Manders Mindset
Are you feeling stuck or stagnant in your life? Do you envision yourself living differently but have no idea how to start? The answer might lie in a shift in your mindset.
Hosted by Amanda Russo, The Breathing Goddess, who is a Breathwork Detox Facilitator, Transformative Mindset Coach, and Divorce Paralegal.
Amanda's journey into mindset and empowerment began by working with children in group homes and daycares. She later transitioned to family law, helping people navigate the challenging emotions of divorce. During this time, Amanda also overcame her own weight and health challenges through strength training, meditation, yoga, reiki, and plant medicine.
Amanda interviews guests from diverse backgrounds, including entrepreneurs, athletes, artists, and wellness experts, who share their incredible journeys of conquering fears and limiting beliefs to achieve remarkable success. Hear real people tell how shifting their mindsets—and often their words—has dramatically changed their lives.
Amanda also shares her personal journey, detailing how she transformed obstacles into opportunities by adopting a healthier, holistic lifestyle.
Discover practical strategies and inspiring stories that will empower you to break free from limitations and cultivate a mindset geared towards growth and positivity.
Tune in for a fun, friendly, and empowering experience that will help you become the best version of yourself.
Manders Mindset
You Are Only As Free As Your Deepest Darkest Secret
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This solo episode of Manders Mindset is one of the most vulnerable I've ever recorded. I'm finally ready to speak my truth, fully and openly, in my own words. Today, I'm sharing a chapter of my life I never thought I'd say out loud. It's a reminder that we are only as free as our deepest, darkest secrets. Holding onto shame keeps us stuck, but sharing our stories can set us free.
I open up about a painful but pivotal moment in my life and how it shaped my growth and healing journey. This episode is a heart-to-heart on shame, identity, forgiveness, and the courage it takes to let go. If you've ever carried a secret that's weighed you down, this one's for you.
Timeline Summary:
[0:36] - Why I'm finally ready to share this vulnerable story
[1:41] - The moment I reveal the secret I've held onto for years
[3:01] - How a guest appearance on another podcast helped me find my voice
[5:17] - A powerful reminder: You are not what you did, you are who you became after
[6:26] - Lessons from Christina on how to separate your story from your shame
[7:40] - Why sharing the messy chapters helps others and ourselves heal
[8:35] - A loving message for anyone holding onto a story they haven’t told
Links & Resources:
Listen to Amanda's guest appearance on the Lets Relieve Regret podcast
Closing Note:
Thank you so much for being here and holding space for this raw and real episode. If this resonated with you, please rate, review, and share it with someone who might need to hear it. Remember, your story has the power to inspire healing and growth. You are only one mindset shift away from shifting your life. Until next time, I'm proud of you and I'm rooting for you. ♥
Welcome to the Manders Mindset Podcast. Here you'll find both monologue and interviews of entrepreneurs, coaches, healers and a variety of other people where your host, amanda Russo, will discuss her own mindset and perspective and her guest's mindset and perspective on the world around us. Manders and her guests will help explain to you how shifting your mindset will shift your life will help explain to you how shifting your mindset will shift your life.
Speaker 2:Welcome back to Amanda's Mindset. I'm your host, Amanda Viso, and today's solo episode is a vulnerable one for me, but it's something I feel ready to talk about Finally, Fully in my own words and honestly. Guys, I'm going to be fully transparent. This is something I never anticipated when I got certified in Breathwork was you are only as free as your deepest, darkest secret. I'm going to say that again you are only as free as your deepest, darkest secret because whatever you are holding on to, whatever secret, whatever shame, it is causing you to be less free mentally, physically and emotionally by withholding it. So here we go.
Speaker 2:Five years ago I got a DUI and I never thought I'd say that publicly. I was so ashamed, I judged myself so much and honestly, I thought silence and hiding this would protect me. But here's the thing Silence doesn't protect you. It isolates you. It creates this secret identity that no one sees but you carry in your mindset all the time. And what I've come to realize is you truly are only as free as your deepest, darkest secret If you are not willing to share it with people or you are so ashamed of it. You are not free because of it.
Speaker 2:I first opened up about my DUI last year on the let's Relieve Regret podcast and shout out to Shadow and Victoria for creating such a safe and comfortable space that I felt comfortable enough to publicly share something I had never shared publicly. So if you've never heard the let's Relieve Regret podcast, I highly encourage you to check it out. This is not an ad, but I will link the episode that I recorded on there last year. It gave me a space to share this publicly and that felt so scary, so scary. But it also felt like a release. I felt like I lost more weight and, guys, I didn't lose any more weight, but I felt skinnier, I felt lighter and I was like whoa, Leading up to it, I had nerves about it it. If you follow me on Instagram, you likely saw my vague post a year ago talking about life is tough, but so are you, and I never shared specifically how or why life was tough by going on the podcast Let Relieve Regret. It gave me a space to share something. I was feeling a lot of shame around. It gave me a place to release that. It felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. It felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders, Like I was letting go of an identity I did not need to hold on to anymore that version of me. She made a mistake and she grew from it and I love her Because had that mistake not had happened, who knows where I would be today. She was hurting In her heart, soul and mindset. She was hurting, but I have so much love for that woman.
Speaker 2:Guys, if you're carrying something you've never told anyone, I want to remind you that you are not what you did. You are who you became after and your truth doesn't have to be tied to your shame. It can be tied to your growth. Shame it can be tied to your growth. You don't have to identify with a mistake that you it. I hope this reminds you that letting go of secrets is actually how we come back home to ourselves. There is so much power in telling your story, Even the messy chapters, Especially the messy chapters, Especially the messy chapters.
Speaker 2:I also want to give a shout out to a former guest, Christina, who shared about her poetry and I asked her a question and I reflect back on this very often. But I asked her a question honestly because I was personally curious what made her feel comfortable enough to be vulnerable enough to share the messy details about her story. And you know what she told me? Because the story and the situation happened to her, but it's not about her Just because she is the individual this situation happened to. It's not about her and your messy story, your messy mistake, is not about you. It's about you sharing your story and your journey to help someone else along their journey. That's how we grow. That's how we shift each other's mindsets.
Speaker 2:There is power and there is growth in sharing your messy stories and sharing the things that you are not proud of. We all have something that we are ashamed of. Maybe you've let it go, but we all have had at some point in our lives something that we are ashamed of. We all have a story that we don't share out loud, or another word is phrased we all have a chapter of our story that we don't read aloud. I hope this episode gives you permission, gives you comfortability, to share that messy story, To read out the chapter that you don't want anyone else to read aloud. I am sending you love and I'm rooting for you.
Speaker 2:I really appreciate you guys taking the time to listen to this raw, vulnerable episode that I never planned on sharing on Mander's Mindset and I hope this gives you a little more sense of freedom and a little more courage to share those messy chapters. Thank you, guys, for tuning in to another episode of Mander's Mindset. If you enjoyed the episode, I'd really appreciate it if you left me a rating, left a review and shared this episode with anyone you think needs more permission to let go of that story they are ashamed about. Thanks guys, Until next time. In case no one told you today, I'm proud of you, I'm booting for you and you got this, as always. If you enjoyed the show, I would really appreciate it if you would leave me a five-star rating, leave a review and share it with anyone you think would benefit from this. And don't forget you are only one mindset. Shift away from shifting your life. Thanks guys, Until next time.
