So many women tell the same quiet story: "I'm fine. I'm grateful. I'm doing it all." And yet… There's a glass of wine waiting every evening just to soften the edges enough to keep going.

In this week's episode of Things Your Mother Never Told You, I sit down with Colleen Freeland, the woman redefining what sobriety means for high-achieving, overwhelmed women. Her work is not about labels or lifelong abstinence. It's about emotional sobriety - the art of living without the chaos, pressure, and self-abandonment that make us reach outside ourselves for relief.

Colleen brings a radically compassionate perspective: Most women don't have drinking problems. They have disconnection problems.

Inside this conversation, we explore:

• Why Type A, hyper-capable women often use alcohol as a bridge to survive the life they've built.

• How emotional numbing becomes a default for women who never learned to feel their own needs.

• Why shame-based sobriety models can backfire - and what actually creates lasting change.

• The truth about "mommy wine culture" and the billion-dollar industry marketing alcohol as self-care.

• How creating small, honest moments of pleasure and regulation can begin to untangle long-held patterns.

• What happens when a woman finally tells the truth: I'm not okay, and I can't keep living this way.

• The real reason midlife becomes a turning point, and why so many women "wake up" during these years.

This episode is an invitation to pause. To listen inward. To meet the woman you've been overriding for far too long.

If something in this conversation lands in your body - share it with someone who needs to hear it.

Your revolution begins within.

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Connect with Colleen Freeland: https://www.instagram.com/thehangoverwhisperer/ https://emotionalsobrietycoaching.com/

Most of us were taught some version of the same story: Good women are modest. Quiet. Selfless. Desire is dangerous. Pleasure is suspicious.

But that story is not holy. It is a tool of control.

In this conversation, I sit down with my dear friend Dr. Kimberly Rose Pendleton - intimacy scholar, coach, and former evangelical insider - to talk about how purity culture, patriarchy, and religion have shaped our bodies, our bedrooms, our marriages, and our sense of worth as women.

We speak about the heartbreak of watching purity culture move from private dogma into national policy...while raising daughters in the midst of it. And we name something I see every day in my work: women who are exhausted from doing it all, flirting with "trad wife" fantasies, simply because they're desperate for one place to finally surrender.

Inside this episode, we explore:

• How purity culture quietly trains women to disconnect from their bodies, their desire, and their pleasure.
• Why so many powerful women secretly fantasize about being dominated - and what's really underneath those fantasies.
• The rise of "trad wife" culture and the hidden longing for safety and rest that makes it so seductive.
• How to hold both: being a woman in her full power and having a place to soften, lean back, and be cherished.
• What happens in our marriages when we stop dimming, start telling the truth, and allow our identities to expand.
• Why your pleasure is not frivolous - it is a form of spiritual and political rebellion that liberates everyone, including the men you love.

This conversation is for the woman who feels a million miles away from her own body...the woman who is quietly wondering, "Is it selfish to want more?"

It is not selfish. It is your birthright.

If this episode stirs something within you, share it with another woman who is ready to step out of martyrdom and into her own aliveness.

And if you are ready to remember who you've always been - to reclaim your desire, your voice, and your pleasure - join me at MAGNETIC in Phoenix, December 5-6. The revolution begins within.

Connect with Dr. Amanda on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/midlife.muse/

Connect with Dr. Kimberly Rose Pendleton: https://www.instagram.com/drkimberlyrosependleton/ https://www.kimberlyrosependleton.com

Join the Movement at MAGNETIC in Phoenix – December 5–6 http://www.amandahanson.com/magnetic

For generations, women have been taught to quiet themselves in love - to shrink, to compromise, to hold the emotional weight of the relationship while asking for so little in return.

But something is changing.

In this episode, I sit with my daughter Ava, and with the man she chose, Chris, and together we step into a conversation that feels less like an interview and more like a blessing. What they are building together is not naïve young love - it is intentional, emotionally intelligent, a deeply human partnership.

What unfolds in this conversation is not perfection. It is evolution. It is a story of a young woman who would not abandon her truth, and a young man who chose to rise and meet her. A story of the next generation doing what so many before them could not: building a relationship from intention rather than inheritance.

Inside this episode, we explore:

• What happens when a young woman refuses to abandon her values in order to be loved.
• What it looks like when a man chooses curiosity over defensiveness - and growth over comfort.
• The importance of accountability, communication, and repair in healthy partnership.
• How generational healing happens through the relationships our children create.
• The power of raising boys - and men - to listen, witness, and emotionally attune.
• Why the next generation of love demands emotional intelligence, not perfection.

This is not just a relationship conversation. It is a generational conversation. It is a window into what becomes possible when daughters are raised to honor themselves, and when sons are encouraged to feel deeply rather than armor up. It is the embodiment of the evolution so many of us have prayed for.

It is proof that the next generation is not waiting for change.

They are creating it.

If this episode moves you, share it with your daughters, your sons, your partners, or the people in your life who are crafting their own path in love.

And if you are ready to deepen into your own becoming - to soften, awaken, and rise - join me at MAGNETIC in Phoenix, December 5–6.

The next generation is rising. Let us rise with them.

