Returning to the roots of the show, Amanda (in her first solo episode) discusses the dire need for connection right now and provides great tools and tips for sidestepping the emotional booby traps many of us find ourselves in while dealing with our own heightened emotions as well as the heightened emotions of others surrounding the current political climate.

Some of the important points she addresses include:

• The danger of Common Enemy Effect: The psychological phenomenon when people bond over a shared opponent or issue even if they have nothing else in common, producing a false sense of connection.
• A new take on WE the people and how we will only find peace by working together.
• The necessity to take accountability for how we are each individually contributing to the problem with self-centered perceptions and divisive behaviors.
• How crucial it is for leaders and healers to not check out but to take a break when needed.
• The effects of being constantly triggered with visuals of violence that are commonplace now but were not in the past.
• Emotional immaturity and a lack of empathy are two root causes of the division.
• Addictive chemicals are released when we feel "right" and breaking this addiction will require immense amounts of commitment and discipline.
• The political division we are experiencing is a facade of the much larger issue of human survival, and how our energy holds the power to deliver us to harmony.
• How to apply the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous to heal the division.
• Four great phrases to use when you do not want to engage in a contentious conversation.
• A beautiful mantra to immediately shift the focus from blaming someone to addressing what needs to be changed within you.

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