102 episodes
Fuel Your Purpose Amanda Owen
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5.0 • 21 Ratings
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Real and raw conversations about leading life with intention and defining your why while also connecting to disabilities and being a mom-trepreneur. Amanda wants her listeners to discover more about themselves, figure out their next move, and join the journey with her to lead a life full of purpose. Let's Fuel Each Other! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fuel-your-purpose/support
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Restoration, Self-Care & Gratitude - chatting with Kara Ryska
I love Kara’s energy. In her own podcast, she locks arms with other special needs moms, sharing her own story of raising a child with multiple brain tumors. Kara is raw and vulnerable about her journey and I loved chatting with her in this week’s episode of Fuel Your Purpose. We talk about redefining the “recovery” phase as a mom of a medically complex child to the “restoration” phase. Kara shares how to find the right self-care, and how that’s different from self-comfort. And as a contributor to The Gratitude Journal, she talks about the misconceptions of being grateful for a special needs journey.
Hit play and hear our whole conversation!
Want to connect with Kara? Follow her at @thespecialneedsmompodcast, visit her website kararyska.com or find her podcast on all major platforms.
Kara Ryska is the host and creator of The Special Needs Mom Podcast, a show exclusively focused on supporting mothers who parent children with disabilities and/or medical complexities. Kara is a mother to four children, one of which is the survivor of multiple brain tumors and survives with a spectrum of medical conditions and disabilities.
Hey, there. If you are new to my podcast, I’m Amanda and through my social media platform, Pieces of Me, I share my journey of being a sibling to someone with a rare disability, a founder and director of a nonprofit serving those with intellectual disabilities, and finding balance as a working mom, wife, and business leader.
Facebook or Instagram is a great way to connect with me! Just search @piecesofmebyamanda
– I would love to hear from you!
Check out my latest project, The Gratitude Journal, for moms raising children with a disability. This is a collaboration with mommas from across the globe – build your village and find joy in the hard through daily gratitude.
Check out my children’s book, Owen the Wonderer, that helps teach kids about differences and acceptance. And my Ebook that helps talks about the many emotions of being a sibling to someone with an intellectual disability.
Oh, and don’t miss out on the be… collection – a line of intentional gifts that serve as a daily reminder for women to BE the person they are meant to be!
I also offer coaching sessions for families impacted by disabilities, for women wanting to align their purpose or for those interested in launching their own nonprofit. Check out the coaching packages on www.piecesofme.org
You might hear me talk about my health journey, only because I have discovered how we “fuel” our body is the key to “fueling” our purpose & dreams. I have figured out how to create more energy in order to keep dreaming and executing my vision, and I would love to share it with you. Interested in discovering the fuel that will ignite your body & mind to live life on purpose? Check out: www.AmandaBoarman.arbonne.com
Don’t know where to start but want to know more? Just email me! piecesofmebyamanda@gmail.com
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Calling Your Own Shots - an interview with Keylonda Wheeler of KeylondaWrites
I am so happy I found Keylonda on Instagram! What a joy and light for the disability community. She is a shining example of living life on purpose and supporting inclusion!
Keylonda is a speech therapist by trade. When she didn’t see kids with disabilities – like the ones she helped in therapy – represented in children’s books, Keylonda decided to write her own. She didn’t want kids to miss out on friendships, just because they weren’t exposed to children with disabilities.
Don’t miss this episode where we talk about calling your own shot. Keylonda encourages you to change your self-talk from, “why me?” to “why not me?” Hit play and be inspired by my new friend, Keylonda!
Want to know more about Keylonda?
You can follow her @KeylondaWrites and or visit her website keylondawrites.com for more information on her books and services.
Keylonda Wheeler has always had a passion for helping others which inspired her to earn a degree in speech pathology. Practicing speech and language therapy in public, private, and virtual schools for several years, she has become increasingly aware of the need to create literature that brings acceptance of differences and disabilities. This awareness inspired her to write her children’s book series, the Inclusive K.R.E.W.E., bringing representation of disabled children. She and her husband, Jackie, along with their two children reside in Louisiana. When Keylonda is not empowering and encouraging others through her work, she can be found dancing and cooking in the kitchen.
Hey, there. If you are new to my podcast, I’m Amanda and through my social media platform, Pieces of Me, I share my journey of being a sibling to someone with a rare disability, a founder and director of a nonprofit serving those with intellectual disabilities, and finding balance as a working mom, wife, and business leader.
