Time Is Passing, But You Are Not Behind | After Hours With Amanda Season 3 - Ep. 7

In this episode of After Hours With Amanda, I’m talking about time passing, feeling behind, dreams, motherhood, Disneyland, grief, and the version of me who once could not see how the story would unfold. I read from the journal I started when I was pregnant with London, back when I was working retail and aching to be home with her, and I talk about why Disneyland feels like coming home to my mom, Adam, and younger me. If you feel stuck, scared, or like everyone else got the map except you, this is your reminder that time is passing, but it is not leaving you behind. 00:00 Sixteen Days Until Disneyland 01:11 Jeans, Socks, and Parent Jokes 02:54 The Disney Trip Plot Begins 05:39 No Means Not Yet 06:55 Page Joins the Disney Campaign 09:06 Sometimes I Do Not Want to Grow Up 11:39 We Are Going to Disneyland 12:18 Why Disneyland Feels Like Home 13:50 Grief, Cremation, and Having No Place to Visit 15:08 Main Street Memories 16:09 Disney and the Younger Parts of Me 17:31 My Simple Goal Journal 18:37 Reading My Pregnancy Journal 25:45 Missing My Mom While Becoming a Mom 27:10 Time Passing and Working Retail 30:15 Wanting London to Know Me 31:48 Watching the Game When You Know Who Wins 33:27 The Page Turned Six Months Later 34:11 Coming Home Full Time 36:44 The Pressure We Put on Tiny Things 38:04 Time Can Work for You Too 39:38 You Do Not Have to Have the Whole Plan 44:30 Time Is Not Leaving You Behind 45:23 Learning Is Not Getting Everything Right 46:20 It Is All Happening for You 48:27 Final Encouragement