Healthy AF

What started as a folder, a few radical names, and a roomful of broken-hearted women in Kansas grew into something Suzy Brown never quite planned for. In episode three, she walks us through how word of mouth, a journalism degree, a very supportive second husband, and a son named Grady helped turn a grassroots support group into a ten-week program that spread through churches, conferences, and eventually the internet. Amy and Suzy also get into the details of the program itself — the journal prompts, the coaching questions, the frou-frou soap (yes, really), and why soft, beautiful materials matter when your whole world has gone sideways. If you've ever wondered what it looks like when someone takes their worst experience and genuinely turns it into a gift for others, this is it. 
 
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What do you do after you've cried in the closet, stalked your ex's apartment at midnight, and slowly crawled your way back to functional? If you're Suzy Brown, you call eight other women who are in the same wreckage, show up with handouts, and start building something. In this second episode, Amy and Suzy dig into the birth of the RADICAL group — Rising Above Divorce in Confidence and Love — and what happened when a handful of women decided they weren't going to let this destroy them. The conversation moves from the deeply personal to the surprisingly practical, covering what it means to have a safe container, why you cannot heal in isolation, and why Suzy's Survival Six are just as relevant at the bottom of midlife divorce as they are at the bottom of anything else. Real, warm, and occasionally hilarious. For more support, check out midlifedivorcerecovery.com
 
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Amy Chang sits down with Suzy Brown — author, advocate, and self-described survivor — for a conversation about the thing nobody prepares you for: the complete unraveling that comes with an unwanted midlife divorce. Suzy was in her early fifties when her marriage ended suddenly. What followed was grief, panic, a lot of sadness, and more than a few moments she's not entirely proud of. In this first of four episodes, Amy and Suzy get honest about what those first days and weeks actually look like — the closed bedroom doors, the inability to eat, the irrational things you do when your nervous system is completely shattered — and why knowing that other people are doing the same ridiculous things can be the first thing that saves you. Pull up a chair. These two have been there.
 
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Pausing sounds simple until you're in the middle of a conflict, your nervous system is on fire, and every cell in your body wants to either blow up or disappear. In part two, Amy gets honest about what avoiding the pause actually looks like — the spin, the obsessing, the replaying of conversations at 2am — and what it looks and feels like to actually use it. She breaks down how to size your pause to match your emotional temperature, what to do inside the pause to move forward instead of just going numb, and why responsibility and power are always a package deal. If you've ever confused "waiting for it to blow over" with actually dealing with something, this one's for you. P.S. Amy was listening to the Curiosity Shop Podcast on her way up I-40 — and Brené Brown's coaching segment with Aiko Bethea (last 20 minutes) basically confirmed the universe wanted her talking about the pause today. Worth the full listen!
 
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You said yes when you meant no. You're grinding through something you dread. You're backed into a corner and scratching your way out — and none of it is getting you where you actually want to go. In this first of two August episodes, Amy introduces one of the most underrated tools in her coaching practice: the pause button. Through a real client story that will feel uncomfortably familiar, Amy makes the case that the pause isn't weakness, isn't procrastination, and isn't avoiding the hard thing. It's where your power actually lives. Short, punchy, and perfectly timed for the back-to-school chaos heading your way.
 
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Part two gets practical — and still manages to land with heart. Amy shares what her first virtual 9D Breathwork session was actually like, Michelle walks us through her upcoming July breathwork journeys, and there are a couple of surprising physical wins from consistent breathwork practice that nobody saw coming. If you've been curious about breathwork but haven't known where to start, consider this your on-ramp. 
 
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In part one of this final breathwork conversation, Amy and Michelle go deep — into the body, into the emotions, and into the kind of healing that doesn't have a name until you've experienced it. Michelle shares what happens when breath reaches the places that talk therapy can't, and Amy brings some personal stories that will have you nodding along and maybe reaching for a tissue. There's science here, there's soul here, and there's a quote near the end that might just stop you in your tracks.
 
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In part two of this breathwork conversation, Amy and Michelle get personal. Michelle shares how her own seasons of loss and life upheaval led her deeper into breathwork — and how what she found there became something she couldn't keep to herself. Amy opens up about her own journey through divorce and relationship endings, and how lived experience becomes the most powerful thing you can offer someone else. The conversation moves into the world of holotropic and facilitated breathwork — what it looks and feels like in a room full of strangers, what happens when a sleepy muscle wakes back up during a breathwork session, and why breath bypasses the limits of language to reach places talk therapy sometimes can't. Rich, real, and deeply relatable.
 
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Health coach Amy Chang sits down with her friend and breathwork facilitator Michelle Gallagher for a conversation that will make you look at every inhale and exhale differently. Michelle shares how her background in fitness and personal training led her to discover that the way people breathe — or don't — was showing up in their pain, their performance, and their disconnection from their own bodies. From frozen pelvic floors to athletes who couldn't engage their muscles no matter how hard they trained, Michelle explains why breath is the missing piece most people never think to address. If you've ever pushed through discomfort rather than listened to it, this one is going to hit home.
 
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A bonus fifth Monday in June brings an unexpectedly raw and beautiful episode. Health coach Amy Chang set out to wrap up a month of fun and play, but life had other plans. After the sudden loss of her beloved German Shepherd Ginny, Amy shares a deeply personal reflection on something many high-achieving, growth-oriented people know all too well: the quiet, exhausting belief that if we just prepare enough, learn enough, and do enough, we can protect ourselves from pain. Spoiler — we can't. Amy explores the fine line between healthy growth and using self-improvement as armor against the unpredictability of life, and introduces the upcoming Healthy Life book club reading No Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler — a book that speaks directly to this tension. If you've ever over-researched, over-planned, or over-optimized your way through something scary, this one will hit home. Grab a tissue and give yourself some grace.
 
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