Back to the Heart- Empower Yourself and Manifest Your Quantum Leap
đ Welcome to Back to the Heart â Healing, Mindset, and Manifesting Transformation A space for healing, growth, and limitless possibilities.Each episode is a heart-led journey into the power of storytelling and transformation. Through authentic conversations, we explore how real people have overcome challenges and rewritten their life narratives.⨠What you'll experience:Inspiring stories of personal healing and empowermentMindset shifts that unlock dreams and desiresTools to identify and release limiting beliefsThe power of language in shaping your realityDeep dives into healing modalities:đŹ Breathworkđż Plant medicineđ§ââď¸ Mindfulness & embodiment practicesđ Whether you're healing relationships, rediscovering yourself, or ready for your next quantum leap â this podcast will guide and...
I Love My Life. And Iâve Been Crying.
Lately, Iâve been crying. A lot. And when my hubby said, âIâd love to have a day without you crying,â my brain immediately created a whole story around what he meant.
Am I too much? Am I not allowed to cry? Can I just feel what Iâm feeling?
Except⌠he didnât actually say any of that.
In this mini solosode, Iâm talking about separating what actually happened from the story we create around itâand allowing multiple truths to exist at the same time.
I can love my li...
For the Woman Waiting for Her Dream Life: Feel It Before You Have It
What if you stopped waiting for your life to change before allowing yourself to feel the way you want to feel?
In this episode of Back to the Heart, Amanda welcomes best selling author Jennifer Blanchard back to the podcast for a conversation inspired by her brand-new book, How To Feel Rich (Even If Youâre Not Yet).
But this conversation is about so much more than money.
Amanda and Jennifer explore what happens when you stop postponing your happiness until the relationship arrives, the money changes, the business takes off, or you fi...
You Know What You Want⌠So Why Arenât You Living It?
What if you already know what you want?
The relationship. The freedom. The money. The business. The home. The way you want to feel when you wake up in the morning.
And then comes the butâŚ
âBut I donât know how.â
âBut what if it doesnât work?â
âBut Iâve never done anything like this before.â
âBut what if I get hurt again?â
In this solo episode, Amanda explores the story underneath the dream â and the words, fears, inherited beliefs and resistance that can quietl...
For the Woman Who Keeps Saying "I'm a Survivor" and Wonders Why She's Still Stuck
In this episode, Amanda sits down with Mark England, founder of Enlifted, for an unfiltered conversation about the words we use every day â and the stories those words are quietly keeping alive in us.
They dig into why "survivor" has become one of the most overused words in the personal growth space, and what actually happens in the body and mind when we build an identity around struggle instead of moving through it. Mark breaks down the science behind epigenetics and how language, emotion, and vibration shape physical expression across generations â long before we ever consciously choose our...
Self-Trust Begins in the Body
What if the reason you still feel stuck isnât because you need to do more healing workâbut because your body hasnât learned that itâs safe to trust yet?
In this episode of Back to the Heart, Amanda sits down with Hannah Elrose, conscious cannabis guide, vocalist, and founder of Sacred Flower Vibes, for a deeply honest conversation about moving from numbness and disconnection into aliveness, presence, pleasure, and self-trust.
Hannah shares her personal journey from years of disconnection, shame, self-abandonment, and nervous system dysregulation to discovering a deeper relationship with her...
Trust the Signs: Soul Alignment, Subconscious Healing & Creating Your Reality
In this episode of Back to the Heart, I'm joined by Lynnsey Robinson, Spiritual Hypnotherapist, founder of the Align Your Mind⢠app, and co-host of the High Vibin' It Podcast.
Together we explore how the subconscious mind shapes our reality, why we repeat certain life experiences, and how learning to trust your intuition can open the door to profound healing and transformation.
We also dive into past lives, soul contracts, ancestral patterns, manifestation, and practical ways to begin rewriting the subconscious stories that may be keeping you st...
For the Woman Who's Been Checking All the Boxes and Still Falling Apart
In this solo episode, Amanda shares her full story â the one she doesn't often tell in its entirety. From a marriage that ended amid a devastating health crisis, to hitting an actual rock-bottom moment where she wanted to die, to the slow, deliberate rebuilding that followed.
Amanda walks through:
Checking every "successful" box â career, marriage, the house â while quietly falling apart insideA 2018 divorce, stage four endometriosis, four major surgeries, and a pregnancy lossThe codependent relationships and numbing that followedThe single worst day of her life, and the decision that came out of itA full-body detox and the sl...What Happened When I Finally Stopped Hiding
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For years, I thought healing was something that happened in my mind.
