Live Your Life with Amanda Kloots

Life, Death & The Space Between with Dr. Amy Robbins

Dr. Amy Robbins

Healing, Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement, Education, Death, Consciousness, Wellness, Life, Deathanxiety, Mentalhealth, Spirituality

4.8 • 588 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

How well can you keep your spirits up in the face of hardship?

Today we talk with Amanda Kloots, a ray of sunshine, former Broadway Dancer and Radio City Rockette, fitness instructor, and author who encourages people to live their lives to the fullest.

Amanda’s late husband, Nick, died in 2020 from Covid and co-infections. Listen in to hear all about his death and legacy, as well as how she stayed positive in the face of death, and parenting after loss.

Topics We Discuss:

[2:30] Amanda’s grief and loss experience losing her husband. He got sick during the pandemic and then caught hospital infections that ultimately took over him 95 days later.

[5:39] How Amanda’s positivity kept her going even when doctors told her on multiple occasions that her husband was going to die in an hour.

[10:14] The power of love. Amanda would sing, dance, and encourage her husband whenever she was able to see him and she could tell it boosted his spirits.

[12:54] Nick’s legacy. His story caught the world’s attention because he fought for so long to make sure Amanda and their son Elvis would be okay. Amanda and Elvis were able to move into a new home. She and Nick’s mom became very close, and Nick died a rock star like he always wanted to be.

[15:52] Amanda’s family support. Her siblings, especially her brother, really stepped up to help her and take care of her and Elvis after Nick died. It impacted their familial relationships deeply.

[19:10] Signs, synchronicities, Biblical ties, and beliefs. Milestones of his illness coincided with Biblical days like Easter weekend. Nick’s energy swept over Elvis on a few occasions. Amanda talks to him and dreams about him. Mediums have described Nick’s energy field to Amanda and it’s been the same as what she’s seen.

[27:02] Parenting a toddler who lost a parent. Amanda tries to keep Nick present in their lives by talking about him with Elvis. Her new children’s book is a great tool to talk to kids about death and loss. She is sure that Elvis dreams about Nick and encourages others to go to sleep intending to see their loved one.

[32:29] Amanda’s grief journey. Losing a spouse is a lifelong journey, especially when you are left to parent a child you once shared. Her philosophy has become to just do and go for things because you never know what could happen.

[34:39] Nick’s song “Live Your Life”. Amanda helped him write the lyrics because he couldn’t figure it out on his own. It took on a whole new meaning after he died.

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0:00.0	to see how your whole family rallied around you.
0:05.0	You know, our daddy died and he got sick
0:07.7	and he went to the hospital,
0:10.3	but he loved you so much, and he's always, always around you.
0:15.6	The energy that swooped over Elvis was Nick's energy. It was a 41-year-old man.
0:31.1	I'm Dr. Amy Robbins and welcome to life, death, and the space between Podcast. I'm a licensed clinical psychologist and medium.
0:39.8	And here we explore life, death, consciousness, and what it all means.
0:45.7	Today, I have a guest on that I have sort of been watching, lurking, wanting to reach out, but a little bit hesitant just because of the
0:58.6	inspirational aspect of your story. And my guest today is Amanda Kluz. Amanda is an Ohio
1:06.8	native and brings her infectious and inspirational attitude to everything she does.
1:12.2	A former Broadway dancer and Radio City Rockette, Amanda performed on a variety of stage,
1:18.4	film, and TV production for 17 years.
1:22.1	Amanda's love of dance and fitness led to her work and lead classes at one of New York, New York's premier fitness studios
1:29.4	with regularly sold out classes teaching upwards of 12 hours a day. In addition to the AK
1:35.8	fitness brand, Amanda and her sister launched an apparel company, Hooray for, that celebrates
1:41.6	positivity and donates proceeds to non-for-profit organizations worldwide.
1:47.2	Amanda's first memoir, co-written with her sister, was released in June of 2021, and it is set to become a
1:54.8	movie. The title, Live Your Life, tells of her 95-day struggle and love story with her husband, Nick Cordero.
2:03.0	Most recently, Amanda wrote, executive produced, and starred in the CBS Holiday movie Fit for
2:08.8	Christmas in December of 2022. Her newest children's book, Tell Me Your Dreams, is out now.
2:17.1	Clutes resides in Los Angeles with her son, Elvis. Welcome, Amanda.
2:24.0	Hi, thank you. Thank you so much for being here. So for those who don't know your story,
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