FOR PODCASTS, STAGES, & MEDIA
The guest who connectsbrain, body, and Bible
Warm, research-backed, and story-driven. Amanda gives your audience the science, the Scripture, and something they can do today.
WHAT HOSTS ARE SAYING
“What an incredible story. We will be having Amanda back!”
“As keynote, Amanda had attendees on the edge of their seats. She is succinct, informative, and has a unique story.”
“Days after our conference, attendees were still discussing Amanda’s session on a scheduled call independent of the event. Moved by her compelling storytelling, many suggested she speak again.”
“Amanda’s visit to our women’s ministry was a huge blessing. She was intentional to pray prior to her time with us and even modified what she’d prepared just for our ladies. Her adaptability and genuine love for the Lord and others impressed me. She created a lasting impression on each of us and established lifelong friendships.”
“Amanda is an amazing speaker with a powerful message that had me hanging on the edge of my seat. With her insightful stories, research, and wisdom, she navigates the audience well…”
SIGNATURE CONVERSATIONS
Four talks, two rooms
Each talk is shaped for the room: the sanctuary and the retreat center, or the lecture hall and the professional conference.
FOR CHURCHES & WOMEN’S RETREATS
FOR CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITIES, COUNSELING, & HEALTH CONFERENCES
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Neuroscience & Health
THE BODY KEEPS THE SCAR
A near-drowning. A house fire. A viral tragedy. A lost pregnancy. Brain-deep trauma shapes the brain and body, but the redeemed mind shapes healing.
FOR UNIVERSITIES, COUNSELING, & HEALTH CONFERENCES
Psychoneuroimmunology
Trauma, Psychoneuroimmunology, and Healing: How Stress Becomes Biology, and How It Resolves
A lived-experience case study of cumulative trauma, followed through the stress response, the immune system, and the body’s long memory of what the mind endured. Attendees leave with a working model of how stress becomes symptoms, why “normal” labs can miss it, and an integrated, faith-informed framework for recovery that honors both the research and the whole person.
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Neuroscience & Scripture
AIR, WATER, FORGIVENESS
Scripture is ever the starting point, and neuroscience uncovers our Creator’s intelligent design. Be undone by key verses and faith in action that will change your brain + body.
FOR UNIVERSITIES, COUNSELING, & HEALTH CONFERENCES
Spiritual Formation
Spiritual Practice as Physiology: What Breath, Water, and Forgiveness Do to the Brain and Body
Three ancient disciplines examined through current brain and body science: breath and the nervous system, water and cognition, and forgiveness and chronic stress. A model for integrating Scripture and evidence in care, with practical faith-in-action tools that counselors, clinicians, and ministry leaders can bring straight to clients and congregations.
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Neuroscience & Motherhood
MOM BRAIN THEOLOGY
Learn Brain-Body-Biblical neuroscience for a lasting family legacy, because your healing shapes who you raise and the motherhood they remember.
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Developmental Neuroscience
Intergenerational Stress: How Maternal Healing Shapes Child Development
How a mother’s stress physiology, attachment, and co-regulation shape her child’s developing brain and nervous system, and why her own healing may be one of the most powerful interventions for the next generation. Grounded in developmental neuroscience and Scripture, with Brain-Body-Biblical tools for counselors, educators, and family ministries building a lasting family legacy.
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Neuroscience & Leadership
THE PEOPLE PROXIMITY FACTOR
Rethinking the five people who will radically redirect your destiny. Realize who they are and chart your best course.
FOR UNIVERSITIES, COUNSELING, & HEALTH CONFERENCES
Social Neuroscience
Proximity and Neuroplasticity: How Our Closest Relationships Shape the Leader’s Brain
The people nearest to us measurably influence how we handle stress, make decisions, and recover from setbacks. Drawing on social neuroscience and biblical wisdom on counsel and companionship, this session helps leaders identify the five relationships shaping their direction and build the ones that strengthen resilience, judgment, and calling.
PRODUCERS, HOSTS, & EVENT PLANNERS
Everything you need to book Amanda
- Podcast one sheet (PDF)
- Short and long bios
- Hi-res headshots
- Signature topics and sample questions