EP 573: From Anxious Attachment to Secure Love: Dr. Amanda’s Journey from Client to Coach

Let’s Get Vulnerable: Relationship and Dating Advice

Dr. Morgan Anderson

Mental Health, Relationships, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

You are going to love today’s episode! I’m joined by one of my incredible team members and dear friend, Dr. Amanda Priest. Amanda is not only a coach inside the Empowered.Secure.Love program—she also started out as one of my clients. Her journey from struggling with anxious attachment to now preparing for her secure marriage is absolutely inspiring.

Inside this episode:

Amanda’s journey from podcast listener → client → coach inside the ESL program
The moment she realized she was the “common denominator” in her relationship patterns
How inner child healing, belief work, and attachment rewiring helped her attract her securely attached partner
What it really takes to build a secure relationship and prepare for marriage

If you’ve ever told yourself “Maybe I’ll just be single forever” or felt hopeless about love, this episode will give you so much hope and encouragement.

💌 If Amanda’s story inspires you and you’re ready to finally break the cycle of unhealthy relationships, apply to join the Empowered.Secure.Love program today!

Click Here to Apply Now and Start Your Journey to Secure Love

Connect with Amanda:

Instagram: @mindrisepsychology

Website: mindrisepsych.com

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Let's Get Vulnerable podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Morgan Anderson, psychologist, relationship coach, attachment theory expert, creator of the ESL relationship method, author of Love Magnet and Athletic Wear Connoisseur. My mission is to help you raise yourself worth, have great relationships, and step confidently into the next level of your life.
0:22.3	Each week, two episodes will air featuring expert advice, live coaching, and tips, showing you
0:28.4	exactly how to improve your life and attract a healthy relationship. You deserve to feel empowered,
0:34.8	secure, and love. Buckle up and let's get vulnerable.
0:42.5	Welcome to the Let's Get Vulnerable podcast.
0:45.4	I'm your host, Dr. Morgan, and today we have a very, very special guest with us.
0:51.6	We have our incredible coach from the Empowered Secure Love program, Dr. Amanda
0:59.1	Priest. Welcome, Amanda. Thank you, Morgan. Thank you for having me. I am so excited to have you here.
1:06.0	I think I don't talk about this enough that the work that I do with clients and the way that we've helped over, it's over 800 people at this point inside of the program, I do not do that alone. I have an incredible team and I'm very supported. And Amanda, you have been a huge part of that team for four years now.
1:32.9	Yeah. Yeah. I know I can't believe it's been that long. Yeah. So I am just, I'm so grateful for you.
1:39.6	You are such an asset to the work that we do. I know our clients adore you. And the amazing thing is,
1:48.0	is that you came to us originally as a client. And I remember you as a client, obviously,
1:55.9	going through your own transformation. And now you've just had so many changes in your life and you've been able to
2:02.7	help so many women on their journey and you've seen so, so many changes in our community
2:08.9	that I just know that your perspective is so valuable. So I can't wait to get into this
2:16.4	interview with you today. Thank you. Yeah, I'm excited,
2:19.3	and that's incredible to hear that it's been like over, over 800 people. I think that's just
2:24.6	amazing. And the reason that I've been here and been doing this work with you for as long as I
2:31.7	have is because I really just believe in it in the way that it's
2:36.6	changed my life and also the clients that I've worked with. So I'm excited to to just chat about
2:41.6	that whole experience. I want to go all the way back to when you were thinking about joining
2:49.9	the program and you were a podcast listener.
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