not avoid, is what leads to real growth.

If you’ve ever found yourself avoiding what matters, struggling to stay consistent, or wondering why motivation comes and goes, this conversation offers a more grounded way to think about progress.

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