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Unfiltered & honest conversations about womanhood, wellness, & self-growth.

Amanda encourages others to live their most genuine lives by doing what they love without fear and taking better care of themselves.

25/08/2021

Almost a year ago we moved into this apartment & it seemed so perfect for us.

It was so perfect for us. This was Lennox’s first home, first bath, first laugh, roll, sit up, crawl, steps — his first sanctuary.

But with each day that he grows, we outgrow this little apartment, too.

We’ve been looking to buy a house in Denver for the past almost 6 months. We’ve put in 3 offers, went under contract for one, terminated after inspection, negotiated, and have still yet to find “the one.”

You can’t find a decent home in the greater Denver area for under $500k & if you do, it’s a 3 bed 1 bath built in 1942 metal fenced sh****le.

I am exhausted. I am spent. I am constantly let down week after week. We love Colorado. I truthfully never want to move back to Orlando, where I’m from, and we have no other family/connects in other states.

There’s literally nothing we can do, but keep looking. Keep our heads up. I keep throwing all the affirmations in the universe like “what is mine, will come to me.”

But I’m getting impatient AF. Our lease is up here November 1st. Being a buyer in this market is disheartening & stupid & unfair & tiring. So I guess I just needed to vent. And maybe throw it out into the ether that if anyone owns a home that they would like to sell us :-) that :-) would :-) rock.

In the meantime, I’m taking suggestions — if we don’t find a home by November what should we do? Buy an airstream? Live in the woods? Move to a religious commune & not have to pay rent? What are we thinking.

22/08/2021

Having a baby young is not glamorous.
Having a baby young is not bliss.
Having a baby young is not “the way to do it.”

Having a baby young means you’re building your life & career, while also building another little humans life.

Having a baby young means you don’t get to be 100% selfish in your twenties.

Having a baby young means hustling hard in your job, while also cleaning the house, feeding the baby, doing the laundry, playing, entertaining, trying to connect with your partner, & feeding yourself.

Having a baby? The most incredible fu***ng love you’ll ever experience in your life. Am I happy? Genuinely, 98.7% of the day.

But having a baby young? It ain’t easy.

P.S. having a baby at any age isn’t easy, but I wanted to shed some light on my experience as a young mama because I feel like it’s often romanticized in our society & it is ~not~ always romantic 🙃

21/08/2021

body lookin’ like m**f

19/08/2021

This is your path.

This, right here. Whatever you’re currently walking on.

Whether it’s cobblestone or dirt or concrete or bright green grass lined with wildflowers & honeybees.

This, beneath your feet, at this very moment is your path.

If you don’t like the way it feels between your toes or on the soles of your shoes, go in a different direction. Turn left or veer right or even take a few steps back if need be.

Your path isn’t always going to look beautiful. Passerby’s aren’t always going to wave hi. The earth beneath you isn’t always going to feel smooth against your feet.

But it doesn’t matter what the path looks like or feels like as a whole. As long as you know you are headed in the right direction. As long as you know to turn around when you get lost. As long as you listen to your intuition. That gut feeling that whispers or yells or jolts “left or right” “forward or back.”

As long as you’re aware that you are the one that puts one foot in front of the other. You can keep walking, or you can turn around.

These are the thoughts that came to me as I laid on my bed, eyes closed during The Pretty Naked | Membership]’s reiki event a few nights ago. This is why I love reiki or meditation or breathwork. It gives me the time + space to let my mind to run free. To let my body + emotions speak to me. It allows me to stop in my tracks and hear what my body has to say. This is why I wanted to make self care, self growth, and wellness events accessible for everyone because I truly believe these types of events can fu***ng heal the soul & grow the mind & encourage confidence & change. Follow The Pretty Naked | Membership] to hear about our upcoming events + how you can be a part.

And tell me — did this resonate with you?

19/08/2021

*NOT PREGNANT* just tried to eat sourdough again🥖🤪

Gluten sensitivities are rough because for me, they always show up two, three, or even four days later. They don’t manifest in noticeable symptoms, but the bloat, brain fog, & constipation are real.

Here’s the thing though: I don’t hate my body for this like I used to. I don’t AVOID GLUTEN AT ALL COSTS like I used to.

I’ve gotten to a place in life where I know what feels good in my body & what doesn’t. I’ve gotten to a place where I can experiment by trying to add dairy & gluten back in & have COMPASSION instead of HATE towards my body when the result looks like this.

See we’re in constant conversation — my body & I. Me telling my body we’re eating gluten, my body listening. My body reacting, me listening. Zero judgement. Zero hate. All love.

Just because my body does this & feels this way when I eat gluten does NOT mean I will turn to a strict no gluten lifestyle. However, because I know my body THRIVES without it, I will listen to it & give it what it wants. Primarily gluten free. Gluten once in a blue moon. 80/20. Love over hate. Not black nor white but so so gray — and that’s okay!!!!!