I worked on my mindset.
I rewrote my stories.
I learned to regulate my nervous system.
But recently, I realized something deeper...
Healing also has to live in the body.
In this episode, I'm sharing the story of posting a simple dance video that unexpectedly became one of the biggest moments of my healing journey.
What happened afterward surprised me.
<...Healing Begins When You Tell Yourself the Truth with Austin West
In this episode of Back to the Heart, I sit down with Austin West for a conversation about truth, burnout, belonging, personal transformation, and the power of intentional community.
What begins as a discussion about microdosing quickly expands into something much deeper: the courage to tell yourself the truth.
Austin shares his own journey through burnout, success, identity shifts, and the realization that many of us spend years chasing external validation while feeling disconnected from ourselves. We explore how plant medicines can act as mirrors, helping us see what has always been true beneath the...
Your Body Is Trying to Tell You Something
What if the symptoms you're experiencing aren't your body failing you?
What if they're your body trying to get your attention?
In this episode of Back to the Heart, Amanda sits down with Jamie Nothstine, a kinesiology graduate, former EMT, and ER nurse with 15 years of experience who made the shift from treating chronic disease at its worst to helping people address the root causes before they become emergencies.
Together, they explore the connection between physical health, self-trust, nervous system regulation, and learning how to listen to the signals our bodies are constantly...
Why We Keep Forgetting How Powerful We Are | Breath, Firewalking & Trusting Yourself
Have you ever felt yourself remembering who you are⌠only to forget again?
Remembering your power, your voice, your truth â and then somehow getting pulled back into old stories, fear, people pleasing, or trying to do everything alone?
In this deeply expansive episode of Back to the Heart, Iâm joined by the incredible Jess Meister â breathwork facilitator, sound healer, coach, and certified firewalk facilitator â for a conversation that feels like a remembering.
We begin with a powerful nervous system reset and explore what it really means to trust yourself, speak your truth, and say ye...
For the Woman Who Was Told She Was Too Much: Healing the Witch Wound
Have you ever stopped yourself from saying something â and didn't even know why? Have you ever felt like your power, your voice, your knowing was just... too much? Like you needed to shrink to be safe, to be loved, to be accepted?
What if that feeling didn't start with you?
In this episode, I'm sitting down with Annie McCarty, founder of Reclaiming Her Flame and Trifecta Alchemy practitioner with trauma-informed training in Kundalini, somatics, and lineage healing.Â
Annie breaks down the witch wound â what it actually is, where it comes from, and why so ma...
For Anyone Feeling Burnt Out & Disconnected: How to Come Back to Yourself, Rewrite Your Story, and Reclaim Your Energy
If youâve been feeling burnt out, disconnected, or stuck in survival mode⌠this episode is your invitation to come back to yourself.
In this powerful conversation, Amanda sits down with burnout recovery coach James Thompson to explore the deeper truth behind burnoutâand why itâs not just about doing too much, but about being disconnected from who you truly are.Â
Together, they unpack how people-pleasing, overgiving, and living in a constant state of âdoingâ can slowly pull you away from your heart⌠and what it actually takes to return.
James shares his personal jo...
How to Integrate After a Retreat & Regulate Your Nervous System
Have you ever experienced a breakthrough⌠only to come home feeling overwhelmed, emotional, or unsure how to actually implement everything you learned?
In this episode of Back to the Heart, Amanda shares her reflections after attending a transformational healing retreat and opens up about what happened when she returned home and struggled with the emotional waves of retreat integration.
If you've ever felt stuck in your healing journey, struggled to regulate your nervous system after personal growth work, or wondered why healing can feel messy even after powerful breakthroughsâthis episode is f...
Ready to Release Whatâs Been Stuck in Your Body? | Back to the Heart Embodiment Experience
Have you done the inner work, learned the mindset tools, and become aware of your patterns⌠yet still feel like something inside you refuses to shift?
The truth is: awareness alone does not create transformation.
 If healing stays in the mind and never moves through the body, you continue carrying the same emotional patterns, nervous system responses, and subconscious stories.
In this episode, Amanda shares why true healing requires embodimentâand invites you into the Back to the Heart Embodiment Experience, a fully immersive healing event designed to help you release emotional block...
For Anyone Ready to Be Seen & Heard: How Voice Notes Build Confidence & Self-Love
Do you feel a pull to be seen and heard⌠yet something still feels stuck?
In this episode of Back to the Heart, Amanda shares a simple yet powerful practice to help you build confidence, express your authentic voice, and deepen self-love â using voice notes.
