After Hours With Amanda

After Hours With Amanda
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After Hours With Amanda is a podcast about parenting, healing, faith, identity, marriage, dreams, and the messy middle of becoming. Amanda talks honestly about raising tiny humans, breaking cycles, laughing through the chaos, and learning to be kinder to ourselves along the way. It is parenting, but not just for parents. Grab your favorite bevie and come sit with us. You are loved, you are worthy, you are needed, and your life has exponential and limitless potential.

  1. 2d ago

    My Guide to Disneyland: Rides, Food, Hotels and Meltdowns | After Hours With Amanda Season 6 - Ep. 7

    Grab your iced coffee because I’m finally sharing my full Disneyland game plan. I’m walking through how our family plans park days, what I pack, where we eat, how I use Lightning Lane and mobile ordering, which rides we hit first, where we stay, and why I still bring a stroller even with bigger tiny humans. I also want to talk about the part no itinerary can control: overstimulation, tired kids, changing moods, and the pressure parents can feel after spending so much money on a magical day. This is not the one perfect way to do Disney. It is simply what has helped our family make more room for the rides, snacks, memories, and magic. 00:00 Welcome to After Hours With Amanda00:21 I’m Finally Sharing My Disneyland Guide02:28 Why Disneyland Feels Different to Me04:03 When to Go and Whether Lightning Lane Is Worth It05:00 What I Pack for Every Disneyland Trip07:28 The Stroller, Locker and Wet-Shoe Debate09:02 Dressing for a Full Park Day and Packing Snacks10:59 Preparing for Tiny-Human Meltdowns12:50 Dining Reservations and Taking a Break13:57 My Disneyland Rope Drop Game Plan18:42 Using the App and Planning Lightning Lanes21:28 Adventureland, Frontierland and Galaxy’s Edge24:00 Disneyland Food and Mobile-Order Favorites26:30 My Disney California Adventure Strategy31:41 Hotels, Nighttime Shows and Final Tips

    My Guide to Disneyland: Rides, Food, Hotels and Meltdowns | After Hours With Amanda Season 6 - Ep. 7

  2. Jul 13

    When Did You Stop Taking Up Space? | After Hours With Amanda Season 6 - Ep. 6

    This week, I’m sitting with a realization that made me cry in my car: my daughter is learning to take up space without first checking whether she is too much. Watching her at camp showed me that we really have created something different, even while I’m still untangling the childhood fears that taught me to shrink, scan the room, and control what I could. We’re talking about parenting without projecting, breaking generational cycles, postpartum anxiety, family addiction, emotional safety, faith, and the strange gift of raising tiny queens who remind me who I was before I started editing myself. Maybe this is your permission, too: seasons don’t have to stall you, and you’re allowed to take up space again. 00:00 This Episode Needed to Be Heard03:20 Camp Changed the Conversation04:07 Becoming a Mom Felt Different Each Time05:49 Postpartum Anxiety and Fear06:42 The Illusion of Control in Parenting08:31 Projecting Fear Onto Our Kids10:10 I Want Them to Call Me First11:06 Watching Her Take Up Space13:21 When Did I Stop Taking Up Space?14:08 Learning to Scan the Room16:00 We Broke the Pattern18:47 My Tiny Queens Reminded Me21:00 Seasons Don’t Have to Stall You22:09 Permission to Take Up Space23:29 Who Is Cheering You On?

    When Did You Stop Taking Up Space? | After Hours With Amanda Season 6 - Ep. 6

  3. Jul 6

    I Was Responding to My Childhood, Not My Child | After Hours With Amanda Season 6 - Ep. 5

    This episode is for the moms in the preteen and teen trenches, or honestly anyone who is realizing that big feelings have a way of calling out old wounds. I’m talking about what I’m learning as my girls get older, especially when attitude, tone, communication, and hurt feelings start showing up in new ways. This one is about not taking everything personally, asking whether I’m responding to my child or my childhood, and trying to become a safe space instead of just the correct space. We’re doing our best, boo, and we’re figuring it out together. 00:00 Setting the Timer and Mom’s Watch00:21 Welcome to After Hours With Amanda00:37 Buckle Up for Preteens and Teens01:25 Watching Your Heart Get Hurt02:42 When Parenting Feels Personal04:55 Don’t Take It Personally07:14 When They Start Meeting Your Eye Level08:22 Responding to My Childhood10:11 The Book Moment with Lennon11:42 Preteens Are Figuring Out Who They Are14:18 The Toy Story 5 Parenting Parallel15:28 Maybe It’s Not Attitude16:35 Don’t Make It About You18:38 My Biggest Fear Is Losing Communication21:02 Attitude as a Clue23:35 Don’t Match Their Energy25:43 Safe Space, Not Correct Space27:22 What I Hope You Take Away28:28 If No One Has Told You Lately