Facebook or Instagram is a great way to connect with me! Just search @piecesofmebyamanda
– I would love to hear from you!
Check out my latest project, The Gratitude Journal, for moms raising children with a disability. This is a collaboration with mommas from across the globe – build your village and find joy in the hard through daily gratitude.
Check out my children’s book, Owen the Wonderer, that helps teach kids about differences and acceptance. And my Ebook that helps talks about the many emotions of being a sibling to someone with an intellectual disability.
Oh, and don’t miss out on the be… collection – a line of intentional gifts that serve as a daily reminder for women to BE the person they are meant to be!
I also offer coaching sessions for families impacted by disabilities, for women wanting to align their purpose or for those interested in launching their own nonprofit. Check out the coaching packages on www.piecesofme.org
You might hear me talk about my health journey, only because I have discovered how we “fuel” our body is the key to “fueling” our purpose & dreams. I have figured out how to create more energy in order to keep dreaming and executing my vision, and I would love to share it with you. Interested in discovering the fuel that will ignite your body & mind to live life on purpose? Check out: www.AmandaBoarman.arbonne.com
Don’t know where to start but want to know more? Just email me! Piecesofmebyamanda@gmail.com
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100th episode - What I would tell my younger self
What would I tell my younger self? For me, this means before I started my nonprofit. Before I left my teaching job in pursuit of my dreams. Before I began my leadership journey. What would I tell younger Amanda? Put in the work to become the best version of myself. Imagine how different those first years of my nonprofit would have been if I had worked on myself then like I am doing now. That commitment to myself, to my self-worth and self confidence are not something I learned in college. Becoming aligned to my purpose has taken me years, but how different the last decade would have been if I had put in the work sooner. This is your wake-up call! Don’t be like me - invest in YOU now, not 10 years from now.
Hey, there. If you are new to my podcast, I’m Amanda and through my social media platform, Pieces of Me, I share my journey of being a sibling to someone with a rare disability, a founder and director of a nonprofit serving those with intellectual disabilities, and finding balance as a working mom, wife, and business leader.
Facebook or Instagram is a great way to connect with me! Just search @piecesofmebyamanda
– I would love to hear from you!
Check out my latest project, The Gratitude Journal, for moms raising children with a disability. This is a collaboration with mommas from across the globe – build your village and find joy in the hard through daily gratitude.
Check out my children’s book, Owen the Wonderer, that helps teach kids about differences and acceptance. And my Ebook that helps talks about the many emotions of being a sibling to someone with an intellectual disability.
Oh, and don’t miss out on the be… collection – a line of intentional gifts that serve as a daily reminder for women to BE the person they are meant to be!
I also offer coaching sessions for families impacted by disabilities, for women wanting to align their purpose or for those interested in launching their own nonprofit. Check out the coaching packages on www.piecesofme.org
You might hear me talk about my health journey, only because I have discovered how we “fuel” our body is the key to “fueling” our purpose & dreams. I have figured out how to create more energy in order to keep dreaming and executing my vision, and I would love to share it with you. Interested in discovering the fuel that will ignite your body & mind to live life on purpose? Check out: www.AmandaBoarman.arbonne.com
Don’t know where to start but want to know more? Just email me! Piecesofmebyamanda@gmail.com
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Grief & Grace - Chatting with Misty Coy Snyder from Happiness is Down Syndrome
Kick off Disability Awareness Month with me and my friend, Misty Coy Snyder from @hapinessisdownsyndrome. In this vulnerable conversation, Misty opens up about receiving her son’s Down syndrome diagnosis and how she wished her doctor presented the news. This momma talks about what she has learned about grief, grace and how she turned her talents and dreams into a new purpose of walking new parents through their diagnosis experience.
Hey, there. If you are new to my podcast, I’m Amanda and through my social media platform, Pieces of Me, I share my journey of being a sibling to someone with a rare disability, a founder and director of a nonprofit serving those with intellectual disabilities, and finding balance as a working mom, wife, and business leader.
Facebook or Instagram is a great way to connect with me! Just search @piecesofmebyamanda
– I would love to hear from you!
Here is how you can connect with Misty!
Instagram: @mistycoysnyder @happinessisdownsyndrome
Tik Tok: @mistycoysnyder
Check out my latest project, The Gratitude Journal, for moms raising children with a disability. This is a collaboration with mommas from across the globe – build your village and find joy in the hard through daily gratitude.
