282. Amanda Batula: Summer House Star on Her Breakup, Choosing Herself & Finding Happiness!
Trading Secrets
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4.9 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2026
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
This week, Jason is joined by Amanda Batula, one of the most recognizable and enduring personalities from Bravo’s Summer House!
After more than a decade on reality television, Amanda opens up about navigating one of the most public transitions of her life — separating from her longtime partner and redefining who she is both on and off camera. Known for her authenticity and relatability, Amanda shares what it’s like to grow up in the public eye, protect your peace while millions are watching, and learn how to choose yourself without losing compassion for the people who were part of your journey.
Amanda breaks down the realities of filming Summer House and the upcoming spinoff In the City, how she’s handled rumors, internet speculation, and the pressure of sharing personal struggles on television. She also reflects on the lessons she’s learned about relationships, financial independence, and why she believes protecting yourself — whether through prenups, boundaries, or simply trusting your instincts — is more important than ever.
She also opens up about the mental health journey that changed her life, the confidence she’s found in her thirties, and the creative future she’s building through fashion, design, and new opportunities outside reality TV. From career reinvention to embracing change, Amanda shares the mindset that helped her move forward and prioritize happiness.
Amanda reveals all this and so much more in another episode you can’t afford to miss!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to another episode of Trading Secrets. |
| 0:15.7 | I'm your host Jason Tardick and I am so, so excited for this episode. |
| 0:20.7 | If you're new to Trading Secrets, just so you understand a little bit about what we do here. |
| 0:25.0 | So think about the content you consume, maybe the authors, books you read, actors or actresses, movies you watch, comedians that you go see. |
| 0:34.8 | The idea behind Trading Secrets is that all these people that have achieved a lot of |
| 0:38.7 | success that we respect, that we look up to, that we consume what they do. We can learn so much |
| 0:44.2 | about them through their career navigation, through their financial moves, and we can learn lessons |
| 0:48.5 | that we just weren't taught at all in the school system. And that is the baseline of trading |
| 0:53.7 | secrets. And what a better |
| 0:55.6 | person to have on than the one the only, the queen Amanda Batula today. There is so much she has |
| 1:03.3 | learned in 14 seasons now of different reality TV shows. And you are going to be entertained for sure in the conversation, |
| 1:11.6 | but I think most importantly, empowered the way that she handles her business and her life |
| 1:17.7 | and all the moving parts with such grace and character in class. It's truly, truly special. |
| 1:24.4 | Now, whatever you take away from this episode, of course, it's educational, |
| 1:27.8 | but also entertaining. I want to know. So if you could give us five stars in the reviews and just let |
| 1:32.0 | us know your biggest learning lesson from Amanda up, I would greatly appreciate it. I know |
| 1:36.3 | she would love to see that too. And I also want to give perspective. This was filmed in late January. |
| 1:42.5 | Just so you and I have an idea of the conversation and where |
| 1:45.4 | we're going with it and what's being teased and how it's being discussed, that perspective is also |
| 1:51.6 | very helpful. But there are just so many points in this conversation I didn't expect to have |
| 1:56.8 | and that we had. And I've learned so much about Amanda. And after this podcast, I feel like you're |
| 2:03.0 | just going to be so excited for what is to come from her. I got to say, too, I think the biggest thing is |
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