17/08/2021

What does a day in the life of a full time mama who runs her own business look like?

Scroll to the last photo to find out🙃

Being a mom + business person without consistent childcare (besides grandma + aunt sporadically) is a lot of guilt, stress, play, & feeling like there aren’t enough hours in the day.

It looks like a tornado ran through the apartment every morning & the cleanup crew comes in hot at night.

It also looks like rarely having amazing conversations with Lucas during the week because we’re either working, parenting, or exhausted.

It’s a lot. And we’re in the thick of it. So mamas or dads, what are some things you do to make working from home full time + parenting full time feel DOABLE. Activities for bub, tips, tools, tricks, & self care practices for me because 😵‍💫 that’s me rn lol

16/08/2021

This time last year I was nesting — situating furniture in the apartment, hitting the farmers markets on the weekend to grab flowers & fresh peaches.

This year I’m sharing peaches with you & it hit me.

We really do get to wake up each day & choose how we want to live our lives. We get to choose to wake up slow & make breakfast in our robes or get a morning run in.

We get to choose to have peaches or pancakes.

We get to choose to honk our horns at the guy that cut us off on the way to work, or we get to take a nice, deep, long breath & have compassion.

We are alive, but we get to choose to live.

So throw open your windows each morning & play some Mumford & sons and celebrate your free will — choice. Or don’t. Just choose to live each day the way YOU intend to live your life. It’s so much more beautiful that way.

And also, halfway through peach season get yourself some juicy 🍑🍑🍑

15/08/2021

sometimes I wish I could move to stars hollow, drench my body in coffee, celebrate every damn season fully immersed in the town festivities, have Kirk be my neighbor, & spend all my days working at Luke’s (which would be called “lucas’s”) while Lennox is at school. and have suki be my bff.

either I’m just really nostalgic or this is my sign to go ham on the holiday/seasonal festivities this year

or I’m pregnant 🤔🤔🤔

naaaaah

but ok here’s the real question…. fav Gilmore girls character GO (mines Lorelei, shocker right.)

13/08/2021

Lennox vs. gluten. Pick your fighter 1,2,3, or 4? 🥖

12/08/2021

On my way to who the f**k knows 🤷🏽‍♀️

Truthfully, I do not know. I am quite literally flying by the seat of my own pants (whatever that even means?)

Yes, I started my own business.
Yes, I am trying to buy a house w/ my fiancé.
Yes, I am beginning to plan a wedding.
Yes, I am raising a tiny human.

And on the surface, it may look like I know what the f**k I’m doing.

But wanna know a secret, I have NO fu***ng clue what I’m doing 🤪💯💦👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

I am constantly winging all business decisions. trying things, seeing how they do, pivoting, adjusting, learning. I am endlessly questioning if I was a “good mom” today. I am entirely clueless on what the next steps are for wedding planning. And I am almost 100% positive I know nothing about buying & owning a home.

Here’s the thing, I like knowing what I’m doing. I like feeling comfortable. And feeling confident & knowledge is comfortable. So, truthfully, I hate sitting in the ambiguity of not knowing if it’s Tuesday or 2:30 or if I’m making a smart business or mom decision.

But today, I am choosing to live honestly in the unknown of all of the things going on in my life. I am choosing to enjoy the rollercoaster of learning from my mistakes or winging things or outwardly admitting “ya know, I’m not sure about that one.”

Today I am giving myself grace & showing up unapologetically in the mystery of motherhood & entrepreneurship & big life moments.

Today I am choosing to let the vulnerability & obscurity feel good, instead of overwhelming. And I invite you to join me🌞

08/08/2021

i f**kin love colorado 🌈🌞⚡️🌷🍃🍄🏔

05/08/2021

Please enjoy this thread of Lennox in a Jean jacket 🤌🏽 scroll to the end to see him be my fu***ng twin 👀👀

04/08/2021

long as the ppl in that mf love ya dearly ✊🏼

02/08/2021

Day 1 of The Pretty Naked | Membership] workout plan for August.

I haven’t done body weight in a miiiiinute, but this months workout is solely body weight!!!

Why?

Because you don’t need weights or a gym to move your body & feel STRONG. If you want to join me in this months workout, sign up to become a member link in The Pretty Naked | Membership] bio!!!

What are your thoughts on body weight genuinely curious. I’m sooo a weights call, but this is CHALLENGING me. So hard (in a good way🥵).

Thx for curating a kick ass workout for TPN🤍

01/08/2021

En route to: home ☁️🏔

31/07/2021

nothing was the same ☁️💜

31/07/2021

The other day I saw a girl in the park, sitting by her lonesome on a blanket & reading a book uninterrupted. I thought to myself, “damn. Must be nice.”

