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This week, on With Amanda Keltz, I had the absolute joy of sitting down with my childhood friend, Becky, to dive into the beautifully messy world of friendships—how they evolve, sometimes fade, and how we learn to open up space for new connections. We talk about the natural process of growing with some friendships while outgrowing others, and the often-unspoken pressures of navigating friend dynamics as we grow up.

We also got into the big one: quality versus quantity. What does it really mean to have a fulfilling friendship? And how do you learn to define it in a way that feels right for you instead of what’s expected?

From there, we peel back another layer—what it means to truly be good with yourself. Because when you’re aligned with who you are, the right people, whether friends or romantic partners, tend to flow into your life naturally as well as feel empowered to decide how you show up to these relationships. It’s an honest conversation that I think is relatable to everyone.

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On this week's episode of, With Amanda Keltz, my friend Victoria joins me to tell her story. The conversation is a heart-to-heart about life’s unexpected twists and turns, when the story doesn’t go the way you planned—and how to rebuild, not by forcing or fighting, but by leaning into a gentler, softer way of being.

Grief and loss are a big part of Victoria's journey, but they’re not the whole story. They were the moments that cracked things open, making space for new perspectives and new lifestyles, while still embracing and remembering the old. While she learned through navigating those phantom limbs—those parts of life that still echo with what once was—the experience brought clarity on how to move forward with grace and intention.Together, we’ll explore how to admit when we don’t have control, and why that surrender can be so powerful. One of the biggest surrenders we admit to is learning to find softness instead of muscling through the times that we want control. This one’s about rebuilding, reimagining, and finding beauty in the process. I can’t wait to share it with you.

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On this week of With Amanda Keltz, I am offering a guided meditation. Meditation for me, is a form of connection and self check-in. I want to eliminate the stigma against the practice as something you need to reach a certain level of and therefore you may "not be good at it". This is an opportunity to check in with yourself and from a bird's eye view, see what's going on and what's playing out. Without judgement, just observing, listening, and infusing what you need from that place of awareness you have gained through the practice. This specific meditation is a body scan, visualization guidance taking the light from the sun and having it ooze into your body to both relax all parts of you as well as awaken and reenergize you to feel this power you hold from within to shine outward.

Meditation starts at minute 6:32

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In this week's, With Amanda Keltz, I sit down with Mikayla as we talk bout embracing every part of who we are, even when it feels like we're trying on different versions of ourselves. Spoiler: it's less about getting it "right" and more about owning all the parts of you with confidence and curiosity. We explore the idea of seeing opportunities within every moment—good, bad, or confusing—without the need to compare our lives to some imaginary standard of "how it should be."

We also dive into how modern-day therapy can benefit from weaving in spiritual practices while also then unraveling the layers of what "spirituality" really means. Together, we reframe the word, not as a lofty, out-of-reach concept but as something deeply personal and intertwined with the messy, beautiful experience of being human.

If you’ve ever felt like the word "spiritual" doesn’t quite fit you, or you’ve wrestled with trying to “be” someone specific, this episode is for you. It’s raw, real, and full of reminders that your journey doesn’t need to look like anyone else’s.

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In this week's episode of With Amanda Keltz, I sit down with my friend Diego, who shares his unique perspective on life as if it were a video game—one where you get to create your own reality. From picking up surfing at 30 to breaking away from the usual 9-to-5 grind and starting to write a book in his late 30s, Diego talks about embracing challenges and finding excitement in the unexpected. We dive into how going after your dreams can look different at any age and that sometimes, the best path is the one you create for yourself—even if it’s a bit unconventional.

0-12:00 — Diego gives background on where he is at and some of the challenges faced currently

12:00 — Learning new things as a grown up and the comparison mindset stemming from childhood, how to change that mindset around hiding behind fear and seizing the opportunity at any age

22:30 — Waking up to the mindset of what I could be doing vs. what I should be doing, navigating the hardships and freedom of that change

25:25 — The mindset of a seeker, reframing "searching for" to owning the uniqueness of our needs and desires as individuals

37:44 — Going for your interests and knowing that you have to start from the beginning, it's the commitment to be willing to try and stay open

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