If youâve ever felt nervous speaking up, overthinking what to say, or holding back your truth, this episode will support you in stepping into a more embodied, expressed version of yourself.
Through personal stories and real-life examples, youâll learn how voice notes create deeper connection, emotional expressi...
For Women Who Feel Disconnected From Pleasure: The Truth About Intimacy and Learning to Receive
Many women grow up learning how to care for everyone else, yet very few learn how to receive love, pleasure, and deep connection themselves.
In this episode of Back to the Heart, Amanda is joined by Victoria Eisenhower, host of the podcast Love and Lattes, for a powerful conversation about intimacy, self-connection, and rediscovering what it means to truly receive.
Victoria shares her personal journey through divorce, healing, and self-discovery that eventually led her to create a podcast centered around love, relationships, and honest conversations about intimacy. Together, Amanda and Victoria...
If You Are Feeling Unmet in Love: Understanding Emotional Capacity in Relationships
What if you arenât asking for too much love?
What if youâre asking for a level of love that requires more emotional capacity than exists in the relationship right now?
When depth feels missing in a relationship, it can create frustration, confusion, and self-doubt â especially when you know what you want and youâve communicated it clearly. In this episode, Amanda explores the concept of emotional capacity and how your relationship with yourself shapes what you experience with others.
Youâll learn why people can only give love to the depth...
Your Body Already Knows: Human Design, Self-Trust & Living Authentically
What if clarity isnât something you need to figure outâbut something your body is already communicating?
In this episode of Back to the Heart, Amanda is joined by Cherry Cherepanov for a grounded, real-life conversation about Human Design through the lens of self-trust, intuition, and everyday decision-making.
Rather than treating Human Design as a label or identity to follow, this conversation explores it as a practical, supportive frameworkâone that helps you understand how your energy works, how youâre designed to make decisions, and how to work with yourself...
For the Person Stuck in Repeating Cycles: How to Break Your Groundhog Day Loop
Have you ever felt like youâre doing the healing work⌠but life still feels like the same emotional day on repeat?
In this solo episode â and in celebration of one year of the Back to the Heart podcast â Amanda shares the powerful story behind her own âGroundhog Day loop,â the patterns she repeated for years, and the identity shift that helped her finally break free.
This episode is for the person who feels stuck in cycles like people pleasing, emotional disconnection, survival mode, or choosing the familiar over the true. Youâll hear how disco...
When Confusion Becomes Clarity: A Journey Back Home with Meredith Walters
In this heart-opening episode, Iâm joined by Meredith Walters â an author and coach whose work blends storytelling, intuition, and the healing wisdom of the natural world.
Meredithâs award-winning novel, This Animal Body, draws from her decades of reconnecting with nature as well as her personal journey through anxiety and depression. Her experiences with animals, the woods, and the quiet truths of the natural world come alive in this conversation as we talk about what it really means to âreturn homeâ to yourself.
We explore some of the bookâs most powerful lines, including:
⨠âWith...
Stop Saying âIâm Sorryâ: A Wake-Up Call for People Pleasers Ready to Reclaim Their Power
This two-part solo-sode goes deeper than language â it explores identity, emotional patterns, hypervigilance, and how âIâm sorryâ becomes a spell we cast over ourselves.
In Part 1, Amanda breaks down why people pleasers over-apologize, how âIâm sorryâ keeps you in guilt and self-doubt, and how your words shape your identity.
In Part 2, she shares a deeply personal moment after her sweet Stefan completed his mission â and explains why âIâm sorryâ is the last thing she wants to receive. Instead, she teaches how to offer love, presence, and gratitude without casting heaviness onto ourselves or othe...
How to Heal Through Breathwork: 3 Steps to Reconnect, Release, and Rise
What if the medicine youâve been searching for was already within you?
In this inspiring conversation, Amanda sits down with Cielo Stein, breathwork facilitator and founder of Cielo Breathwork Studio
, to explore how conscious breathing can unlock emotional freedom, deepen self-trust, and transform relationships from the inside out.
Youâll learn:
đŹď¸ The 3 key steps to healing your relationship with your breathđ How choosing yourself can heal your partnerships and purpose⨠Why breathwork is one of the most powerful tools for self-discovery and nervous system regulationPerfect for anyone whoâs r...
Words, Plant Medicine & Community: The Holy Trinity of Healing with Ryan Sprague
In this episode of Back to the Heart, host Amanda Roa and Ryan Sprague explore the powerful intersection of conscious language, plant medicine, and community as tools for self-healing and expansion.
They unpack how words shape your reality, how plant medicine amplifies your awareness, and why authentic community is the missing link in modern healing.
