Amy Personally Speaks

However, Comma.

One word can change an entire narrative.

In this episode of Amy Personally Speaks, Amy explores the transformative power of “However, comma...” — a simple phrase that creates space between hardship and hope.

Through reflection and perspective, Amy reminds listeners that healing doesn't erase what happened. It simply gives us permission to keep writing our stories. Because ...

What happens when people remember a version of you that no longer exists?

With humor, a teenage cigarette in a vestibule, and some enduring wisdom from her mother, Amy explores the difference between who we were and who we are still becoming.

We often judge our younger selves using wisdom we only gained by getting older. But maybe you weren’t simply &l...

Something is happening on the other side of the microphone: listeners are listening—and speaking back.

In this special mile-marker episode, Amy pauses The Journey Inward to reflect on the messages, shares, laughter, and “Amy, now why did you have to come for me like that?” moments coming from listeners.

Because there’s a difference be...

In this episode, Amy Mitchell-Washington takes listeners inside one of the foundational tools of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: the CBT Triangle—the connection between our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

What we think influences how we feel. How we feel can influence what we do. And sometimes, before we realize it, we're responding to a thought as though it were an establish...

What if some of the most important things in our lives have been there all along—we simply haven't learned how to hear them yet?

In this bonus episode, Amy reflects on the difference between being a talker and being a conversationalist, the wisdom of a lesson her mother gave her decades ago, and an unforgettable moment with a clinician trainee that changed the way she thought ...

In this episode, Amy Mitchell-Washington explores one of the most important distinctions we can make in our emotional lives: the difference between what we feel and what we know.

Feelings are real, valid, and worthy of our attention—but they are not always factual. Amy challenges listeners to notice the stories emotions can create, especially when fear, anxiety, rejection, or ...

What happens when being compensated begins to cost you more than money can replace?

In this episode of Amy Personally Speaks, Amy Mitchell-Washington explores the subtle ways we can give away our time, presence, peace—and even pieces of ourselves—in exchange for money, approval, recognition, or simply the feeling of being needed.

From a candid co...

Licensed Psychotherapist Amy Mitchell-Washington welcomes listeners to the podcast and introduces the "emotional wellness passport"—a simple metaphor where curiosity, boundary-setting, and small acts of self-compassion earn you a stamp toward healthier living. She clarifies the show is a space for reflection and growth, not a replacement for therapy.

Each episode invites gentle awareness, practical prompts, and one short take...