UnLightened: A Guide to Freedom for Messy Humans

About UnLightened: A Guide to Freedom for Messy Humans

"Yeah! We're not trying to be Buddha over here, we're just messy humans trying to live well in our messy lives in a messy world!" - my husband when I told him my idea for the title. This show is for people like us. We're not looking for enlightenment, we're just trying to live with open hearts. We know being human is hard, but we don't want to transcend our humanity, either. Besides, if there IS enlightenment for us regular folks, it doesn't happen by trying really hard to get it. If there IS enlightenment, it's back to work after the flash. So we keep our feet on the ground. We don't do spiritual bypassing. We don't "love and light" the hard stuff out of existence. We're not afraid to be a downer. We go low. We feel big. We welcome the darkness. We can hang with the shadows. We dig beneath the surface. We challenge the unquestioned "truths". We wade through the mess and through it all, we find hope... ...lasting, solid, workable hope we can stand on and turn to and USE in hard times. This isn't airy fairy fluff, but we're into magical, mysterious stuff. We ask tough questions. We don't need answers. We definitely don't want the EASY answers. We say the hard thing. We have unpopular opinions and we're willing to share them, in love. We are determined to live, to find strength and meaning in a beautiful, terrible world. There is a mystic in each of us. We seek the magic: in ourselves, in the world and in each other We look squarely at the suffering: in ourselves, in the world and in each other. We challenge old thinking. We are building the new world, and we let the old ways fall. We are willing to come to new agreements. We listen. We seek, though we never find: not what were expecting, anyway. We do find more, though. We do find peace. But there is no THERE - We don't arrive. But we do get there together.

Publisher

Amanda Gold

Category

education · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

24 Feb 2025

Latest episode

17 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

56 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Apr 2026

   56. Hi again and bye for now! The inner guidance is makin' it weird.

   Hey loves! It took me a while to share this because I wanted to give myself plenty of time to make sure I knew what I was doing. I don't totally know now, but I do trust the energy that's telling me this show is complete for now. I share a final lesson about how I made this decision, how I determined whether this was actually guidance or was it me quitting on myself, how I deal with trusting my inner guidance even when it's weird, inconvenient and really uncomfortable (and it is almost always those things!) AND why I still think this is the best ride I ever signed up for. I share these things in the hopes of helping you if/ when you go through something similar. There is for sure more coming from me, maybe even as this podcast, just with a lil break between seasons. More will be revealed, and the best way to stay in the know is to sign up for my email list right here: https://mailchi.mp/39a3f717e8e0/sign-up-for-the-weekly-roundup and you can always say hi and stay in touch with an email to hello@amandagoldlifecoach.com I also still have a handful of one-on-one coaching spots available, you can book a free chat right here to see if that's a good fit. See you on the other side, whatever that might look like! and I wish you all the best as you keep seeking within to find what's right and true for you! Trust yourself, trust the process, trust the guidance. You can't get it wrong. Big love, Amanda

2. 

   12 Mar 2026

   55. Stop Worshipping Inspiration

   This is not the first time I've said that inspiration is overrated (see episode 8) but I really get into more deeply in this episode. I also had my own experience recently that made it SO clear that inspiration can even be a liability. Inspiration gets a lot of hype. We tend to treat it like the magical force that makes creativity possible—the spark that finally gets us to sit down, start the project, write the thing, make the art, launch the idea. But in this episode, I'm making a slightly rebellious argument: Not only is inspiration unneccessary and overrated, but waiting around or demanding to feel it before you'll get to work? That's amateur hour. When we put inspiration on a pedestal—when we believe we need to feel inspired before we create—we accidentally make our creative work fragile. We wait. We stall. We blame the absence of that magical feeling instead of doing the thing we came here to do. And ironically, when inspiration does show up, it can make the crash even harder when the work turns out to be… well… work. In this episode we explore: • Why inspiration can sometimes become a liability • The surprising downside of waiting to "feel inspired" before creating • What actually helps you stick with your work when it gets hard • The difference between amateurs who wait for inspiration and professionals who show up regardless • How devotion, discipline, and willingness create a deeper kind of creative power We also talk about something close to my heart: the mystical side of creativity. The moment when effort meets grace. The way inspiration and divine guidance tend to arrive after we show up—not before. If you've ever waited for motivation, inspiration, or the perfect mood before taking action… this episode might change how you think about creativity, discipline, and your relationship with your own work. Inspiration is nice. But devotion will take you much farther. Big love, Amanda 🎙️

3. 

   4 Mar 2026

   54. BE POLARIZING! it's not even a thing, actually.

   I hear amazing, fabulous people with powerful messages for the world say "I don't want to be polarizing." But what if "polarizing" isn't actually a real category—just a perception? In this episode of Unlightened, we explore the fear of being polarizing and how that fear quietly makes us shrink, soften our truth, and edit ourselves into bland neutrality. You'll learn why resonance requires clarity, why disagreement isn't a failure, and how to stand in your integrity without trying to control how others react. If you've ever held back your voice because you didn't want to upset anyone, this episode is an invitation to stop being beige and start being real. amandagoldlifecoach.com @tigermystics facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kickasswithbothfeet (https://www.facebook.com/kickasswithbothfeet) email: hello@amandagoldlifecoach.com email list (AKA VIP hangs/ Tiger Lounge) https://mailchi.mp/39a3f717e8e0/sign-up-for-the-weekly-roundup book a free consult: https://calendly.com/kickasswithbothfeet/consultation

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Apple Podcasts (US)

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