Be Well Beautiful People podcast, the show that inspires you to live your best joy filled life by centering healing and liberation above all.

This episode features Amanda Sweet, The Creative Fairy Godmother, who is a global speaker, community leader, and event activist dedicated to helping people make friends, get fly, and save the world through community. She is also the founder of The ReVamp, a sustainable fashion initiative that transforms clothing swaps into joyful, community driven events supporting shelters across Detroit, with more than 51,000 lbs of clothing shared to date. Amanda also supports entrepreneurs and creatives through her work at Bamboo Royal Oak and hosts The Let’s Glow Show, spotlighting creative leaders and their stories.

The conversation explores how self love transforms not only ourselves, but our creativity and our relationships. Major episode themes include embracing change, trusting your inner guidance, and living authentically to unlock joy, purpose, and impact.

In this episode we explore:

• How courage, devotion, and deliberate action brought Amanda's vision to life
• Impermanence as a path to living with ease
• Taking action through fear while trusting and relishing in the process
• How love, play, and community nourish your creative pursuits
• Stepping fully into your authentic identity
• And so much more!

Resources: How to Be Alone Poem by Andrea Dorfman

Connect with Amanda Sweet:

Website: amandasweetlive.com | therevamp.org

Facebook: Amanda Sweet

Linkedin: Amanda SweetInstagram: amandasweetlive | revampswapfest

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In this episode, Demarra West speaks with Dr. Mays Imad, neuroscientist, educator, and founder of the Trauma-Informed Growth Institute. They discuss how the nervous system responds to adversity, heals through connection, and why co-regulation is key to collective healing and liberation. Together, they explore sanctuary as a way of being, the role of relationships in repair, and how healing begins when we return to the heart.

What you'll hear in this episode:

• The science of how the nervous system regulates and heals through connection
• Co-regulation as a collective practice for healing and liberation
• The intersection of biology, justice, and systemic repair
• Sanctuary as a way of being and a foundation for transformation
• How relationships and reflection restore balance to the nervous system
• Why returning to the heart is the starting point for true liberation