The Art of Pre-Selling

Living your best life isn't just about optimizing your health and wellness, it's about making sure your children are living their best lives, too… and that includes their success in school. If you have kids in your life, especially teenagers, listen up! This episode is for you.

Join me as I talk with Shahar Link, Founder and CEO of Mindspire Tutoring and Test Prep, about the best ways we can prepare our high schoolers for SAT and ACT testing. Shahar answers all my burning questions and tells us everything we need to know about the current state of SAT/ACT testing in 2024.

Did you know SAT testing is only done online now? I sure didn't! On top of that, average SAT scores have gone up nearly 200 points, making it much more competitive for students wanting to go to college (especially Ivy League schools).

After this conversation with Shahar, it's clear to me that standardized testing and college acceptance has a whole new landscape these days. So, let's learn how to help our teens succeed on standardized tests and set them up for the brightest future possible! Tune in!

"Submitting a test score makes a big, big difference, even for test-optional schools." – Shahar Link

Key Highlights:

• At what age do parents need to think about preparing their kids for SATs and ACTs?
• Information you should know about SAT and ACT testing in 2024.
• 5 major struggles students need to conquer to master standardized tests.
• The best ways to prep your teenagers for SATs and ACTs.
• Should my child take both the SAT and ACT or just one?
• Statistics showing the effectiveness of SAT/ACT tutoring.
• Do schools facilitate PSATs or do parents need to?
• What you can expect from Mindspire Tutoring and Test Prep, if you hire them.
• What is considered a high GPA these days?
• What is an acceptable SAT score in 2024?

"Online tutoring is extremely effective, especially the older the student gets." – Shahar Link

Episode Resources:

• Join Amber's FREE 3-Day Challenge: ambershaw.com/trimchallenge

Connect with Shahar Link & Mindspire:

• Visit his website: com
• Follow on Instagram: @mindspiretest
• Connect on Facebook: /mindspireprep
• Connect on LinkedIn: /company/mindspire-tutoring-&-test-prep

Connect with Amber:

• Instagram: @msambershaw
• TikTok: @msambershaw
• Website: ambershaw.com
• Free Weight Loss, Health & Fitness Facebook Group for Working Moms

I have a confession to make… I have not been my best self lately and it's been causing a few issues in my life! I've been feeling misaligned with my higher self and it's time to realign with her!

Do you resonate at all? If so, I have three ideas I want you to ponder.

We all have moments where we lose our shit, whether it's towards your partner, your kids, a stranger, or the pest control guy (tune in to hear more about that one) … but the most important thing is how quickly you pivot to realigning with your higher self.

In this episode of The Wellness Revolution, I'm getting candid about what it feels like to be out of alignment, how to recognize it (3 major signs), and a few tips for getting to the root of why you're not feeling like your best self.

If you've been feeling overwhelmed, stressed, scared, angry, lonely, depressed, or overly critical of yourself… this one's for you! ❤

Key Highlights:

• 3 signs you are out of alignment with your higher self.
• How to realign with your higher self.
• What is your "higher self"?
• How self-forgiveness helps you overcome perfectionism and people-pleasing.
• Tips for getting to the root of depression and loneliness.

Episode Resources:

• Join Amber's FREE 3-Day Challenge: ambershaw.com/trimchallenge

About Amber Shaw:

Amber is a Mind and Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber:

• Instagram: @msambershaw
• TikTok: @msambershaw
• Website: ambershaw.com
• Free Weight Loss, Health & Fitness Facebook Group for Working Moms

Do you know your attachment style and how it's impacting your life? If not, you have a goldmine of wisdom waiting to be discovered… and it could completely change your life!

Today, I'm joined by Dr. Judy Ho, a triple board certified and licensed Clinical and Forensic Neuropsychologist, Author, and Associate Professor at Pepperdine University. In this episode, Dr. Ho and I discuss insights from her newest book, "The New Rules of Attachment", which teaches you how to heal insecure attachment styles (at any age) to optimize your well-being, career, goal attainment, and relationships.

Whether you're going through a life transition, working to improve your relationships, trying to lose weight, or pursuing the next phase of your career, knowing your attachment style is a real game-changer. Personally, discovering my attachment style has transformed the way I show up in relationships, in business, as a parent, and so much more.

If you're looking for a powerful way to improve your life, this is it. You HAVE to understand your attachment style if you want to thrive to the fullest. If it can change my life, imagine what this knowledge could do for your life…

Tune in to get started on your next level of self-development!