Check out my children’s book, Owen the Wonderer, that helps teach kids about differences and acceptance. And my Ebook that helps talks about the many emotions of being a sibling to someone with an intellectual disability.
Oh, and don’t miss out on the be… collection – a line of intentional gifts that serve as a daily reminder for women to BE the person they are meant to be!
I also offer coaching sessions for families impacted by disabilities, for women wanting to align their purpose or for those interested in launching their own nonprofit. Check out the coaching packages on www.piecesofme.org
You might hear me talk about my health journey, only because I have discovered how we “fuel” our body is the key to “fueling” our purpose & dreams. I have figured out how to create more energy in order to keep dreaming and executing my vision, and I would love to share it with you. Interested in discovering the fuel that will ignite your body & mind to live life on purpose? Check out: www.AmandaBoarman.arbonne.com
Don’t know where to start but want to know more? Just email me! Piecesofmebyamanda@gmail.com
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Season of Overwhelm
Do you have that overwhelming feeling? Do you feel like you can’t catch your breath due to all the things happening at once? Whether they are good things or sometimes mix with not so great things, having that drowning feeling is something we all can say we have experienced. Take a listen with me today as we talk through ways to push ourselves through the overwhelm and back to the deep breath we need. Even if that means we cut our goals in half and put one foot in front of the other. Your mental health is worth taking a moment to catch your breath and having a reset. Identify when you need and know the steps to get yourself back on track.
Hey, there. If you are new to my podcast, I’m Amanda and through my social media platform, Pieces of Me, I share my journey of being a sibling to someone with a rare disability, a founder and director of a nonprofit serving those with intellectual disabilities, and finding balance as a working mom, wife, and business leader.
Facebook or Instagram is a great way to connect with me! Just search @piecesofmebyamanda
– I would love to hear from you!
Check out my children’s book, Owen the Wonderer, that helps teach kids about differences and acceptance. And my Ebook that helps talks about the many emotions of being a sibling to someone with an intellectual disability.
Oh, and don’t miss out on the be… collection – a line of intentional gifts that serve as a daily reminder for women to BE the person they are meant to be!
I also offer coaching sessions for families impacted by disabilities, for women wanting to align their purpose or for those interested in launching their own nonprofit. Check out the coaching packages on www.piecesofme.org
You might hear me talk about my health journey, only because I have discovered how we “fuel” our body is the key to “fueling” our purpose & dreams. I have figured out how to create more energy in order to keep dreaming and executing my vision, and I would love to share it with you. Interested in discovering the fuel that will ignite your body & mind to live life on purpose? Check out: www.AmandaBoarman.arbonne.com
Don’t know where to start but want to know more? Just email me! Piecesofmebyamanda@gmail.com
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"Must be Nice"
Girl, are you saying this? I was. I can’t count how many times I used this phrase, in my head and out loud. A friend is taking a vacation? Must be nice. A colleague received an award? Must be nice. But when someone used this phrase to me about a recent fundraiser I put on for my nonprofit, those three words hit me in the gut. By telling someone it “must be nice” to have a big win, we discredit their achievement. Those three words take away from the years of hard work that it took to get to that moment. Hit play and learn about how this phrase changed my perspective on how I show up for others.
Hey, there. If you are new to my podcast, I’m Amanda and through my social media platform, Pieces of Me, I share my journey of being a sibling to someone with a rare disability, a founder and director of a nonprofit serving those with intellectual disabilities, and finding balance as a working mom, wife, and business leader.
Facebook or Instagram is a great way to connect with me! Just search @piecesofmebyamanda
– I would love to hear from you!
Check out my children’s book, Owen the Wonderer, that helps teach kids about differences and acceptance. And my Ebook that helps talks about the many emotions of being a sibling to someone with an intellectual disability.
Oh, and don’t miss out on the be… collection – a line of intentional gifts that serve as a daily reminder for women to BE the person they are meant to be!
You might hear me talk about my health journey, only because I have discovered how we “fuel” our body is the key to “fueling” our purpose & dreams. I have figured out how to create more energy in order to keep dreaming and executing my vision, and I would love to share it with you. Interested in discovering the fuel that will ignite your body & mind to live life on purpose? Check out: www.AmandaBoarman.arbonne.com
Don’t know where to start but want to know more? Just email me! Piecesofmebyamanda@gmail.com
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fuel-your-purpose/support
Customer Reviews
Raw & real!
Love this and that Amanda gives us a peek into her world 💕