School taught you that creativity, individuality and questioning authority were problems to be solved. But in today's world? Those are the exact skills that make you unstoppable.

Laura Canavan Hayes joins Amanda for a raw conversation about everything the education system got wrong - and how to reclaim what they tried to strip away.

In this deeply personal episode, Amanda and Laura unpack:

• What uniforms are actually about
• The rebellion that led Laura from banking to acting (via the dole queue)
• How Amanda's dad's "scrappiness" became her entrepreneurial superpower
• The moment Laura realised she could "be many things" instead of picking one lane

Laura's journey: From painting maintenance sheds in rebellion to walking away from a six-figure banking job to pursue acting and why a particularly demoralising "failure" was actually perfect preparation.

Amanda's realization: At almost 50, she's finally learning what it actually means to "apply herself"

The game-changer: What if everything you were told to suppress to "survive" in the world is exactly what you need to thrive?

The permission slip you've been waiting for: You can be many things. It's never too late to pivot, create, or claim your space in the world exactly as you are.

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Mentions:

• The Artist's Way
• Marian Williamson Quote from her book 'A Return To Love'

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Music Credit:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Holes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ By Bradley James Grace

Today's guest didn't show up. So Amanda spills the tea on the ONE thing that's kept you stuck your entire life.

You think the problem is your partner. Your weight. Your boss. Your bank account.

Plot twist: You've been trying to solve the wrong problem.

Amanda lost 100lbs TWICE and was still miserable. She tried the geographic cure more times than she can count. Same drama, different zip code.

Here's what she learned from recovery programs that changed everything...

The secret isn't waiting for a miracle. It's using a method.

In this raw solo episode, Amanda reveals:

• The "miracle thinking" trap that's exhausting you (and why your brain loves it)
• Why Jim Carrey was depressed even after making millions
• The 3-step method that's helped millions find serenity (hint: you already know it)
• What's launching in 10 days that could change your life
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Plus: The one question that will show you exactly where you're bleeding energy.

Stop trying to control what you can't. Start changing what you can.

Your happiness isn't selfish—it's service.

Ready to stop waiting for everyone else to change? The Serenity Project launches mid-August.

Join the NEWSLETTER to be first in line.

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Music Credit:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Holes⁠⁠⁠⁠ By Bradley James Grace.

This one's for everyone who's tired of feeling like they have to keep pulling rabbits from a hat to deserve a seat at the table.

In this unscripted solo episode, Amanda challenges herself to just talk. No outline, no plan, no trunk full of wisdom to unpack.

What emerges is a beautiful meditation on recovery, control and the radical act of being enough exactly as you are.

Fresh from re-entering the world after hermit mode, Amanda reflects on the insights that come from working a 12-step program while navigating business networks, social media and the simple act of house-training a new dog.

It's all connected: the way we try to control our environment, manage other people's experiences and reach outside ourselves to fix internal discomfort.

This episode captures the messy, real work of recovery. Not just from substances, but from the addiction to productivity, people-pleasing and the exhausting need to prove your worth through performance.

Amanda shares how she's learning to give her brain a break and trust that she's enough without constantly adding to herself.

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Music Credit:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Holes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ By Bradley James Grace.