⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode discusses dating violence / intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and PTSD.

Healing out loud starts here, radiant icons.

In today’s Tea Time sesh, Amanda gets real about a moment that shifted her healing journey—a PTSD flashback that left her feeling completely disconnected from her body.

What started as a normal heels dance class quickly turned into something deeper- a realization of how much trauma can live in the body, and how hard it can be to feel safe within yourself again.

Amanda opens up about how her past experiences have shaped her sense of safety, trust, and self-connection—and what it’s looked like to slowly rebuild that relationship with her body. She shares the tools that have helped her begin to come home to herself again.

Because this isn’t about “fixing” yourself—it’s about learning to feel safe in your body again.

No pressure. No timelines. No pretending.

Just freedom, trust, and healing out loud—on your terms.

🎧 Press play and take the first step back to yourself 💌

Amanda’s Healing Recs & Resources:

The Courage To Heal by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis

RAINN

Day One New York

Victim Service Center of Central Florida

Affirmation Work

Iconic Episode References:

Hot & Healing: How To Turn Pain Into Power

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Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome to Dare To Be Iconic

01:25 Inside Amanda’s Healing Journey with IPV & SV

04:57 The Mind & Body Connection within PTSD

17:25 How To Find Safety In Your Body

18:15 Body Care Routine

20:58 Fueling Your Body

23:16 Group Movement Healing

27:45 Mirror Affirmations

28:24 Dance Like Nobody's Watching

29:36 Own Your Sexy Collection

33:50 See you next week!