Hello! I recorded this episode before the conversation with Eliza but decided to wait to release this one. Ahhhh self-sabotage. Ever heard of her? Yeah, it's a lot. Hope this resonates with you as much as it does with me and what I'm currently struggling with and working on. Thanks as always for listening - please rate and subscribe if you haven't already! 

Hi Struggle Bus Fam. It's been a minute. Will 2020 bring about consistency for me? Hahaha, I guess we'll have to wait and see since the year isn't over yet. This is a lovely chat I had with my dear friend Eliza Woodyard. She is a singer, director, teacher, and all around pretty neat human.  We get into how we met (singing), how our relationship blossomed cause of COVID (one positive check mark for ya girl, Corona), some deep and taboo topics like familial estrangement, scrupulosity (OCD), how she grew up with Catholicism and Buddhism, and what she practices now. We go all over and guess what? It all circles back together and hopefully makes sense. I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I enjoyed having this chat with my friend. As always, I love you! Oh! If you'd like to take some singing lessons with Eliza, please send her message on Instagram, @elkwood05.  And you can find our little pod @spiritualstrugglebus and me @amy.vanmechelen 

Hi! I'm pretty excited about my first interview on this podcast especially since it's my dear friend, Uyen Nguyen. Apologies for the less than stellar sounds quality - it was my first time recording a conversation long distance. But please hang in there for this lovely conversation about our friendship, trusting ourselves/Spirit, her background with Buddhism and her family coming to the US from Viet Nam. You can follow Uyen @heartfullcommunity. and as always you can find me @amy.vanmechelen and the podcast: @spiritualstrugglebus. 

Welcome back to The Bus! We're breaking down the baby steps I've taken so far on the path to developing a spiritual relationship and life.  Mentions in this podcast:Lama Rod's book Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger:  https://www.lamarod.com/ Follow me on Instagram: @SpiritalStruggleBus and @amy.vanmechelen Email & website coming soon. 

Welcome to the Spiritual Struggle Bus! In this first episode we'll learn about how Amy Van Mechelen's spiritual life began in the non-denominational church and how she's sifted through her religious background to create a specially curated spiritual life. It's been difficult and arduous at times--thus the name of this podcast. Jump on board if you dare (lol) and we'll figure all of this spirituality stuff out together. And for anyone that makes it through the episode, here's The Donut Man. Please, do enjoy. Please rate & subscribe!