The Write Your Own Story Podcast
Grab your fav pen ladies, because it’s time to write the story of how your life goes! The Write Your Own Story podcast is here to encourage women to live the life they dream about by sitting with women business owners, game changers, community leaders and friends in the most honest, no perfect allowed, just girls gabbin way, about all things life and womanhood. Stories are rooted in meaning, connection, and understanding and so often are the clues for our future selves. It’s so important for all of us to hear what other women are doing with their lives. Their successes, their struggles, their perseverance, what failure has taught them, how they show up in this world, and what sets their heart on fire. It’s these stories that make us realize we’re not alone and motivate us to take a closer look at our own dreams. I promise it will be down to earth, super real and honest, funny, and feel like we’re all just gabbin over a cup of coffee or a glass (glasses) of wine. At the end of each show, my hope ist women are inspired to block out the societal “should’s” and the inner voices of “Why me?” and “Am I enough?” so they can pick up the pen with confidence and write their own stories of their lives.
The Write Your Own Story Podcast
From Longing to Loving: Rewriting the Story You Tell Yourself About Love with Amanda McCracken
Why do we stay hooked on people who don’t choose us back? Why do we fall for the fantasy over reality—and call it love? In this deeply raw and revealing episode of Write Your Own Story, Betsy sits down with author, TED speaker, and podcaster Amanda McCracken, whose personal journey through decades of longing, idealization, and self-sabotage led her to redefine love, worth, and emotional safety.
From navigating virginity into her 40s to breaking the habit loop of limerence (the intoxicating high of unrequited infatuation), Amanda shares how she rewired her patterns, faced the roots of her own emotional protection mechanisms, and finally opened herself to receiving imperfect but grounded love.
This conversation isn’t just about romantic relationships—it’s about healing your relationship with yourself. Whether you’re single, partnered, or somewhere in between, this episode will hit home.
We dive into:
- Why longing becomes addictive (and how it mimics other forms of addiction)
- The habit loop of fantasy and avoidance
- The difference between confidence and worth
- How perfectionism blocks intimacy and love
- What it means to truly receive love (and why that’s so hard for so many women)
You’ll leave this episode feeling seen, softened, and more powerful in your own story.
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