What is it really like to work with me, and how it helps your bottom line in more ways than one. 

Flipping the switch! On this week’s episode of the Find Your Feminine Fire Podcast, my dear friend, client, and Business Coach Carrie Koh is interviewing me!

I’m excited to share a little more about my own journey in this episode and answer the question, how does a Southern Belle from Georgia become a sex and relationship coach?

Listen in as I share my journey from being a postpartum mom with a one year old daughter, looking in the mirror wondering where the woman I used to be had gone. It was from this moment that I began my return to loving all the parts of myself that I was taught to be ashamed of and learn how to embrace and express what I truly wanted. 

In this episode, we’re going to dive a little deeper into what drives me in my work and an exciting new offering that I CAN’T WAIT TO SHARE MORE ABOUT that is the culmination of my years of doing this work around sexuality, around trauma resolution, and around feeling good in your skin. 

Listen below, or tune in via: Apple Podcasts,Stitcher or Spotify.

In this episode you’ll discover

My story and what led me to discovering my passion of empowering and people to own their sexuality and feel comfortable in their bodies. How to move through shame to feel more comfortable in your body.What to do if you aren’t sure your partner will be supportive about this type of work. How to avoid the “slow slide”  that can happen in relationships and that leads to constant low grade tension in your relationship.The different layers of holistic sexuality and how you can integrate it in your lifeHow to cultivate confidence and move through our shadows.Why we need to learn to be with discomfort, and how to move through difficulty in a healthy way.How your relationship affects your work and creativityWhy “do-ability” is key in this work, and what that means. And, an exciting announcement about my new PleasureMind offering, coming in May! 

Schedule your call with me HERE.  

Find out more about Carrie and watch her inspiring Ted Talk here.  If you’re looking for an incredible group of supportive female entrepreneurs, you can check out her FB group here, she’s always delivering incredible value!

Join in the discussion on this episode and more in my free Facebook Group, Find Your Feminine Fire HERE.

Listen here or tune in via Apple Podcasts,Stitcheror Spotify.

The power of sexual agency.

How we connect to our sexuality says EVERYTHING about how we see ourselves, our relationships, and the world. Sexual agency is the game changing concept. And the skills we build doing the work of discovering our sexuality translate into every other area of our lives. This is big work that has the power to completely transform us from the inside out.

Tune into this week’s episode of the Find Your Feminine Fire Podcast to understand more about what it really means to examine your sexual story and tap into your sexual agency to find deeper fulfillment and authenticity in your life.

My guest this week is an incredible expert in the field of sexual health, Dr. Juliana Hauser. Dr. Hauser is all about helping women rethink sex, sexuality, and pleasure, and taking the taboo out of these topics so that they are easier to talk about and implement in our lives.

In her work, Dr. Hauser has provided a safe place, a tested, true, and relatable process for all to heal past experiences and empower their sexual future.She is an approachable, non-judgy friend to women, men, couples and trans individuals and is passionate about creating a safe, exciting and meaningful sexual culture for all people.

Listen below, or tune in via: Apple Podcasts,Stitcher or Spotify.

In this episode you’ll discover

Why your sexuality and your essence are two crucially intertwined parts of who you areHow to reconnect with your authentic self as the foundation of your sexualityWhat sexual agency is and how it can empower you to be fulfilled in your sex livesHow to access your vulnerability and safety to try different things and know deeper parts of yourselfThe different layers of holistic sexuality and how you can integrate it in your lifeHow to talk about your needs with your partnerand much more!

Dr. Juliana is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a counselor with a Ph.D. in counseling education. For 20 years, she’s worked with clients to help them manage relationships, sexuality, confidence, infertility, and more. Her work has been featured in Oprah, CBS’s The DrS., The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Women’s Health, The Discovery Channel, Martha Stewart, Conde Nest, TV Panel ShareCare, Inc., and Shape (among others).

Connect with her HERE. Follow her on Insta HERE.

Join in the discussion on this episode and more in my free Facebook Group, Find Your Feminine Fire HERE.

Listen here or tune in via Apple Podcasts, Stitcheror Spotify.

