“Your body knows how to heal itself” Amanda Sevilla, Ayurvedic Dietitian, Purpose Coach: Freeing from Eating Disorders, Tips on Successful Career Pivoting

Amanda is a Transformation & Purpose coach, Ayurvedic dietitian, and yoga teacher based in Southern California. Amanda always knew she wanted to be involved with the healing process of others starting at a young age. She made potions and healing elixirs for her stuffed animals. She climbed trees and created little coves where she let people came to her for comfort & support.

Through college and high school,  Amanda devoted her focus to the path of Western medicine as it was the only way she knew at the time that she could impart healing on others. However, as new interests and passions emerged in her life, the path to healing started to diverge right before her eyes and Amanda chose not to stay on the conveyor belt of her past conditioning.

Amanda now coaches women to live a life they love through her Flourish with Purpose Coaching program, where they learn what gifts and talents they bring to the world and how everything that makes them absolutely unique plays a role in their purpose.

Topics discussed:

• Seek help when needed: Amanda's father encouraged her to get therapy for her eating condition. She received treatment at an eating problem center.
• Journal to process your thoughts: Journaling helped Amanda process and trace her thoughts. This revealed her control and perfectionist issues.
• Follow your intuition: Amanda followed her gut and became a purpose coach and healer despite uncertainties and pressure. She learned she could heal others without being a doctor.
• Set boundaries and prioritize your desires: Filipino culture pressured Amanda to study medicine. She learned to set boundaries and prioritize her own needs.

Importance of This Episode

Amanda shares her story of how her path through mindfulness and spirituality helped her overcome an eating condition. It also highlights the value of parents who are encouraging and don't restrict their kids from pursuing their passions. Amanda's own experience with the incorporation of Ayurveda and other holistic approaches into her medical education is instructive. The episode explains how yoga, energy healing, and mindfulness may all work together to enhance a person's physical, mental, and spiritual health. Listeners may be encouraged to put themselves first when it comes to their emotional and physical well-being, to try new approaches, and to follow their passions against the odds. This episode emphasizes the importance of self-discovery, following one's own desires, and not being afraid to make unconventional career choices.

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