The Healing Life

Content note: This episode includes some discussion of eating disorder recovery, diet culture, and body image. No graphic details are discussed. If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating disorder, the ⁠National Alliance for Eating Disorders⁠ helpline is available at 1-866-662-1235.

What does it mean to make peace with your body? In this episode, Amanda sits down with Elle, the artist behind Elle Em Art and a female body acceptance advocate, for a conversation about the journey from body shame to body acceptance. They talk about diet culture, the lies they were told growing up, and what sustainability looks like when it comes to how we view ourselves. They also explore why body acceptance might matter more than body positivity. Elle shares how art became the unexpected path to seeing herself differently, and Amanda shares some of the most tender moments in her own journey.

Connect with Elle:

Instagram: @ElleEmArt

TikTok: @ElleEm.Art

Forgiveness is one of the most loaded words in the English language. In this episode, Amanda shares why she stopped chasing it, and what she focuses on instead.

You've heard that you should love yourself. But what does that really mean, and what does it take? In this episode, Amanda traces her own long and nonlinear journey with self-love: from not knowing her own favorite color post-divorce, to losing herself again in the hardest years of a severe illness, to finding her way back through the messy work of sitting with every part of herself. She also shares what Internal Family Systems has taught her about the self that never leaves, no matter what we go through. This episode is for anyone who has found, lost, or is trying to find themselves again.

Healing is often thought of as something you complete. But what if it isn't? In this first episode, Amanda introduces The Healing Life - what it is, why it exists, and what healing as a lifelong practice actually looks like. She shares her own three buckets: what she's healed, what she's working on, and what she hasn't touched yet. Join for a vulnerable, honest start to an ongoing conversation.

What does it actually look like to keep choosing healing as life unfolds? Amanda Briggs explores that question through honest reflection, lived experience, and unhurried conversation. Each episode offers language, perspective, and companionship for the journey. This show is for people committed to healing — not as a finish line, but as a way of living.