Healing Estrogen Dominance

Do you struggle with random hormonal symptoms, difficult periods, or hot flashes, or are you just curious about what’s actually going on with your hormones?

Then tune in to this week’s episode as I talk with estrogen dominance expert Magdalena Wszelaki, CH, HHC. 

Women can experience symptoms such as melasma, hot flashes, thyroid nodules, fibrocystic breasts, or lumpy breasts, fertility issues, insomnia, and weight gain.

We are made to BELIEVE that the commonality of these symptoms are normal. 

They are not. 

With the right education and resources, we have the power to balance our hormones and feel amazing again

Magdalena is the founder of Hormones Balance, an online community dedicated to helping women balance their hormones naturally, author of the book Overcoming Estrogen Dominance, a certified health coach, chef, endocrine specialist and certified herbalist.

Listen below, or tune in via: Apple Podcasts,Stitcher or Spotify.

In this episode you’ll discover

Why estrogen dominance is the most important health issue affecting women today (and how you can prevent future disease)What happens to your body when you are estrogen dominant Why accepting extremely painful PMS doesn’t have to be your storyWhat really goes into balancing hormones, and how you can expect to feel better as a resultSimple herbal remedies to support detoxification of estrogen dominanceThree simple things you can do to start taking control ofyour hormone healthand much more!

After developing hyperthyroidism and Hashimoto’s, adrenal fatigue and estrogen dominance, Magdalena Wszelaki was propelled to leave a high-pressure advertising career and develop a new way of eating – and living – that would repair and keep her hormones working properly.

Now symptom-free, Magdalena shares her practical, proven knowledge so that other women may benefit. She offers hope, recipes, hormone-balancing protocols, and a thorough analysis of how the food we eat and the lives we live are throwing our hormones out of balance to women.

Connect with Magdalena and learn more HERE.

Take her free quiz to see how estrogenic you are HERE.

Join in the discussion on this episode and more in my free Facebook Group, Find Your Feminine Fire HERE.

Listen here or tune in via Apple Podcasts, Stitcheror Spotify.

Want to schedule a free Connection Session with Amanda?  Schedule HERE.

Finding Pleasure in motherhood.

As a mom, do you recall after giving birth, feeling like a walking zombie, disconnected from who you once were sexually, running on fumes as you take care of your newborn?  Well in this episode you’ll gain some tips to reclaim your sexuality after kids. 

My guest in this week’s episode of the Find Your Feminine Fire Podcast, Casey Johnson- Aksoy, is here to share her experience and her tips on reclaiming pleasure after giving birth.

Casey is the founder of Pleasurable Motherhood and the Pleasurehood Summit. She’s also a new mama who is dedicated to the healing and reclamation of women’s bodies, sexual identity and joy.Casey works with women on building their self-esteem, confidence, and intuition through deep body connection. 

Listen below, or tune in via: Apple Podcasts,Stitcher or Spotify.

In this episode you’ll discover

How to connect with the person you become after giving birthReframing motherhood through the lens of knowing and loving yourself firstHow to embrace pleasure as a part of your experience as a motherHow to be intimate and communicate with your partner after giving birthWhy having postpartum help or support can help you heal How to create a pleasure inventoryand much more!

Casey Johnson-Aksoy is a sex, love, and pleasure coach dedicated to the  healing and reclamation of women’s bodies, sexual identity, and joy. She works with mothers on building their self-esteem, confidence, and intuition through deep body connection.

Her desire is for mothers to live from a place of sensuality, sexuality and inner glow, allowing them to experience the power of their full self-expression each and every day.

Join the Pleasurehood Summit HERE.

Follow Casey on Insta HERE.

Join in the discussion on this episode and more in my free Facebook Group, Find Your Feminine Fire HERE.

Listen here or tune in via Apple Podcasts, Stitcheror Spotify.

Want to schedule a free Connection Session with Amanda?  Schedule HERE.

FooD + Body Freedom

If you’re ready to find freedom around food, feel more confident in your body, then tune into this week’s episode as I talk with my friend Audra Baker about loving your body, even if that includes losing weight,  in a SANE way while ditching diet culture.  

Listen below, or tune in via: Apple Podcasts,Stitcher or Spotify.