"What's beneath self-sabotage for many, many people? Really, it goes down to the roots of your attachment because that's really the formation of who we are as people." – Dr. Judy Ho

Key Highlights:

• What are the 4 attachment styles and why are they important?
• How your attachment style affects every area of your life.
• Are attachment styles determined by parenting style or the child's personality?
• How to change your attachment style to be more secure (and maintain it).
• Steps to improving your life after learning your attachment style.
• How to start reparenting your inner child at any age (even if you're skeptical).
• Does over-coddling children lead to insecure attachment?
• The connection between attachment styles and love languages.
• What makes Dr. Judy Ho's approach to attachment different?
• Is it possible to have multiple attachment styles?

Episode Resources:

• Buy "The New Rules of Attachment" by Dr. Judy Ho
• Join Amber's FREE 3-Day Challenge: ambershaw.com/trimchallenge

Connect with Dr. Judy Ho:

• Visit her website: com
• Follow on Instagram: @DrJudyHo
• Connect on Facebook: /doctorjudyho
• Connect on LinkedIn: /in/drjudyho

Connect with Amber:

• Instagram: @msambershaw
• TikTok: @msambershaw
• Website: ambershaw.com
• Free Weight Loss, Health & Fitness Facebook Group for Working Moms

Are you doing the same things over and over, but expecting a different result? Many of us do, which is why we never achieve the long-lasting results we want! It's why we start feeling insane after weeks, months, or years of trying and failing. Ladies, we have to change things up if we want to live a better life of growth and fulfillment. You have to break out of your comfort zone and venture into the unknown if you want to see and feel a change.

This episode of The Wellness Revolution is your personal pep talk to get things moving. From me to you, with love.

If you're at the point where you don't want to live like this anymore, I have an important message for you.

It's time to break out of this frustrating cycle of trying to change what you can't control. It's time to identify what you can control and start taking action. Together, we can do it, but it starts with you.

Key Highlights:

• Taking action doesn't always mean making a huge change!
• How to initiate change in any area of your life.
• The key to being less resistant to change.
• Make it happen: Your first step towards making a change is hidden inside!

Episode Resources:

• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Join Amber's FREE 3-Day Challenge: ambershaw.com/trimchallenge

About Amber Shaw:

Amber is a Mind and Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber:

• Instagram: @msambershaw
• TikTok: @msambershaw
• Website: ambershaw.com
• Free Weight Loss, Health & Fitness Facebook Group for Working Moms

The only way to know what's happening in your body is to test it. If you're looking for a more personalized approach to improving your health and wellness, listen up! I have an exciting solution to share that's not only accessible from the comfort of your home, but truly life-changing (and vetted by me).

In this episode of The Wellness Revolution, I'm joined by Patti Devers, DO, the Chief Clinical Officer at Genova Diagnostics, along with Michael Chapman, ND, Genova's Director of Product Innovation. Genova Diagnostics is a specialty lab testing company that, for the last 40 years, has been bringing innovative health testing to the masses. They offer a wide array of non-invasive tests and provide in-depth expert recommendations, support, and educational resources so you can learn more about your unique body. They can even find the root cause of your chronic condition(s). Like I said… life-changing!

Today, we're doing a deep dive into the two tests I had done with Genova Diagnostics and what I learned from them (spoiler: I was blown away by the process and results!).

These tests were created for people who want to take a more personalized approach to understanding and improving their health and wellness. If that sounds like you, don't miss this episode!

"We don't just stop with understanding or diagnosing a chronic disease. If you have IBS, we don't stop there. We really want to tease apart all those details to determine why does somebody have IBS? What form of IBS is there? That's where we exist in the integrative medicine space." – Dr. Michael Chapman

Key Highlights:

• What is the Genova Diagnostics process like?
• What types of specialty tests do they offer?
• My personal experience getting tested + My results.
• About Genova's GI Effects Test & Comprehensive Nutritional Test.
• Highly recommended health tests for women over 40.
• What happens after you receive your test results.
• How do you find the root cause of a chronic condition?
• Cost/Accessibility: How much does it cost to get testing done?

Episode Resources:

• Use code AMBER10 to get 10% off your Genova Diagnostic testing: https://connect.gdx.net/amber
• Listen to The Lab Report Podcast
• Join Amber's FREE 3-Day Challenge: ambershaw.com/trimchallenge

Connect with Dr. Patti Devers & Dr. Michael Chapman:

• Visit Genova Diagnostics' website: gdx.net
• Learn more about Patti Devers
• Learn more about Michael Chapman

Connect with Amber:

• Instagram: @msambershaw
• TikTok: @msambershaw
• Website: ambershaw.com
• Free Weight Loss, Health & Fitness Facebook Group for Working Moms

With so many wild weight-loss claims and "quick fixes" being marketed to us, it can be hard to discern what's effective and what's not effective when it comes to sustainable weight loss. In this Wellness Revolution episode, I'm sharing three major mistakes women make when trying to lose weight and how you can avoid them.

