129: Finding Your Way Back to Your Light

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Finding your way back to yourself is about slowing down enough to hear what’s already within you, not doing more. In this episode, I sit down with best-selling author and entrepreneur Amber Vilhauer to explore what it means to reconnect with your inner light after years of people-pleasing, pushing through, and looking outside yourself for validation.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Amber shares how her own experiences with rejection, self-sacrifice, and disconnection led her to rebuild her self-trust and how becoming a mother deepened that journey. We also discuss Amber’s new book, What Nature Teaches Us, co-authored with her son Clay, and the simple but powerful lessons nature offers about resilience, self-worth, compassion, and being present.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What You'll Learn</strong></p><ul><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">How people-pleasing and seeking external validation can disconnect you from your sense of self</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">Why slowing down and spending time in nature can help you reconnect with your intuition</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">How small, everyday choices can strengthen self-trust</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">Why your accomplishments and productivity don’t determine your self-worth</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">How understanding the beliefs behind past choices can make self-forgiveness easier</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">What nature can teach us about resilience, compassion, connection, and being the light</span></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">About Amber Vilhauer</strong></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Amber Vilhauer is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, speaker, and mom who has spent more than 20 years helping others grow with greater authenticity and purpose. Her latest book, What Nature Teaches Us, co-authored with her nine-year-old son, explores resilience, self-worth, connection, and the lessons we discover when we slow down and listen.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Get Amber’s Be the