{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Ff292f5a9-c942-4dec-850d-3f6b694a7464","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"254. When Hope Feels Scary: Gentle Steps to Trusting It Again","description":"In this episode, I dive into the emotional power of hope\u2014why we need it, why we avoid it, and how to build our emotional capacity to hold more of it. Inspired by watching Alysa Liu\u2019s stunning comeback win at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships (link in show notes!), I reflect on my own figure skating journey and why reigniting hope in our lives can feel so hard, especially for sensitive or neurodivergent women.\n\nWe talk about what hope really is, how avoiding difficult emotions like disappointment, shame, or failure can quietly kill our dreams, and why choosing realism over possibility might be slowly shrinking your life. I walk you through the three-part framework I teach for growing emotional capacity: regulating your nervous system, allowing emotion, and focusing on productive thought work. Plus, I challenge you to bring just one hopeful thought or intention to the surface today\u2014and share it with me!\n\nIf this resonated, come try out my Love Yourself No Matter What membership for free\u2014no credit card required. You\u2019ll get access to live coaching, daily support, and an incredible community of like-minded women. Head to joinamanda.ca to check it out.\n\nLet\u2019s make space for hope again. \ud83d\udc9b","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/5527e17e-34b9-4a35-a098-24e169629fa7/2.jpg"}