Lennox is in the stage where he wants to crawl & climb & bite & squirm every time I hold him & truthfully, he wears me out most days.

Sometimes, I don’t want to change his diaper.

Sometimes, I don’t want to occupy him when we’re out for dinner. I want to put him in the car seat & enjoy my meal.

And dammit, an uninterrupted park read sounds fu***ng dreamy.

Moms are human beings with needs, too.

And although we’d choose changing our kids sh*tty diapers, chasing them around the house while trying to do 50 other things, & eating cold food because we had to keep our babies entertained over our own needs any day of the week — we still want to read alone in the park.

Mamas, the older my baby gets, the more I’m learning that it’s ok to not always want to be “mom.” Just because you’re not eagerly jumping to do every feed or diaper change or playtime doesn’t mean you don’t love your kid & love being a mom.

It just means you’re a human fu***ng being, too.

30/07/2021

Yesterday I hosted my first event ever & it was the most special, magical, nerve wracking, & fulfilling evening ever.

Breathwork Coach] led a group of 8 of us women through a guided 45 minute breathwork session with the intention of “worthiness.”

We learned, we breathed, we felt, & we realized things while Karishma played calming music & spoke words like “what would it look like to think with your heart & love with your mind.”

“What would it look like if you walked into a movie theatre, sat down, & were watching your own life unfold?”

“Would you be kinder to yourself?”

The most amazing part of this experience was everyone sharing how they felt at the end. Because I realized that we all struggle with similar things. We all resonate. We are all different and the same.

A huge thank you to Breathwork Coach] for making the first unforgettable & to the incredible women who attended, breathed with me, & were willing to be vulnerable🥲🤍🧘🏽‍♀️

Many more events to come if you missed it 🤪

29/07/2021

Lennox gnawing on a lamb chop bone is my favorite Lennox 🤌🏽

29/07/2021

They thought the view was pretty, but I thought they were prettier 🤪🥵🤌🏽

27/07/2021

Hold my baby while I flick up real quick

25/07/2021

My vibe rn is exactly the same as it was when I was 9 months pregnant — dresses & gf, df pastries to the face — and that’s on consistency🤌🏽

23/07/2021

I want to help YOUUUUU!🤩

I created The Pretty Naked | Membership] for the gals who wanted to find community while also receiving guidance on their health, nutrition, & fitness.

But sometimes, you need more.

Sometimes, you need someone to chat on the phone with about what to eat, how to move your body, how to even self-care, your current goals, & your current roadblocks.

Sometimes, you need someone that can give you a step-by-step approach that you can easily follow on your own.

Sometimes, you need someone to hear you in your struggles.

Sometimes, you just need someone to encourage you to do the work + help you get clear on what that work is!!!!

So, I’m offering 90 minute single coaching sessions where you get to sit down 1-1 with me and receive:

•guidance + recommendations on your current lifestyle & lifestyle changes to make
•a PDF step-by-step game plan for you to follow
•a personalized grocery list
•a discount on The Pretty Naked | Membership] monthly membership (!!!!) to help you further your relationship to better health & find community.

DM me if you’re interested — seriously, do not hesitate to reach out I am here for YOU🌿☁️💛

*you do not have to live in CO, all sessions can be conducted virtually

22/07/2021

Don’t blink 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

21/07/2021

this morning I was meditating & it was the first time I got a really clear realization.

it was about clutter.

because clutter has infiltrated my life.

clutter has begun to clog my living room, kitchen table, bedroom floors, thoughts, mind, head, & heart.

a chaotic storm has quite literally run through both my apartment & my whole being.

there are a million and one things going on right now — looking for a house, our lease ending in a week & a half, building , constantly having other dope biz ideas flood my brain, getting engaged & having a billion questions about a wedding thrown at me (like damn can we just enjoy being engaged for a sec??), Lennox becoming more of a tiny human who just wants to crawl & climb & stand & explore every crevice of the apartment & eat everything in sight, and trying to balance rest, working out, & a social life.

clutter. both external & cognitive clutter.

and so when I was meditating I got an overwhelming message to clear it. to clear the space. to allow for more space. to move into a bigger space. to check things off the to-do list & pick things up off the floor. to rid myself of the clutter. to give myself SPACE.

and so today, I’m honoring that. Today, we’re drinking caffeinated coffee & chugging along & getting in bed by 8 pm with a book that was gifted to us. today, I’m listening.

today, I’m clearing the clutter.

19/07/2021

Weekend photo dump 🤪

Thank you to everyone who has congratulated us & everyone who flew out to make this weekend so special & unforgettable.

you planned a phenomenal weekend & made me feel so loved. I love you to the moon to the stars to the deep deep oceans & back. Forever!!!!!