Youâll also hear about:
How to use cannabis consciously as a spiritual allyThe connection between breathwork and storyworkHow to shift from âtriggeredâ to âac...You Are Your Own Autoimmune Disorder: Rewriting the Stories That Shape Your Health
What if your body isnât working against you â itâs responding to the stories youâve been telling yourself?
In this episode, Amanda sits down with Justin Carroll and Stacey Hansen of Fortified Health Coaching to explore how your language, mindset, and energy frequency directly shape your physical health. From hormone balance to emotional regulation, this conversation uncovers how story work, nervous-system awareness, and rest as a superpower create lasting transformation.
⨠Youâll hear:
Why rest is productive and how ârest ethicâ can be your new success strategyHow surv...Trust the Path: Integrity, Alignment & the Power of the Next Step
What if the path isnât meant to be straight? What if the pauses, detours, and unexpected turns are the way? đż
In this heart-opening episode, Amanda sits down with Anmol Singh â author of Prepping for Success, founder of Live Traders (ranked the #1 trading education company in the world since 2015), and creator of the Evolve Mastermind community.
Anmolâs story began in a college dorm room in London and evolved into a global platform helping over 21,000 students become profitable traders. Featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Fox, ABC, Reuters, and more...
Stop Saying ItâStart Feeling It: The Secret to Embodied Affirmations
Are you reciting affirmations but not actually feeling them?
In this solo episode, Amanda walks you through a heart-centered process for creating affirmations that actually work â using the power of breath, intention, and celebration to transform your words into lived experience.
Youâll hear Amandaâs personal affirmations, guided with breath cues and reflection points, and discover how the Enlifted 4-step story process helps you release old stories, rewrite your inner dialogue, and truly embody what you speak into existence.
⨠Learn the missing link in manifestation â feeling the wor...
Healing Through Stillness | Gratitude, Self-Kindness & Meditation
Ever wake up feeling heavy or disconnected? In this solo episode, I share a personal story of how stillness, kindness, and the Enlifted 4-Step Story process helped me move through old patterns and come back to my heart. đ
Youâll also experience a short gratitude meditation and be reminded of the powerful mantra from Beautiful Chorus:
 ⨠I am everything I want to be. I have everything that I need. â¨
đ Links & Resources:
Free Online Workshop (Oct 29 @ 12 ET): REGISTER HEREMeditation: Watch on YouTubeI Am Everything by Beautiful Chorus: Listen HereUntil next time, keep coming back t...
Sobriety, Plant Medicine & Divine Timing: How to Step Into Freedom
đ Ready to rewrite your story? Book your free intro call with me here: https://calendly.com/back2theheart2loveme/30min
Sometimes the hardest moments â addiction, heartbreak, or self-doubt â are actually the doorway into freedom and love.
In this episode of Back to the Heart, Iâm joined by my beautiful friend Cherry, host of the Going Goddess Podcast. Cherry and I connected through divine timing, and youâll hear how our journeys overlap in unexpected ways. We dive into healing through sobriety, the power of plant medicine, trusting synchronicities, and the importance of soul partnerships that suppor...
E29: Manifestation, Intuition & Soul Purpose Activation
What if the gifts youâve been searching for are already within you, waiting to be activated?
In this episode of Back to the Heart, I sit down with Elizabeth Plancon â intuitive spiritual mentor, healer, and founder of The Light Council. Elizabeth shares her powerful journey of leaving the corporate world to embody her calling, and how she now helps others awaken their intuition, activate their soul gifts, and align with their true purpose.
⨠Inside this episode youâll hear:
How to trust your intuition and take the plunge into your next levelWha...E28: Astrology, Mary Magdalene & the Divine Feminine Rising
What if the stories weâve been told â about ourselves and even about history â have hidden the truth of our power?
In this episode of Back to the Heart, Amanda Roa sits down with intuitive astrologer Asia Golden, creator of The Quantum Soul Codex. Asia shares how astrology can act as a mirror to reveal old patterns, heal the âwitch wound,â and guide us back to our soulâs original blueprint.
⨠We also dive into the sacred story of Mary Magdalene â and why her truth is essential to our collective awake...
E27- Living in Alignment: How to Become the Architect of Your Life
What if the version of yourself youâve been working toward â the one youâve read about, journaled about, meditated on â was already here, just waiting for you to clear the space?
In this special solo episode kicking off Season 2 of Back to the Heart, Iâm pulling back the curtain and sharing the raw truth of my own transformation â from numbing out with alcohol and cocaine multiple times a week, to embodying the highest version of myself and living in true alignment.
