What if the hardest season of your life wasn't a detour from your path—but the path itself?
In this episode, I'm joined by my longtime friend Amanda Pua Walsh, founder of Astrology Hub, host of one of the world's most popular astrology podcasts, and author of the new bestselling memoir Life by the Stars.
Amanda and I first met more than a decade ago, and I had the unique experience of witnessing parts of the journey she writes about in this book. What I didn't realize until reading it was just how much was happening beneath the surface.
We talk about:
✨ Why it took Amanda nearly ten years to finally write her book
✨ The surprising way the entire memoir emerged through memory, intuition, and storytelling
✨ Navigating divorce, financial collapse, identity loss, and spiritual transformation
✨ How astrology helped her understand what was unfolding during her darkest seasons
✨ The difference between following expectations and following your soul
✨ Visibility, vulnerability, and sharing your story when you're already well known
✨ Astrology, money blocks, and why some people should never be in charge of budgeting
✨ How to recognize when life is asking you to focus somewhere other than business
✨ The concept of the "Sacred Yes" and what happens when you fully commit to your path
✨ Why Amanda believes life's greatest challenges can become our greatest initiations
Whether you're deeply into astrology or simply navigating a season of uncertainty, reinvention, or personal growth, this conversation is a powerful reminder that there may be more meaning in your story than you can currently see.
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