Science & Magic with Amanda
The Science & Magic podcast, hosted by Amanda Helen, explores topics related to the nervous system, feminine energy, and working more deliciously. I believe that there is a more nourishing way to live, and that we can use wisdom from both science and magic to discover it.
Science & Magic with Amanda
Latest Episodes
Stop Chasing Easy (your softness needs your strength)
There’s a lot of conversation right now about creating a “soft life.” But what if ease isn’t about making life easy?In this episode, I explore the difference between ease and easy, and how true softness comes from inner strength, n...
Your Attention Is Currency (where are you spending it?)
Your attention is one of the most powerful forces shaping your life.In this video, we explore how where you place your focus quite literally rewires your brain and influences what unfolds in your reality. If you’ve been looping old stor...
Letting Go of Tension: A High Achiever’s Journey Out of Chronic Pain
Darcie spent decades living with chronic pain while pushing herself as a lifelong high achiever. In this episode, she shares how learning to regulate her nervous system through breathwork, meditation, yin yoga, and identity shifting helped her ...
Why Your Body Won't Let Go (a must listen for high achieving women!)
In this episode, I explore why letting go of control feels so difficult, especially for high achievers, and what's really driving the grip. Drawing on nervous system science, I unpack how our biology and ego-driven identities keep us clin...
Staying Regulated in a Season of Unrest w/ Kevin McCarthy
This episode was inspired by what we’re all living through here in Minnesota right now - a time of deep political tension and community hurt after a surge of federal immigration enforcement and the fatal shootings of civilians by federal immigr...