    I Was Responding to My Childhood, Not My Child | After Hours With Amanda Season 6 - Ep. 5

  4. Jun 29

    Equal Doesn’t Always Mean the Same | After Hours With Amanda Season 6 - Ep. 4

    This week, I’m taking you with me to Pixar and into the very real mom guilt spiral that hit when one of my girls got invited into a special experience and the others didn’t. What started as a magical Disney/Pixar day turned into a bigger parenting reframe about fairness, sibling comparison, and why equal does not always mean the same. This is me learning out loud about intentional parenting, shared joy, and remembering that our tiny humans do not all need identical things to feel loved. 00:00 Siri Thinks It’s a Medical Emergency 00:39 Welcome Back and Pixar Joy 01:12 Walking Onto the Pixar Campus 02:18 Meeting Kind People in Real Life 03:14 A New Season of Motherhood 04:13 Three Girls, Three Different Humans 05:21 One Person’s Encouragement Isn’t Your Discouragement 06:20 The Pixar Tour Invitation 07:33 The Immediate Pang of Mom Guilt 09:02 Equal Doesn’t Always Mean the Same 10:33 Sometimes It’s About Intentional 11:41 The Pixar Pool and Shared Joy 13:03 Different Kids, Different Needs 13:41 The Myth of Balance 16:24 Intentional Time Changes Everything 17:11 Celebrating Someone Else’s Turn 19:39 Life Isn’t Measured in Sameness 21:39 Giving People What They Need 23:32 Moving Out of Guilt and Into Intentionality 25:19 Shared Joy Is the Gift 25:50 You Are Doing Your Best

    Equal Doesn’t Always Mean the Same | After Hours With Amanda Season 6 - Ep. 4

  5. Jun 22

    The Dream I Wrote Down for Five Years Came True | After Hours With Amanda Season 6 - Ep. 3

    I wrote “Visit Pixar Studios” in my goals for five years, and this year, that dream came true. In this episode, I’m sharing the story behind getting invited to Pixar for Toy Story 5, but really, this is about dreams, faith, motherhood, and learning to keep showing up even when not everyone understands what you’re carrying. I talk about borrowing belief, fear that sounds like wisdom, safe friendships, and what I hope my tiny queens learn from watching me dream out loud. If your belief feels tired today, you can borrow mine. 00:00 The Pixar Invite I Didn’t Know Was Possible 00:33 Welcome Back, Boo 01:03 I Got Invited to Pixar 02:15 Writing the Dream Down for Five Years 03:17 Why This Is Bigger Than Pixar 05:12 Dreams Have Fingerprints 06:11 When People Don’t Get Your Dream 08:08 When Fear Sounds Like Wisdom 12:11 Borrowing Belief 16:07 Medicine Cabinet Reminders 19:00 What I’m Teaching My Tiny Queens 24:12 Maybe Belief Is the Better Gift

    The Dream I Wrote Down for Five Years Came True | After Hours With Amanda Season 6 - Ep. 3

  6. Jun 15

    Stop Comparing Your Roots to Someone Else’s Tree | After Hours With Amanda Season 6 - Ep. 2

    Grab your iced coffee and sit with me for a few minutes, because this one is for anyone who feels behind. I’m talking about the comparison trap, Paige’s little watermelon plant, and what happens when we start comparing our roots to someone else’s tree. This episode is about motherhood, dreams, faith, waiting, and remembering that just because something is taking longer does not mean it is not happening. Maybe the quiet season still counts. Maybe the roots are growing. Maybe the life we prayed for is already happening right here. 00:00 Keep Showing Up 00:30 Casual Summer Energy 03:00 Summer Feels Like Possibility 05:00 Waiting on the Thing You Want 06:03 Paige’s Watermelon Plant 07:16 Life Is Not Instant 09:56 Beautiful Things Take Time 10:59 The Comparison Trap 13:31 Maybe You’re in the Roots 18:34 What Dream Are You Carrying? 20:32 Growth Is Not a Race 22:20 Don’t Miss the Life You Prayed For

