OM DENNE EPISODE
Healing doesn't begin when we "rise from the ashes," but when we stop trying to avoid the fire. Welcome to this intimate, incendiary conversation with HeatherAsh Amara, mentor, land steward, philanthropist, and author of nine best-selling books, including Warrior Goddess Training.
Listen in, friend, as Ash and I talk about walking through fire, not around it, and how that remakes us into the person who emerges on the other side of the wreckage. As well as how our deepest losses can become invitations into a more intimate relationship with ourselves.
In this episode, look and listen for:
- The simple choice that transformed Ash's divorce from devastation into initiation.
- How Ash’s home and land was destroyed by wildfire, and what it taught her about presence, surrender, and staying with what cannot be saved.
- The difference between learning from the past and punishing yourself with it.
- The hidden agreements that heartbreak brings to the surface — including the belief, "I can't do this without them."
- Why so many of us have been taught to make romantic partnership the center of our lives — and what becomes possible when we stop.
- How to become the kind of person who can sit beside devastation without rushing to make it okay.
- What it actually means to refuse to abandon yourself in the middle of heartbreak.
Consider that this impossible time in your life isn't asking you to be stronger but is simply asking you to stay.
About HeatherAsh Amara
Best-selling author, mentor, land steward, and philanthropist, HeatherAsh Amara has spent the last three decades guiding her many loyal readers through the challenging contradictions of modern life. Seamlessly weaving spiritual wisdom with proven, practical tools for individual growth, HeatherAsh is a dedicated steward in creating a more just, compassionate, and creative global community.
HeatherAsh has written nine books and created numerous audio projects, including the bestseller Warrior Goddess Training, The Seven Secrets to Healthy, Happy Relationships with don Miguel Ruiz Jr., and her newest book Wild, Willing, Wise: An Interactive Guide for When to Paddle, When to Rest, and When to Jump Naked into the River of Life.
When she’s home, HeatherAsh plants her feet in New Mexico, but as a lifelong nomad, she spends much of her time traveling, teaching, and writing in cafés around the world.
Connect with HeatherAsh:
Facebook: facebook.com/thewarriorgoddessrevolution
Instagram: instagram.com/thewarriorgoddessrevolution/
Substack, Out of the Fire: heatherash.substack.com/
Podcast, Warrior Goddess Revolution: https://warriorgoddess.com/podcast/
Books by HeatherAsh Amara
A Little Book on Big Freedom: Discover the Four Elements of Transformation
Warrior Goddess Training: Become the Woman You are Meant to Be
Warrior Heart Practice: A Simple Process to Transform Confusion into Clarity and Pain into Peace
Books & resources mentioned in the episode:
Elizabeth Kübler-Ross and her work on The Five Stages of Grief
LiYana Silver’s forthcoming book, Waking Up in the Dark Night of Divorce
When you pre-order, you’ll receive two beautiful book bonuses:
1) The Waking Up Workbook to accompany the book, with all the practices from the book plus space for you to write and draw; and
2) Book Club with LiYana: 3 weekly meetings in which I’ll read from the book, we’ll practice together, discuss, and have Q+A.
Order Waking Up in the Dark Night of Divorce + book bonuses: liyanasilver.com/wakingup
About LiYana Silver
Relationship coach and author of Waking Up in The Dark Night of Divorce and Feminine Genius, LiYana works with women at the knife’s edge of heartbreak — reckoning with divorce, breakup, and heartbreak so complex it feels like a dark night of the soul.
LiYana guides women (and their partners) through (not around) the darkest passages of their lives. Through her transformational methodology, LiYana helps individuals, couples, and groups reclaim what they lost in the relationship, break repeating patterns, and emerge awake, aligned, and lit-up.
A former professional dancer and lover of painting with oils, LiYana lives in Asheville, NC with her son, their two cats, and a frankly impressive number of houseplants.
Connect with LiYana:
Website ~ liyanasilver.com
Waking Up in The Dark Night of Divorce book ~ liyanasilver.com/wakingup
Feminine Genius book ~ liyanasilver.com/femininegenius
The Heartbreak Transformation Map ~ liyanasilver.com/map
Fresh From The Fire newsletter ~ liyanasilver.com/newsletter
Waking Up in The Dark Night of Divorce substack ~ liyanasilver.substack.com/
