Cartwheels, Sobriety, and Reinvention with Amanda Kingsbury

What if the bravest thing you could do was turn your life upside down — and trust yourself to land on your feet?In this first guest episode of our new season, we sit down with Amanda Kingsbury — writer, journalist, co-founder of Indy Maven, and Managing Editor of Innovation at Mirror Indy — to talk about reinvention, sobriety, friendship, and why starting over in midlife isn’t a failure… it’s a flex.Amanda opens up about the moment that led her to quit drinking, why she once did a cartwheel every day for a year after her divorce, and how loneliness, curiosity, and community journalism have shaped this current season of her life.We talk about empty nesting, losing friends to distance and change, and why friendship — not romance — is the relationship she values most.If you’re navigating a transition, questioning what’s next, or trying to trust yourself in a season that feels uncertain, this episode is for you.