Today's guest is Dr. Amanda Blake, a Body/Mind leadership coach, founder of Embright and author of the book Your Body Is Your Mind. We discuss her unique career path that marries the intricacies of mind-body science with the art of leadership and behavior change. We started with a very honest discussion of what it took her to find her true calling, and there are a few interesting learnings in that conversation if you are still in search of the career that fulfills your purpose.Then we talked about the connection between body and mind - how it works and the impact it has on our leadership. Amanda also shared a couple actionable somatic practices that you can adopt immediately.Key Moments[1:23] Intro[2:54] Amanda's journey[8:23] Finding her calling - and advice for people searching[26:02] What is body mind work [35:43] Practices you can start now[44:08] Hobby/Expression that drives her crazy/food for the body food for the soulContact Dino at: dino@al4ep.comWebsites:al4ep.comembright.comAdditional Guest Links:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amanda-blake-phd-892195/From Stress to Serenity Free Guide: embright.org/centering-challenge/ Book - Your Body Is Your Brain embright.org/book/Mentioned in the podcastPuzzles - Elena Essex elenaessex.comZentangle: zentangle.comAuthentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneoPodcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edpMusicSusan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy