Fundamental Growth

08/20/2026

Amanda chatted with Project Healthy Minds about the importance of moving your body, not only for your physical health, but your mental health, too.

Learn how exercise supports mental health, what actually counts as movement, how much is enough, and how to stay consistent when time and energy run low.

08/12/2026

This Sunday, Amanda will be doing one of her favorite things: gathering with people (in this case, social workers) outdoors!

If you're a social worker join us at Our Mindful Nature: Ecological Social Work in Practice CEU event with NASW-CA Region I. We'll be under the trees at Mineral Wells Picnic Area in Griffith Park, exploring what the research actually says about nature and healing, and walking away with real, practical tools to bring nature-informed practice into your work (and your own life).

This is an experiential, not a sit-and-listen, kind of workshop. Expect guided outdoor experience, reflective practice, and a chance to reconnect with why you got into this field in the first place.

Sunday, August 16, 2026
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM PT
Mineral Wells Picnic Area, Griffith Park
2.5 CEUs

There are only a few spots lefts, so if you've been wanting to slow down and need some rejuvenation, this is your chance. Register below, and tag a fellow social worker who needs a little nature and nervous-system reset this week.

https://www.naswca.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2077491&group=

07/28/2026

Caring for our health and well-being requires us to care for our natural world as we're as much a part of nature as any other living organism. Balance is necessary for us all to thrive and when the environment is out of whack, we can feel it. In our bodies, hearts, and minds. We have physical health issues and feel out of sorts (anxious, angry, depressed).

Some simple ways to realign with life:
- Spend time outdoors savoring all the beauty around you. We care for what we love.
- Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Rot (compost), Repair, Repurpose, Recycle.
- Plant things. The more green, the better
- Advocate for legislation that supports all of life.

What will you do to celebrate World Nature Conservation Day today and every day?

06/10/2026

Pretty places heal our minds, bodies, and souls.

For real.

Ecotherapy reminds us of what we've always known: A healthy relationship with the natural world is essential. It restores us in ways that nothing else quite can.

And we always have access to nature. Whether it's this beloved lake I happened upon while hiking or grass pushing its way through some asphalt, life is everywhere.

What's your go-to pretty place?

06/08/2026

This morning I honored Mother Nature's largest body of water by catching some waves with the dolphins. And stuffing some plastic trash into my wetsuit.

Humans tend to take the ocean for granted, but it's currently saving our butts by absorbing over 90% of excess heat trapped by greenhouse gasses. Without that we'd be fried.

No joke.

But the ocean can only do so much on its own. If we continue to abuse the natural gifts we've been bestowed by this planet, we will suffer.

We're already suffering.

Even if you haven't been directly impacted by climate change yet, you can feel it in your body, this nagging feeling that something isn't right in the world.

Because it's not.

We're meant to live in harmony with all other life, supporting one another not only to survive, but also thrive.

Heal nature, heal yourself.

So, what can you do for the ocean today?

06/02/2026

I planned to flood your feed with mental health tips in May. Instead, I actually lived them, which was the best thing I could've done.

Nature. Movement. Play. Creating. Community. Real connection.

No algorithm, no guru, no viral hack is going to tell you something your body doesn't already know.

The life that makes you mentally healthier? It's already waiting for you, outside this app.

Hold onto this one and send it to someone you want to go live life with!

And share with us: What did you do for your mental health last month?

05/15/2026

Reminder that intentional focus on your breath in any form will improve your health and well-being. But for those who'd like a specific breathing exercise to try, I present to you "box breathing." It's a free and easy way to put you in the present moment and regulate your nervous system, leading to all kinds of the good stuff.

05/12/2026

We can't control much in life, but we can control our breath (most of the time). It's one of the best tools we have to chill the eff out (aka regulate our nervous system). Think free, easy to access, no one knows you're regulating.

So when things get heated or you're already chilling with nothing to do, practice some deep breathing and reap the rewards.

05/04/2026

May is Mental Health month. I'm a few days late here, but better late than never, am I right?!

Connection is the goal of all we do at FUNdaMENTAL Growth so I'm stoked that 's theme this year is "More Good Days, Together."

Everyone has different ideas as to what a good day is, but we all need one another to have them. To do my part, I'll be sharing simple, free, and evidence-based tips to cut through the noise in the mental health space and boost your overall health and wellness, as well as support others in doing the same.

05/02/2026

Did you know there are two May Days?! One celebrating spring and another labor rights. They might sound like two very different holidays, but since everything is more connected than we often realize, here at FUNdaMENTAL Growth, we're sharing some ideas on how to celebrate both together, today and every day. May (pun not intended, but enjoyed) we work together to create a sustainable world for all!