Youâll hear:
The exact shift that took me from âknowingâ...E26: Trust Yourself: Words, Breathwork & the Path to Freedom
đ Ready to shift your story and embody your authentic self? Iâm offering a free 30âminute intro call to explore whatâs possible for you. Letâs uncover the language thatâs keeping you stuck and create a path toward your freedom and alignment.
⨠Book your call here: https://calendly.com/back2theheart2loveme/30min
What if the words you speak could change everything? đ
In this episode of Back to the Heart, Amanda sits down with Chelsey Hawkins to explore how language, breath, and self-trust can rewrite the story...
E25: Manifesting Abundance: Money, Self-Worth & the Healing Journey
What if your relationship with money reflects your relationship with yourself?
In this powerful episode of Back to the Heart, Amanda sits down with guest Scarlett Stanhope (@thebizhippie) to explore how healing your money story is a spiritual practice. They discuss the connection between self-worth, mindset, emotional patterns, and your ability to receive abundance.
Scarlett shares her personal journey from perfectionism and burnout to discovering the energetic and emotional blocks around money â and how reclaiming her power shifted everything.
⨠Youâll learn:
Why money wounds often mirror unhealed emotional patternsHow scarcity thinking shows...E24: Manifesting with Moon Cycles, Self-Talk, Sensory Healing & the Bardo
This week on Back to the Heart, Iâm joined by my dear friend Luther â a visionary artist and energetic force in the Atlanta community who is creating sacred, sensory-altering experiences that invite people into deeper alignment, clarity, and healing.
In this powerful conversation, we explore:
The magic of the Bardo â a space between stories, identity, and becomingHow discipline ebbs and flows, especially when we sync with moon cycles and the bodyâs rhythmsThe role of language and self-talk in shaping our realityNavigating insecurities and returning to inner...E23 Manifest Your Quantum Leap: A Journey from Procrastination to Embodiment
This episode with transformational coach Ben Joy Walker is for anyone who knows what they wantâbut keeps putting it off. Ben shares how his journey from musical theater to full-time mindset coaching helped him rewrite his story around procrastination, practice, and personal growth. We explore the power of embodiment, mantras, movement, and breathwork as tools for healing and aligned action.
And on a personal note: I recorded this episode months ago and procrastinated on finalizing it. Editing this now reminded me why I started this podcastâand why your voice, your dreams, and your story matter. This...
E22: Manifest Your Next Chapter: Trusting the Nudge and Moving Through Fear
What if fear wasnât a red flag â but a sign youâre on the right path?
In this episode of Back to the Heart, Amanda is joined by soul-led creative and intuitive Bette LeMay to explore what it really takes to say yes to the next chapter of your life, even when you're scared. Together, they dive into the moments of discomfort that come before transformation, the power of trusting your intuition, and how to follow those inner nudges that won't leave you alone.
We talk about:
Moving to new places physically, emotionally, and sp...E21: Healing Trauma Through Self-Love & Embodiment
What if your body is holding onto stories your mind has already forgotten?
In this deeply healing conversation, Amanda is joined by her soul sister and fellow practitioner LuAna Matthews to explore the powerful connection between trauma, the nervous system, and manifestation. Together, they unpack how true self-love begins not in the mind â but in the body.
Youâll learn how slowing down, releasing shame, and regulating your nervous system can open the door to clarity, safety, and aligned creation.
LuAna brings her radiant presence as a Reiki master, hypn...
E20: Slaying Your Inner Shadows: Cultivating Life Force and Reclaiming Your Power
In this episode of Back to the Heart, join Amanda and guest Garreth Spencer, a "Shadowland Samurai," as he shares his raw and inspiring journey from decades of addiction to finding true freedom. You'll get a candid look into how internal "shadows" and unconscious programming can keep us stuck, and how conscious choice can lead to profound transformation.
This episode is for you if:
You're struggling with addiction, whether it's substances, gaming, or other compulsive behaviors.You're seeking personal growth and practical ways to overcome limiting beliefs and emotional baggage.You're a man looking...E19: Transforming Your Reality: How Your Words Shape Your Mindset
 Have you ever noticed how the simple words you use every day might be secretly sabotaging your happiness? In today's powerful conversation with Enlifted Certified Transformational Mindset Coach, Nicholas Malin, we explore how shifting from saying 'I am busy' to 'Life is steady' can completely transform your reality. Discover how the language of your inner critic creates limiting beliefs that control your life, and learn practical techniques to harness the power of your words to manifest the life you truly desire. If you've been struggling with self-improvement despite your best efforts, this episode reveals why your words matter more t...