14/07/2021

That post microneedle glow👀 swipe to see what my face looked like 2 weeks ago after my treatment with

I’m SHOOK at the results. My face feels + looks so dewy. It’s like I have that pregnancy glow all over again (except this time I’m not pregnant, I checked🤪).

Mention my name at in Lohi & get $25 off your next treatment! Hot GLOW summer? Also — don’t mind the scratch on my nose from Lennox’s sharp-no-matter-how-often-I-trim-them cat claws.

12/07/2021

Who cares what he looks like

10/07/2021

Morning coffee walk with this dude🤙🏽 what’s your order??

09/07/2021

Summer pastas 👏🏽🤤🌊🌶🧅🍄🌈🌟

Can you HEAR the sizzle in the second pic?????? This lemony, buttery, capery, light pasta had no chance. Posting the recipe on next week.

Happy Friday! Have a beautiful weekend, friends. I will be going live tonight to answer some q’s so drop them in my story!

07/07/2021

Slept through my 8:45 am workout class, made a coconut cream & oat milk coffee, and have yet to start on work for the day & it’s almost 11 am. Some days there’s a lot going on in your mind and the only way to feel sane is to take everything else slow. Lots to do today, but choosing to flow through it instead of bulldoze through my to-do list like I usually do, lol.

Do whatever you gotta do today to reduce your stress. Happy HUMP day, lovers🐫

06/07/2021

The sun is seeping through my skin
Through leaves on trees
Into you
I wonder if you’ll have freckles one day

They say you’re small
But we continue to grow
Even so

Your daddy & I giggle in bed like
Children staying up past midnight
At sleepovers

I dream of you in his arms
And we count the days like they don’t go by
But they do

And we wait for you… 7/30/20

I wrote this when I was almost 8 months pregnant, and it’s wild to think that I didn’t know your sweet smile yet. But here you are. And this moment, too, is fleeting. Be patient & enjoy where you’re at now, because the days will always come… 💭

04/07/2021

Happy 4th from Mom & Dad!💙❤️

02/07/2021

That post dinner bath when your baby self feeds🤩🧼 friday tomorrow!!!!

29/06/2021

Today’s workout: getting groceries with an 18 lb bubba strapped to your chest🛒🥵🥑🍌 we’ve been working so damn much that it’s been 2 & a half weeks since we last grocery shopped… so we are finally locked ‘n loaded & it feels GOOD🙌🏽

Stocking the fridge is arguably one of the best feelings? You can’t disagree.

28/06/2021

I have spent the last three months working countless hours on this project for YOU guys & I am so pumped to announce it.

This is about community. This is about being empowered towards better health through nutrition, fitness, s*x, motherhood, pregnancy, postpartum, dating, career, spirituality, self care, & mindset resources. This is about growing into your truest selves… together.

Head over to to learn more. Launching July 5th, 2021. And stay tuned for more updates throughout the week😏🍑

27/06/2021

new single dropping tomorrow

announcing my new project at 8:30 am MST don’t miss it🤫🤫

26/06/2021

Happy weekend from my fam to yours🍦☔️📸🥕

Taking this weekend to WERK, but if you need the weekend to rest TAKE IT.

Lovely reminder from today that “rest is productive.” 🌿

25/06/2021

I feel like I’ve been doing 12 million things at the same time lately, but also having moments of stillness & I am constantly unsure of both how to marry both velocities.

We live in a culture that teaches work hard, play hard, but sometimes I don’t want to. Sometimes I want to work hard & play soft. Work soft & play hard. Work hard & play seldom. Work seldom, play hard.

There is a narrative I’ve clung to which goes something like “to succeed you must hustle. stress & overwhelm & exhaustion & overwork are a part of the gig of entrepreneurship & creating the life you want to live.”

But I don’t want to live a life where I work hard & play hard & don’t make time for rest or family or friends or vacation. I don’t want to live a life that celebrates never taking the time to pause & enjoy.

This is your sign to stop being so hard on yourself. Stop overworking yourself to death. Create the life that you want to live & actually pause to enjoy it.

23/06/2021

in the past, when I counted calories or restricted my carb intake, I would’ve prepped for this shoot 2 weeks in advance. I would’ve made sure I worked out every single day leading up to it & did an EXTRA intense workout the day of. I would’ve cursed my period for coming when it did & feared potential bloat. I would’ve eaten like a bird, also, in fear of potential bloat.

but I don’t lead with fear anymore. I lead with love. and I love my body enough to listen to it, nourish it the way it wants to be nourished, move the way it’s telling me to move, & pose in front of the camera as is.

because as is IS enough.

as is IS beautiful. as is IS what bodies look like. look out for a big announcement next week…🙈

thank you to these talented & electrifying women & to for bringing my vision to life. cannot wait to share with you guys what this is all about!!!!

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