These are the most important things you need to have nailed down in order to lose weight and keep it off for good. If you don't focus on these three first, nothing else matters. Trust me, I'm proof!

Ladies, this is your opportunity to kick off your sustainable weight loss journey right OR to evaluate your current weight loss tactics and see if they're working. When you strive to avoid these top three mistakes, and make these crucial shifts in your lifestyle, you can and WILL achieve sustainable weight loss.

Remember, small steps lead to big change. Commit to yourself and do it one step at a time!

Key Highlights:

• How your mindset determines your success in weight loss.
• Why protein is essential for sustainable weight loss.
• How much protein do I need to lose weight and keep it off?
• The critical role of sleep in losing weight.
• Why undereating actually inhibits weight loss.
• What happens to your body when you chronically undereat (

Episode Resources:

• Join Amber's FREE 3-Day Challenge: ambershaw.com/trimchallenge

About Amber Shaw:

Amber is a Mind and Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber:

• Instagram: @msambershaw
• TikTok: @msambershaw
• Website: ambershaw.com
• Free Weight Loss, Health & Fitness Facebook Group for Working Moms

Can you heal your body with your mind? Today's guest is living, thriving proof that you can. Meet Brandy Gillmore, a mind-body healing expert who, after suffering a devastating injury that left her disabled and desperate for solutions, pioneered consciousness techniques to achieve an extraordinary recovery that doctors believed was impossible.

In this episode, Brandy and I talk about how she went from living in extreme chronic pain with no medical solutions to completely healing her physical body through the power of her mind.

Having just released her new book (which doctors are raving about), "Master Your Mind and Energy to Heal Your Body", Brandy is revealing the specific emotional and energetic healing methods she discovered to leverage the profound power of the mind-body connection.

This is a miraculous story that truly shows you can be your own cure.

If you want to learn how to unlock your body's innate healing wisdom, tune in.

Key Highlights:

• Brandy details the extent of her injuries.
• The research-based changes she made to heal her chronic pain.
• How subconscious emotions affect the body.
• Insights on healing chronic pain from Brandy's book.
• 5 factors that play a huge role in healing your body.
• Recommendations for releasing stored trauma and shifting energy.
• How to rewire neural pathways for better health.
• Resources and tools she used to heal past trauma and navigate setbacks on her healing journey.

Episode Resources:

• Buy Master Your Mind and Energy to Heal Your Body by Brandy Gillmore
• Join the waitlist for Ignite Mentorship coming Spring 2024

Connect with Brandy Gillmore:

• Visit her website: brandygillmore.com
• Follow on Instagram: @brandygillmore
• Connect on Facebook: /brandy.gillmore

Connect with Amber:

• Instagram: @msambershaw
• TikTok: @msambershaw
• Website: ambershaw.com
• Free Weight Loss, Health & Fitness Facebook Group for Working Moms

Do you feel "off track", dissatisfied with life, or like you're not the person you're meant to be? I hear you… As we get older, we need to start evaluating our lives in different ways and learn how to shift our identity. I believe this is the secret to living a fulfilled life in our 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond.

When your identity revolves around being a mom, wife, caregiver, or helper for SO long, it can be hard to start shifting your identity and feel capable of being who you're meant to be at your core. Who even is that? What is she meant to do? How is she meant to feel? But it's absolutely possible.

I wrote on Instagram the other day: "Shifting your identity isn't about changing who you are, it's about believing in who you're always meant to be." From the moment you came into this world, your higher self has been guiding you towards a life of love, joy, fulfillment, and purpose. So, what exactly is holding you back from achieving that life and living it to its fullest?

That's what I'm sharing in this episode.

Once you start to lean into transformation and achieve lasting change, it's crucial to focus on shifting your mindset, your habits, and your beliefs about your identity.

It's never too late to rediscover yourself and follow that voice that says, "you're meant for more", and it doesn't have to be a big, dramatic upheaval… you can start shifting your identity in small ways that add up to a powerful difference.

If you're ready for a change, tune in and let's get to work!

Key Highlights:

• What does it mean to shift your identity?
• Small, tangible ways you can start shifting your identity TODAY.
• Top roadblocks that are holding you back from living a purposeful, fulfilled life.
• How to feel fully supported through these life-changing practices.