Connect with Dr. Amanda on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/midlife.muse/

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For too long, women have been told that good mothering means perfection - tidy homes, obedient children, unshakable patience. But perfection is a prison. What our children truly need is our presence.

In this conversation, I sit down with Dr. Shefali Tsabary, clinical psychologist, best-selling author, and the woman who shattered the myth of the "perfect mother." Through her pioneering work in conscious parenting she has given women permission to break generational patterns, to stop parenting from fear, and to finally turn inward - toward their own healing.

Dr. Shefali reminds us that parenting is not about control, it is about connection; that our children are not ours to mold, but mirrors showing us where we are still unhealed.

Inside this episode, we explore:

• The radical truth that our children don't need perfect mothers - they need conscious ones.

• How to dissolve the guilt, martyrdom, and self-betrayal that women have been conditioned to carry.

• Why healing our own wounds is the greatest gift we can give the next generation.

• The epidemic of disconnection among our boys - and how mothers can help bring them back to life.

• The urgent need for the matriarchal voice - for women to lead not like men, but as mothers of the world.

This conversation is a mirror - one that invites you to look tenderly and honestly at yourself. It is a reminder that true liberation is not a battle cry, it's a homecoming.

If this episode stirs something within you, share it with another woman ready to step out of perfection and into presence. And if you're ready to remember who you've always been - to soften, awaken, and rise - join me at MAGNETIC in Phoenix, December 5–6.

The revolution begins within.

Connect with Dr. Amanda on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/midlife.muse/

Connect with Dr. Shefali Tsabary https://www.instagram.com/doctorshefali/ https://www.drshefali.com

Join the Movement at MAGNETIC in Phoenix – December 5–6 http://www.amandahanson.com/magnetic

For centuries, women were taught that the sacred lived outside of us - in churches, in scriptures, in the hands of men who told us how to pray.

But there was a time before that. A time when women gathered in circles, when our emotions were seen as holy, our bodies as sacred, and our desires as divine.

In this conversation, I sit down with Sarah Jenks, ordained priestess and co-founder of The Living Temple, a woman who has remembered what was once ours and is bringing it back to life.

Sarah once had everything she was told she should want: marriage, success, motherhood - and yet felt empty inside. The moment she stepped into her first women's ceremony, her body remembered something ancient. And from that remembering, her true life began.

Inside this episode, we explore:

• The moment Sarah stopped living by the patriarchy's checklist and began living from her soul.

• How ceremony and sisterhood are not "woo" - they're ancient medicine.

• The deep conditioning that keeps women small, silent, and disconnected from themselves.

• That equality inside the home is the next frontier of women's liberation.

• Why reclaiming the sacred feminine is not rebellion - it's remembrance.

This conversation is an invitation to bring the holy back into your daily life. To find the divine in the chaos, the beauty in the ordinary, and the power that's always been yours.

If this episode stirs something in you, share it with another woman ready to come home to herself.

And if you're ready to experience this work in person - to gather, release, and rise - join me at MAGNETIC in Phoenix, December 5–6.

Your remembrance begins now.

Connect with Dr. Amanda on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/midlife.muse/

Connect with Sarah Jenks https://www.instagram.com/sarahjenks/ https://www.sarahjenks.com

Join the Movement at MAGNETIC in Phoenix – December 5th & 6th http://www.amandahanson.com/magnetic

For so many women, the story begins the same way: waiting to be chosen, waiting to be loved, waiting for someone to see our worth. We were raised on fairy tales written by men - tales where our value was confirmed only through someone else's gaze.

In this episode, I explore one of the most profound energetic shifts a woman can make: the evolution from princess energy to queen energy.

The princess is well-intentioned, but she is always seeking - approval, validation, belonging. She is waiting for the world to tell her she's enough. The queen, on the other hand, no longer waits. She has learned to source everything she once sought - love, worth, safety - from within.

This transformation is not about hierarchy; it's about maturity of energy. It's about remembering that everything you've ever longed for is already yours.

Inside this episode, I share:

• How the media and culture conditioned us to crave approval instead of cultivating self-trust.

• The emotional difference between seeking and being.

• How to recognize when you're reacting from princess energy in love, work, or friendship.

• What it looks like to self-source validation, pleasure, and intimacy. Why grounding in your queen energy changes the way you walk into any room, relationship, or decision.

The moment you stop waiting to be chosen, and choose yourself, you reclaim your throne.

I hope this conversation inspires you to notice where the princess still runs the show, and to lovingly call your queen forward. She's not above anyone. She's simply at home within herself.

If this episode resonated, share it with another woman ready to rise into her own sovereignty.

And if you're ready to fully embody this work—to step into your power, presence, and self-sourced magnetism—come join me at MAGNETIC in Phoenix, December 5–6.

Your throne is waiting.

Connect with Dr. Amanda on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/midlife.muse/

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The beauty industry is out of control.

Women are being sold an endless stream of shame disguised as "solutions." When did being a woman become something to fix? When did our natural bodies become the enemy?