In this episode you’ll discover

What is patriarchal diet culture, and how it affects how we view our bodies.How to move out of “diet culture” and learn to love your “right-size” body.How to also lose weight without shame if you so desire.What is the sane approach to living in a body you love?How to heal emotional eating and build a better body image.How to add more pleasure and play to the process.and much more!

Audra is a triple Certified Trauma Informed Master Coach, Yoga Teacher, and Breathworker specializing in Eating Psychology, Love, Sex, & Relationships. 

She works with professional women who have success in other areas of their life, but they can’t seem to figure out this whole “body thing”. 

She’s helped hundreds of busy women show up for themselves, ditch dieting and heal the deeper reasons they overeat, overdrink, and self sabotage in the first place, while building confidence, worthiness, and esteem so they can finally feel freedom with food, actually like their body, lose weight for the last time, and experience as much success with their body as they do with their career.  Connect with Audra HERE. Find her on Facebook, and on Insta!

Join in the discussion on this episode and more in my free Facebook Group, Find Your Feminine Fire HERE.

Listen here or tune in via Apple Podcasts, Stitcheror Spotify.

Want to schedule a free Connection Session with Amanda?  Schedule HERE.

essential oils to heal the brain and boost the body

What if you could naturally turn on your body’s ability to heal?  In this episode I’m talking with founder of Vibrant Blue Oils, Jodi Cohen. In this episode we’re talking about how you can use oils to help ease anxiety, boost immunity, and support your brain. 

Jodi is the founder of Vibrant Blue Oils, where she has combined her training in nutritional therapy and aromatherapy to create unique proprietary blends of organic and wild-crafted essential oils. Her upcoming book:ESSENTIAL OILS TO HEAL THE BRAIN AND BOOST THE BODY: 5 Steps to Calm Anxiety, Sleep Better, Reduce Inflammation, and Regain Control of Healthwill introduce readers to the 5 necessary steps to reduce stressors, energy drains, and return the brain to optimal function.

Listen below, or tune in via: Apple Podcasts,Stitcher or Spotify.

In this episode you’ll discover

How Jodi unexpectedly came into the world of essential oils and brain-related issues.What is the connection between oils and brain health?Get THE little known secret to eradicate anxiety and calm depression.Learn why your nose is the fastest route to boost your stamina, energy, focus and memory.How to shift into the Parasympathetic Healing State of the Nervous System.Why Jodi created her own oil company, and what makes Vibrant Blue Oils different from other essential oils on the market?Some great oil recipes to deal with anxiety and stress.and much more!

Jodi Cohen is a bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and founder of Vibrant Blue Oils, a top resource for essential oils online, which welcomes 300,000 visitors every year. Her #1 bestselling book, Healing with Essential Oils, synthesizes decades of leading scientific research to help explain how essential oils can work to support the body and the brain. Random House will publish her second book, Essential Oils to Boost the Brain and Heal the Body, on March 16, 2021.

After personally experiencing the profound physical and mental benefits of essential oils in addressing her own anxiety, insomnia, and autoimmunity, Jodi wanted to know why. Today, she holds certifications in nutritional therapy, functional neurology, herbalism and aromatherapy, along with multiple continuing educational courses in plant medicine, brain health, Chinese medicine and herbalism.

Jodi has worked closely with healthcare practitioners, including MDs, NDs, nurse practitioners, chiropractors, acupuncturists, health coaches, nutritionists and yoga instructors, to implement the most effective essential oil protocols in clinical practice to support underlying imbalances that often lead to disease, including sleep, stress, digestion, inflammation, detoxification, and blood-sugar imbalances.

She has since curated and compiled these learnings in her books, blog, and classes to educate more than 65,000 practitioners, individuals and families across the nation on best practices for essential oils to balance the body and the brain.

In 2012, she founded Vibrant Blue Oils, a collection of proprietary blends of organic and wild-crafted essential oils—and a popular destination for the hundreds of thousands of health seeking consumers and practitioners who depend on her supply of quality essential oils.

Trained as an investigative journalist, Jodi earned her MBA from Columbia University, and has worked as a marketing executive at Microsoft, Time Inc., and US News & World Report.