Episode Resources:

• Join the waitlist for Ignite Mentorship coming Spring 2024

About Amber Shaw:

Amber is a Mind and Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber:

• Instagram: @msambershaw
• TikTok: @msambershaw
• Website: ambershaw.com
• Free Weight Loss, Health & Fitness Facebook Group for Working Moms

Each person needs a holistic approach to health and wellness… and whether you like it or not, a holistic approach MUST include financial wellness! Join me as I welcome the one and only Wendy Wright, a leading Financial Therapist, Money Coach, Author, and Founder/CEO of Financial Therapy Solutions. Wendy is also an Eating Disorder Specialist and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. Put it all together and you have a true changemaker!

Wendy is here to uncover the truths (and lies) behind your money mindset, help you navigate the complexities of financial wellness, and achieve a harmonious relationship with money.

In this episode, we dive into the emotional aspects of financial decision-making, actionable tips and exercises from her financial therapy practice, and how to find healing through the money-food connection. Above all, you'll walk away with a deep understanding of why food issues aren't about food and money issues aren't about money.

Plus, I share a few of my own financial realizations (especially in marriage) and how I've started to heal my rocky relationship with money.

Tune in and let this powerful episode guide you from money chaos to money clarity and confidence!

"People who struggle [with money or food] often are very smart and this is why… there's really not someone who's "bad" with money. Maybe there are some things to learn, but you can learn it… It's not intellect-based, even though it may feel that way." – Wendy Wright

Have questions for Wendy about teaching your kids about money? Email them to [email protected] and we'll answer them in a future episode!

Key Highlights:

• What is a money mindset?
• How are money and weight loss connected?
• Money Mindset Red Flags: Signs you have an unhealthy/imbalanced relationship with money.
• How money-related shame is holding you back from optimal health and wellness.
• Helpful insights from Wendy's 10 Principles of Financial Therapy.
• The 1st therapeutic exercise Wendy does with her financial therapy clients.
• Tips for managing your spending without falling into the scarcity mindset.
• The truth behind "retail therapy" & How to take the shame/judgement out of it.
• Healing Through the Money-Food Connection: Adopting an attitude of learning over perfection (compassion over shame).
• Wendy's #1 piece of advice for teaching your kids about money.

Episode Resources:

• Use code AMBERSHAW to get 20% off the Healing Through the Money & Food Connection Workshop!
• Financial Recovery by Karen McCall
• Join the waitlist for Ignite Mentorship coming Spring 2024

Connect with Wendy Wright:

• Visit her website: FinancialTherapySolutions.com
• Follow on Instagram: @financialtherapysolutions
• Connect on Facebook: /FinancialTherapySolutions
• More resources here

Connect with Amber:

• Instagram: @msambershaw
• TikTok: @msambershaw
• Website: ambershaw.com
• Free Weight Loss, Health & Fitness Facebook Group for Working Moms

I have an important message to share. For years, I've had a feeling I couldn't shake and, frankly, I suppressed it for too long… This was a feeling that told me I was meant for more. From the moment I turned 40, this feeling kept pushing me and prompting me to figure out who I am and what my purpose is.

If you resonate at all with this feeling, I want you to know that you're so close to the life you're meant to live. It's right around the corner, you just need to pivot, and I'm here to help you get to there.

Now that I'm turning 45, I can say that everything has changed and fallen into place. From feeling broken, lost, and scared just five years ago to taking ownership of my life and my inner power, I know radical transformation is possible at any age and in any phase of life.

Struggling shouldn't be your normal. Low self-worth shouldn't be your normal. Burnout shouldn't be your normal. And being a good wife and mother isn't your whole identity.

You're meant for more, girlfriend. You're meant to start the healing process and take your lifestyle to the next level… and I'm here to help you do that.

So, what's next? What do you want your next 40 years to look and feel like? Let's figure it out!

Key Highlights:

• 3 big lies I told myself that kept me from leaning into my purpose and making radical changes in my life.
• My relationship with self-worth, self-image, and eating disorders.
• How I knew I was meant for more in life.
• Opportunities you have in recognizing trauma as a turning point for change.
• The difficult part of divorce people don't talk about.
• What is the purpose of my pain and how can I turn my pain into purpose?
• The key mentality to confidently pivoting in life.

Episode Resources:

• Join the waitlist for Ignite Mentorship coming Spring 2024

About Amber Shaw:

Amber is a Mind and Body Transformation Expert, Founder of The Wellness Revolution, motivational speaker, and NBC Health and Wellness Coach. Having built a lifestyle that allowed her to embrace work, children, exercise, and well-balanced eating habits, Amber now works helping and coaching women to achieve the same level of serenity and empowerment through a sustainable way of living.

Connect with Amber:

• Instagram: @msambershaw
• TikTok: @msambershaw
• Website: ambershaw.com
• Free Weight Loss, Health & Fitness Facebook Group for Working Moms