Sunshine and Rainbows
It‘s ALL Sunshine + Rainbows... until it‘s not. This mental health centered podcast starts important conversations in hopes to peel back even more layers of what it’s like to live in a society full of highlight reels. Join your host, Amanda Young from ThatMandaGirl, each Monday morning as she creates a welcoming space where listeners are challenged to look at a situation with a different angle, hear from special guests who share incredible stories AND laugh along the way!
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ABOUT
Amanda started her brand while working in the Animal Training field and focused on sharing about her career and love of animals. She wanted to humanize people that work with animals and typically get a bad reputation in the media due to some extremely biased opinions and documentaries. In 2019, she was laid off from her dream job working with killer whales, due to a company wide restructuring – that’s when she started really struggling with her (already spiraling) mental health. Instead of hiding it, she chose to share her journey online and began building a like minded community. She chose to take this moment of hurt and loss with her chin up and chest out – turning this into an opportunity to pivot.
Each day, Amanda shows up for her community she’s built in hopes to inspire meaningful conversations surrounding mental health, breaking societal norms and being an advocate for inclusivity… all while figuring out her own bold and colorful lifestyle along the way. It has been FAR from the “picture perfect” life she thought she had planned… but Amanda has come to own that maybe all her set backs were actually just setUPs to step into her true potential.
Episodes
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Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
This episode is a continuation of our previous episodes on toxicity in a workplace and the results of compassion fatigue and burnout (see ep: 2 + 14). This time Manda and special Guest Kaeli chat openly about the struggles of having a work/life balance and why prioritizing your OWN mental health isn't selfish, but is in fact the key to being healthy.
⋒ Did you hear the news?! Sunshine + Rainbows dropped a merch line and it's only live until September 30th... click HERE to snag an exclusive item while they last.
|FIND KAELI|
⋒ Instagram
|GET SOCIAL|
⋒ Instagram ⋒ Website ⋒ Sunshine + Rainbows Insta
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⋒ Become a Patron HERE (By pledging to this patreon, you'll be able to support Amanda's passion for starting important conversations by funding all the things that make running a podcast possible: marketing, producing, editing, subscriptions, merchandise and more!)
Email Manda: hello@thatmandagirl.com
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Ever been terrified to go ALL IN on a dream you have? Well, you're far from alone. Listen as Manda and special guest Mallory start a powerful conversation about mental health, competition in the athlete world and why it's so important to be vulnerable and honest with yourself about mental health.
|FIND MALLORY|
⋒ Instagram
|GET SOCIAL|
⋒ Instagram ⋒ Website ⋒ Sunshine + Rainbows Insta
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⋒ Become a Patron HERE (By pledging to this patreon, you'll be able to support Amanda's passion for starting important conversations by funding all the things that make running a podcast possible: marketing, producing, editing, subscriptions, merchandise and more!)
Email Manda: hello@thatmandagirl.com
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
*TRIGGER WARNING* discussions surrounding suicide, suicidal ideation and eating disorders.
In this episode, Karyn shares her incredible story of her mental diagnosis, how she literally fought her way into living and how becoming a model was her escape. She consistently shatters misconceptions, barriers in society and our minds throughout this impactful conversation... to the point that Host, Manda, was quite literally speechless. This is a can't miss!
|MENTIONED|
⋒ Bipolar Disorder
⋒ Borderline Personality Disorder
⋒ Generalized Anxiety Disorder
⋒ Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
|RESOURCES|
⋒ Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Hotline
⋒ Better Help Counseling Service
|FIND KARYN|
⋒ Website ⋒ Instagram ⋒ Podcast ⋒ Mental Health Coaching
|GET SOCIAL|
⋒ Instagram ⋒ Website ⋒ Sunshine + Rainbows Insta
Email Manda: sunshinerainbowspodcast@gmail.com
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Are you a small business that's interested in increasing your audience reach? Sunshine + Rainbows Podcast is looking to support creatives and small businesses that are making an impact by offering affordable ads during the episodes. Email Manda to find out more!
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Monday Aug 23, 2021
WOW WOW WOW TWENTY EPISODES?! Thank you so much for listening and supporting this podcast and the incredible stories we've been able to amplify here on Sunshine + Rainbows. For this 20th episode, Manda polled her instagram audience for some questions and answered in a very candid and unedited fashion. Some are funny, some are meaningful and others pulled at her heart strings...
|MENTIONED|
⋒ Animal Trainer Courses
|GET SOCIAL|
⋒ Instagram ⋒ TikTok ⋒ Website ⋒ Sunshine + Rainbows Insta
Email Us: sunshinerainbowspod@gmail.com
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Are you a small business that's interested in increasing your audience reach? Sunshine + Rainbows Podcast is looking to support creatives and small businesses that are making an impact by offering affordable ads during the episodes. Email Manda to find out more!
