Making The Maven

Amanda Gates always felt like a weird kid when she was growing up. Her mother was a full-on hippy who made her own clothes, soaps, etc. All Amanda wanted to be when she was growing up was ‘normal.’ However, when she built her first dream home, she was unhappy. Nothing felt right in her house, and that’s how she found herself getting into Feng Shui and slowly becoming a closeted (and then out in the open!) hippy. Find out more about Amanda’s journey on this week’s show!   Key Insights & Aha Moments: *How did Amanda become a woo-woo hippy? *What was Amanda doing before she became an interior designer/Feng Shui hippy? *Amanda explains what it was like wearing her mother’s home-made clothes. *Amanda realizes that her husband, David, is an absolute saint for putting up with all her ‘hippy sh*t’! *Amanda was such a closeted hippy for so long that when she was finally free to express herself, it was time to focus on her legacy and how she can serve others to the best of her ability. *As women, we tend to push do