Today, Jodi devotes her time to helping educate and inspire people to take back and rebalance their health by incorporating the simple, potent practice of essential oils into their lives.

Get the book HERE.

Connect with Jodi on Facebook, and Instagram, 

Join in the discussion on this episode and more in my free Facebook Group, Find Your Feminine Fire HERE.

Listen here or tune in via Apple Podcasts, Stitcheror Spotify.

Want to schedule a free Connection Session with Amanda?  Schedule HERE.

loving your body + creating intimacy with yourself.

Join me and my guest Natasha Riley on this week’s episode of the Find Your Feminine Fire Podcast as we dive into how to really begin loving your body- as you are, with no shame and instead with empowerment, love, and patience. 

Learn how to give voice to what it is that you really need in your intimate relationships and take the time to listen to the signals of the feminine body instead of rushing through intimacy. 

Listen below, or tune in via: Apple Podcasts,Stitcher or Spotify.

In this episode you’ll discover

What really happens to your body post baby and how to love it no matter what.Letting go of what you think orgasm “should” look like to find greater enjoyment.How to create an intimate relationship with your own body.Defining your “non-negotiables” to get what you want.How to voice what you want in the bedroom.How to move past insecurities around your genitals.Understanding what a “sex doula” is, and how they help women.and much more!

Natasha Riley is a Licensed Sex Therapist in Georgia and a Certified Sex Coach for women. She is the CEO/Founder of Javery Integrative Wellness Services, and Natasha Chentille Sex and Intimacy Coaching. 

Natasha loves helping women identify their mind, body, and sexual necessities through confidence and boundary building. “I love talking to women who have come out on the other side of selflessness becoming self-aware sexually and making their pleasure a priority.” When she’s not working, she is spending time with her partner and her 2 boys or planning her next trip out of the country. 

Follow her on Insta here:  and join her group on FB here.

Join in the discussion on this episode and more in my free Facebook Group, Find Your Feminine Fire HERE.

Listen here or tune in via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or Spotify.

Want to schedule a free Connection Session with Amanda?  Schedule HERE.

The Art of sensual cooking.

What do cooking and sensual awakening have in common?  If you’re looking to take the stress out of cooking, this podcast episode is going to invite you into the possibility that  preparing meals can be a  sensual, meditative and peaceful experience.

I’m your host, Amanda Testa, and I’m thrilled to introduce you to Kiele Jael

Wellness Chef and Sensuality coach who’s focus is helping women tap into their sensuality and focus on self love through food, self love and cooking. 

Listen below, or tune in via: Apple Podcasts,Stitcher or Spotify.

In this episode you’ll discover

What led Kiele to move from a high intensity job in fashion, to enrolling in nutrition and culinary school.How to tap into your feminine energy and focus on nourishing yourself.Why cooking is a vehicle to sensual nourishment.Understanding the perspectives of Food As Medicine.How to find pleasure in the art of sensual cooking, and how to turn cooking into a ritual. Why meal planning doesn’t always work.How to use your intuition to guide you when preparing food.How to add in more enjoyment in preparing your food, even if you’re super busy and don’t like to cook.Some fun date night ideas around sensual cooking!and much more!

I met Kiele in a Clubhouse discussion around Women + Pleasure, and knew you would love her take on sensuality.

Kiele’s focus is to help women be inspired to cook more, slow down, and walk away with tangible tips to live a more sensual life. 

Kiele Jael is a Nutritional Chef and Sensuality Coach based in Austin, TX. It is her mission and passion to help make the art of cooking accessible and pleasurable for women who give a sh*t about their health. She works with clients in her group programs, classes, and courses, as well as 1:1, and has been featured in Vogue Arabia, Insider, Health Magazine, A&E, and multiple podcasts, articles, and radio shows.

You can take her Quiz here to find out what energetic element you are dominant in! This will help dictate what foods you should eat (and avoid), what to focus your actions, feelings, and intentions on, and what aligns best with your health and whole-being.

Join in the discussion on this episode and more in my free Facebook Group, Find Your Feminine Fire HERE.

Listen here or tune in via Apple Podcasts, Stitcheror Spotify.

Want to schedule a free Connection Session with Amanda?  Schedule HERE.