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Monday Aug 16, 2021
*TRIGGER WARNING* (suicide + suicidal ideation is discussed; listener discretion is advised)
When Jaimi approached us with the work she was doing by directing her mental health film Flip of a Coin, we knew it was a conversation that needed to be shared. Manda and Jaimi get down to the nitty gritty about societal norms surrounding mental health, therapy, medication and how she's hoping to flip that script in the form of a powerful story she's written, directing and staring in.
|MENTIONED|
⋒ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
⋒ SSRIs: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
⋒ Jaimi's Online Mental Health Support Group
|RESOURCES|
⋒ Depression + Bipolar Support Alliance: Hotline + Helpline
⋒ Suicide Prevention Lifeline
⋒ Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 (free 24/7 Crisis Counseling)
|FIND JAIMI|
⋒ Instagram ⋒ Flip of a Coin ⋒ Film GoFundMe ⋒ Website
|GET SOCIAL|
⋒ Instagram ⋒ TikTok ⋒ Website ⋒ Sunshine + Rainbows Insta
Email Manda: hello@thatmandagirl.com
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Are you a small business that's interested in increasing your audience reach? Sunshine + Rainbows Podcast is looking to support creatives and small businesses that are making an impact by offering affordable ads during the episodes. Email Manda to find out more!
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Monday Aug 09, 2021
BOTTOM LINE: You won't want to miss this super important but(t) incredibly candid conversation between Manda and Cydney about chronic illness, listening to your (gut) and how to change your outlook on a stinky situation. [those puns were painful, butt we couldn't help ourselves]
|MENTIONED|
⋒ Crohn's disease
⋒ Ulcerative Colitis
|FIND CYDNEY|
⋒ @saltlifesailor on Instagram
|GET SOCIAL|
⋒ Instagram ⋒ TikTok ⋒ Website ⋒ Sunshine + Rainbows Insta
Email Manda: hello@thatmandagirl.com
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Are you a small business that's interested in increasing your audience reach? Sunshine + Rainbows Podcast is looking to support creatives and small businesses that are making an impact by offering affordable ads during the episodes. Email Manda to find out more!
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Ever felt like you're going through an identity crisis when you've been faced with a HUGE decision... and you're more nervous about how the people around you will react!? Well, you're far from alone. Today I sat down with my dear friend Hazel to chat about how we both made GIANT decisions in our lives in order to focus on mental health, realign priorities and set our relationships up for success. She shares all about how having such a public platform online and positioning her image around one thing really made it more challenging than it should've to pivot her life.
|MENTIONED|
⋒ "I Still Believe" Book
⋒ Leaving Your Dream Job YouTube Video
|FIND HAZEL|
⋒ Instagram ⋒ Website ⋒ Blog ⋒ Coaching Business
Head over to my YouTube channel (ThatMandaGirl) to watch the full and unedited version; you won't want to miss the facial expressions and bloopers, I promise.
|GET SOCIAL|
⋒ Instagram ⋒ TikTok ⋒ Website ⋒ Sunshine + Rainbows Insta
Email Manda: hello@thatmandagirl.com
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Are you a small business that's interested in increasing your audience reach? Sunshine + Rainbows Podcast is looking to support creatives and small businesses that are making an impact by offering affordable ads during the episodes. Email Manda to find out more!
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Monday Jul 26, 2021
WE SAID WHAT WE SAID! This conversation was one that felt like two friends dishing on their lives instead of only meeting moments before hitting record. Listen along and hear why guest Renee decided to found her newest business with her daughter, teaching her all about representation and some incredible life lessons.
|FIND RENEE|
⋒ Instagram ⋒ Website
⋒ Queen Affirmations Wallet
⋒ Sisterhood Vegan Leather Wallet
|GET SOCIAL|
Head over to my YouTube channel (ThatMandaGirl) to watch the full and unedited version; you won't want to miss the facial expressions and bloopers, I promise.
|GET SOCIAL|
⋒ Instagram ⋒ TikTok ⋒ Twitter ⋒ Pinterest ⋒ Sunshine + Rainbows Insta
Email Manda: hello@thatmandagirl.com
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Monday Jul 19, 2021
GROWING UP IS HARD - especially in this world. Listen along with Manda and her pal Katie as they talk about choices they've made while growing up, being married and even while raising identical twins. This conversation spawned SO many great topics: from body autonomy, honesty with your kids about the world around them and even why having an ego isn't the move.
|MENTIONED|
⋒ Autonomy
⋒ Climate Change
|FIND KATIE|
⋒ Instagram: @katie3davidson
Head over to my YouTube channel (ThatMandaGirl) to watch the full and unedited version; you won't want to miss the facial expressions and bloopers, I promise.
|GET SOCIAL|
⋒ Instagram ⋒ TikTok ⋒ Twitter ⋒ Pinterest ⋒ Sunshine + Rainbows Insta
Email Manda: hello@thatmandagirl.com
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Monday Jul 12, 2021
HOLY GUACAMOLE, BATMAN!! Hold on to your butts because this conversation with Dr. Kim, a Veterinarian who has worked all over the field, blew me away. I am so honored that she reached out after hearing Ep 2 on toxicity within the workplace to share her perspective and give some insight on WHY compassion fatigue and burnout happen so easily within this field.
We talk boundaries, family life and how to make decisions that are best for YOU. It's a can't miss conversation that I'm so grateful to have had.
|MENTIONED|
⋒ Compassion Fatigue
⋒ Burnout
⋒ Empathy Fatigue
⋒ Euthanasia
|RESOURCES|
⋒ Better Help
⋒ Talk Space
Find Dr. Kim: @happiest.haigs.on.earth
Head over to my YouTube channel (ThatMandaGirl) to watch the full and unedited version; you won't want to miss the facial expressions and bloopers, I promise.
|GET SOCIAL|
⋒ Instagram ⋒ TikTok ⋒ Twitter ⋒ Pinterest ⋒ Sunshine + Rainbows Insta
Email Manda: hello@thatmandagirl.com