    Stop Comparing Your Roots to Someone Else’s Tree | After Hours With Amanda Season 6 - Ep. 2

  7. Jun 8

    Maybe You’re Not Behind, Maybe You’re Still Becoming | After Hours With Amanda Season 6 - Ep. 1

    Season six is here, and I’m catching you up on life, summer, middle school survival, my solo Disney day, and the very real feeling of not being where I thought I would be by this point in the year. This episode is about the mid year reset we do not always know we need. I’m talking about changing directions, showing up without waiting for motivation, letting go of shame, and remembering that not being where you want to be does not mean you are behind. Maybe you are not failing. Maybe you are still becoming. 00:00 This Is Your 30 Minutes 00:55 Welcome to Season Six 01:42 Surviving Middle School and Summer 03:01 A New Recording Space 04:45 My Solo Disney Day 05:44 When Your Plans Don’t Happen 07:27 June as a Mirror 08:35 You’re Not Behind 09:58 One Day or Day One 12:38 Changing Directions Isn’t Quitting 14:12 The Pressure to Know Your Path 16:28 Stop Worshiping the Result 19:49 Enjoying the Process 22:41 The Middle Is Not the Ending 24:20 Showing Up Without a Perfect Plan 26:06 Still Becoming

  8. Apr 10

    Stay in Line for Your Dream | After Hours With Amanda Season 5 - Ep. 12

    In this episode, I’m talking about anxiety, timing, dream chasing, and the coffee line analogy that changed how I see waiting. Just because someone else gets the dream before you does not mean yours is not coming. The only way you do not get your coffee is if you get out of line. I’m also sharing about health anxiety, mammograms, meditation, glimmers of gratitude, keeping promises to myself, advocating for my body, and learning that authenticity starts with being honest with myself. This one is for anyone who feels behind, scared, or tired of waiting. Stay in line, boo. 00:00 Surprise, I Missed This 00:19 Finding the Rhythm Again 01:37 Tiny People Are Still the Priority 01:54 Troop Beverly Hills and Disneyland Updates 03:36 Classes, Mammograms, and Health Check Ins 04:36 Timing, Anxiety, and Dream Chasing 05:57 Becoming Before Reaching the Goal 07:38 The Coffee Line Analogy 09:12 Glimmers of Gratitude While You Wait 10:39 Anxiety, Scripture, and Being Present 11:34 Health Anxiety Before a Mammogram 13:01 Life Can Change in an Instant 15:11 Becoming Ready for the Dream 16:10 Finding the Fear Under the Trigger 17:53 Authenticity Starts With Yourself 20:36 Meditation and Listening to My Body 23:35 I Used to Think I Had to Prove Myself 26:36 Stop Proving, Start Showing Up 27:34 Keeping Promises Builds Self Trust 30:18 Learning What Works for My Body 32:42 Other People’s Opinions and Anxiety 35:24 What Anxiety and Dreams Have in Common 36:08 The Thought Is a Passenger, Not the Driver 37:51 Information Is Not Intimacy 40:18 Advocating for Myself 42:08 Being Bold Enough to Trust Yourself 43:17 The Journey Is the Becoming 45:19 Showing Up for Yourself Means Saying No 47:14 Focus on Becoming, Not Just Arriving

    Stay in Line for Your Dream | After Hours With Amanda Season 5 - Ep. 12
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After Hours With Amanda is a podcast about parenting, healing, faith, identity, marriage, dreams, and the messy middle of becoming. Amanda talks honestly about raising tiny humans, breaking cycles, laughing through the chaos, and learning to be kinder to ourselves along the way. It is parenting, but not just for parents. Grab your favorite bevie and come sit with us. You are loved, you are worthy, you are needed, and your life has exponential and limitless potential.

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  • Creator
    After Hours With Amanda
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    78
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © After Hours With Amanda
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