Hi Reader,

I can feel a shift in energy this week. Like something unlocked.

A week ago I was sharing online how overwhelmed I felt and how the only thing I wanted to do was curl up and lie down. So I took a step back, reconnected with nature, and locked back in to the rituals that had been helping me for so long — but which I'd let go of to try something new.

This past week things have been in forward-going motion in a way I haven't felt in a long time.

First of all, a new yoga studio just opened around the corner from where we live. While we live in a relatively affluent area, there was a distinct lack of fitness studios I actually wanted to walk into. Sure, there are a few weight lifting studios and maybe a reformer pilates place (or two). But I was really craving a place I could go to practice yoga and start to build a new kind of community. Since they opened the doors about 1.5 weeks ago I've already attended six classes — with three more on the calendar for next week!

The movement and the third space — outside the home, to go chat, feel welcomed, and reconnect to my body — has been nothing short of miraculous. I wake up excited for a 7:45 AM class. Something I have literally never in my life felt excited for before.

Last week I also hosted two very special events — something I hadn't done in a long time, and never in this format — and was reminded just how much I love to lead a room. On Tuesday the 12th of May I hosted my Reclaim Your Inner Authority Shamanic Journey Experience for the very first time. 19 of you signed up to join. And while there were some glitches in the sound, the power of the group and our collective intentions were clear as day. It was incredible to hold that space for transformation.

On Wednesday the 13th of May I hosted a masterclass on Intuition for Beth Hocking's incredible community. You may remember Beth coming on the podcast to talk about building a personal brand — she really is an incredible guide on that journey. It was such a beautiful and welcoming room where I could share a part of my gift with people who were genuinely energized by it.

Thursday I launched a podcast episode with an incredibly special guest, Hannah Joy Graves AKA Cult Mother Tarot — where we not only talk tarot but spent the better part of 70 minutes laughing. Even listening back had me in stitches. It is one of my favorite recorded episodes to date, and if you haven't listened yet, you really will want to.

Now, most of you know me from the podcast and this little corner of the internet, but you may not know that I'm also a content creator. My primary home is LinkedIn, where I've grown my audience from 2,500 to nearly 8,500 in just over a year. I post 5–7 times a week — original content and stories, every single week. And I'll be honest with you: I started doing it to build thought leadership. To reach potential clients. To grow something that would eventually translate into more business.

What I didn't expect was the people.

For a long time I posted to crickets and old work colleagues from my first job. But as time went on, and I began to understand how to share my work and teachings in a way that felt authentic, something shifted. 8,500 people decided they wanted to hear more about it — and many of them have become actual friends. People I respect, admire, learn from, and grow with. A community I didn't know I was building, because I thought I was just doing marketing.

Last night that hit home when I attended a LinkedIn Creator Event here in London. The room was on fire — every single person in there growing and creating something that matters deeply to them. People I'd met a hundred times in comment sections and DMs, finally in the same physical room. And I realized: I hadn't just built an audience. I'd joined something.

I do sometimes take my journey for granted. On the days when I feel nervous about launching something new, or wonder if my message is really landing — on those days I feel like something isn't working and I should burn it all to the ground and start again. But standing in that room last night, I remembered: so much of what I've built doesn't look the way I thought it would. The yoga studio that appeared around the corner. The masterclass that turned into a room full of people I instantly loved. The LinkedIn audience that quietly became 8,500 friends.

Community has a way of arriving in the spaces you least expect it, looking nothing like you thought it would.

So today's nudge — for you as much as for me — is simply this: pause long enough to really see it. The places where you already belong, even if nobody handed you a membership card. They're there. And so are you.

Hoping my gratitude is felt all the way to your inbox!

With love,

Amanda