In this candid and fiery conversation, my COO Diana joins me as we unpack some of the most absurd, dangerous, and heartbreaking trends being marketed to women today. Together, we laugh, rage, and call bullshit on the cult of beauty that profits from our self-doubt.

Inside this episode, we also discuss:

• Why the chase for "eternal youth" has become both grotesque and dangerous.

• The porn culture fueling procedures that rob women of their humanity.

• The double standard: endless products telling women they're broken, while men remain untouched.

• Why complying with beauty absurdities keeps us complicit in our own objectification.

• The radical truth that your body - every wrinkle, every line, every curve - is already worthy.

Behind the absurdity is a sobering reality: beauty culture was never created to honor women, but to profit from our insecurities.

I hope this episode inspires you to see the absurdity for what it is - and to choose reverence for your own body instead. No more fixing. No more apologizing. Just you. Whole. Sacred. Enough.

If this conversation stirred something inside you, share it. And if you're ready to lay down the impossible standards once and for all, come join me at MAGNETIC. Your freedom is waiting.

Connect with Dr. Amanda on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/midlife.muse/

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Aging is a luxury. Aging women were once seen as wise women. They were held in a place of honor. When did we start seeing aging as something to hide? To erase? When money and the beauty industry started speaking louder than our own intuition. In this deeply personal conversation, my COO Diana, sits down with me, and discusses my choice to age naturally. We dive into why I started this journey, why I chose not to use fillers, and I share stories that have helped to strengthen my commitment to this path. Inside this episode, we also discuss:

• Why I first said no to the beauty industry's relentless demands, and how that "no" evolved into a profound "yes" to myself.

• The freedom, relief, and unexpected power that comes when you stop running from your own humanity.

• The mirror practice that has re-rooted me in love and reverence for my own reflection.

• The heartbreaking stories of the women who came before us - and why I refuse to let my life be remembered for how I looked.

• What it means to live as a "walking permission slip" for other women who are longing to lay down the sword and step into a truer, deeper beauty.

I hope this conversation inspires you to love the woman in the mirror. No filters. No fillers. To see the beauty in the woman reflected back and love her just as she is. Worthy.

You are allowed to age. You are allowed to be seen. You are allowed to love yourself as you are.

If this episode stirs something inside you, share it. If you're ready to meet yourself in the mirror - truly meet her, come join me at MAGNETIC. Your future self is already waiting.

Connect with Dr. Amanda on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/midlife.muse/ Join the Movement at Magnetic in Phoenix - December 5th and 6th http://www.amandahanson.com/magnetic

What if everything you've been told about birth was a lie? In this unforgettable episode, I sit down with Eyla Cuenca, a sacred birthkeeper who has stood witness to over 200 births—and what she reveals will forever change how you view the process of birth, the postpartum period, and the systems that surround it. Her message is clear: You were never meant to shrink inside the most powerful moment of your life. This isn't about shame. It isn't about doing it "right." It's about awakening. To the stories we've inherited. To the choices we didn't know we had. To the wild, intelligent, ungovernable truth of the female body.

Together, we explore:

• The traumatic ripple effects of birth trauma and postpartum neglect

• Why disconnection from the body begins long before labor

• How shame and silence shape a woman's first experiences of her own body

• The politics of pain management, C-sections, and "safe" birth narratives

• What's truly at stake when a woman is not informed or supported in her choices

• The raw power of surrender, sovereignty, and body-led birth

This is not a birth class. This is remembering. A return to the body. A dismantling of every story that told you birth was something to numb, hide, fear, or endure. This episode is not just for mothers.

It's for every woman who's ever handed over her power because she didn't know she had a choice.

Listen with your whole heart. And if it stirs something inside you—share it. Connect with Eyla: Instagram: @eyla_cuenca_birth Website: https://www.uncoveringbirth.com/ Learn how to better navigate choice within the medical system: The Sovereign Birth Map Connect with Dr. Amanda on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/midlife.muse/ Join the Movement at Magnetic in Phoenix - December 5th and 6th http://www.amandahanson.com/magnetic

What if the illness you fear most isn't the real disease?

In this episode of Things Your Mother Never Told You, I sit down with Anita Moorjani, who was once given just hours to live. In 2006, Anita fell into a coma from end-stage lymphoma—her organs shutting down, her family was told to say goodbye.

But in the space between life and death, she discovered a profound truth: fear is the lie, and self-abandonment is the real disease.

Anita returned to her body with a mission—and a message that would save her life: You are not here to be small, sick, or silent.

In this conversation, we explore:

• How a lifetime of fear and self-betrayal manifested as terminal cancer

• The near-death experience that awakened her to her true power

• Why self-love isn't selfish—it's life-saving

• How women can reclaim their worth, voice, and vitality

This is not just a story about healing. This conversation is a call to remember who you truly are and to live fearlessly—because your life depends on it.

If something inside you stirred, share this with a woman who's ready to stop apologizing and start remembering who she is.

Connect with Anita: Instagram: @anitamoorjani Website: https://www.anitamoorjani.com/ Connect with Dr. Amanda on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/midlife.muse/ Join Dr. Amanda for The Sacred Assessment at Omega https://www.eomega.org/workshops/sacred-assessment-women