Welcome! This is a self-help blog that includes commentary on topics in Mental Health, Wellness, and Spirituality. My name is Amanda Marie Thomas and I live near the ocean in sunny Florida, USA. I have a professional background in mental health counseling and vocational assessment/rehabilitation. I’m here to share tools of guidance for this life journey and provide help along your path. Things that bring me Joy include cooking, reading, champagne, being outside, traveling, and spending time with my family. I’m delighted you stopped by and I hope you will find something good for your soul.
A little something about the way I took…
As long as I can remember, something within me has been drawn to things of Spirit. A deep desire to Connect. Something within me has persistently pursued Love, Expansion, and Growth. A hunger for Transformation. I have always cared deeply for and about other people. Growing up in the South, people like me are called “tender hearted.”
Growing up, my parents raised me in a Christian home and emphasized values like Faith, Grace, and Compassion. Throughout my years here, I’ve been through many dark times, feeling utterly hopeless and alone. I’ve endured periods of depression, fear, exhaustion, and anxiety. In a way, life’s pain broke me open and allowed me to experience deeper joy and develop more compassion in my heart.
In my late 20’s, I completed graduate school with Masters degrees in Education and Mental Health Counseling and I felt lost and uninspired. I didn’t know what I wanted or how to get it or if I would be happy once I found it, even though I still didn’t know what IT was.
Insert spiritual reawakening. I learned about stillness and breath and being Present. I discovered new ways to connect to the Divine and let The Light shine through me. As I practiced tapping in more, I simply became happier and more at peace. I experience more Magic and Flow and I see life as a journey of growth in which every moment shapes and molds us into more of who we really are.
I’d like to share with you the wisdom and tools that have blessed my path and the new ones that show up, guiding me towards greater Joy and Peace.
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