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PART TWO E2 ... Amanda and Amber are back again stirring up an adventure-length conversation; from what has been happening in life as of late, then developing deeper into the topic of mental health and healing. Mental health and healing was the most requested topic on the Spotify Poll in our previous podcast. Which, if you have not yet listened to it basically gives a good introduction of who we are and why we started this co-hosting series. Mental health and healing are a big topics for Amanda and Amber. Everyone can benefit from hearing niche perspectives on how to navigate through the dark/shadowy sides and times of life. Amanda and Amber have tons of shadow/ego/dark nights of the soul experiences to discuss, haha. Like many others out there, to all the humans of the world, we just want to share our (often times vulnerable) experiences and how we managed to keep our heads above the turbulent waters. There is a PART ONE and PART TWO with this episode. So, let the listening marathon begin! Future topics for this podcast you can expect to hear us talk more of: - Design - Style -Health -Friendship’s and Family -Business/Marketing -Future/Current Trends -New Hobbies -Mental Health/Healing/Subconscious etc. -Of Course, Astrology! Nothing really is off the table. We are just two friends sharing our thoughts and experiences. Stay tuned for more episodes to arrive each month! Amanda & Amber

Amanda and Amber are back again stirring up an adventure-length conversation; from what has been happening in life as of late, then developing deeper into the topic of mental health and healing in regards to our authentic self. Mental health and healing was the most requested topic on the Spotify Poll in our previous podcast. Which, if you have not yet listened to it basically gives a good introduction of who we are and why we started this co-hosting series. Mental health and healing are a big topics for Amanda and Amber. Everyone can benefit from hearing niche perspectives on how to navigate through the dark/shadowy sides and times of life. Amanda and Amber have tons of shadow/ego/dark nights of the soul experiences to discuss, haha. Like many others out there, to all the humans of the world, we just want to share our (often times vulnerable) experiences and how we managed to keep our heads above the turbulent waters. There is a PART ONE and PART TWO with this episode. So, let the listening marathon begin! Future topics for this podcast you can expect to hear us talk more of: - Design - Style -Health -Friendship’s and Family -Business/Marketing -Future/Current Trends -New Hobbies -Mental Health/Healing/Subconscious etc. -Of Course, Astrology! Nothing really is off the table. We are just two friends sharing our thoughts and experiences. Stay tuned for more episodes to arrive each month! Amanda & Amber

Designer Soup Studio is beginning a brand new season over the next few months. Welcoming a friend, and now fellow Co-Host, Amber Jenkins of the new and refreshing lifestyle content blog, HomeBabe! Amanda has known Amber since their time spent in undergrad and athletics at Northern Illinois University. Amber studied Journalism and Amanda Health Administration (of course later studying ID) . Roomies who upon graduation decided to move to polar opposites of the United States. Still spanning from Washington, DC to Washington State. Only now taking advantage of the back and forth conversations and topics in a virtually hosted podcast. The conversations that were beginning to happen on a daily basis, in private, on social media DM's and texts were getting too good not to share openly. Topics like the following: - Design - Style - Health - Friendship/Family - Business/Marketing - Current trends - Future trends - Mental health, healing journeys and the subconscious etc. - New hobbies - Of course, Astrology Nothing really is off the table. Stay tuned for more each month! Amanda & Amber

What new apps are currently taking over this scene? Why is everyone dabbling in virtual collage?  This is all part of the creative process and design process. So much to digest here and talk about! Amanda shares her take on what is going on and how it relates to the design world! Tune in!

A convo between Idea VS Reality. Sharing lessons learned from Principle Designer and Founder of Designer Soup Studio - Amanda Schwab.

When looking at the way designs are created in the widest category of things, you have to ask— Are we Designing or are we Trending? What is more important in Virtual Life. In this podcast, I run through just a breakdown of the title through definitions from my perspective as Designer Soup Studio. Gesturing my vague memory correlation of using statistics, pValues, and linear regression analysis while generally defining Design, Conformity, Conventional, and Virtual as individual components. Then I utilize their antonyms to see the other side of the perspective that is being looked at. An interesting conversation. Hope you all enjoy it; let me know your thoughts in the end. Are we designing or are we trending?  IG: @designersoup

Listen to how the mastermind behind the design of Dominion Lighting showroom, Matt Rowan (ASID, LS) found his way to create this unique, sensory, living model of a showroom for human experience in lighting interaction; and much more! Matt takes us back to the beginning; making illuminated LEGO builds as a kid, trading the med-school books for design magazines, and working with one of the world's most widely known architectural firms would somehow transition Matt’s career into his ultimate dream job. Ladies and gentlemen, "lights" begin!

We continue our exciting discussion with John Henry Sisk owner of John Henry, LLC a Residential Construction Firm out of Washington, DC. Check out Part 1 if you haven't yet.

We are super excited to have our very first guest speaker on the podcast, John Henry Sisk owner of John Henry, LLC a Residential Construction Firm out of Washington, DC. After having a few virtual conversations with JH it was totally apparent to me that he is truly forward thinking in terms of residential living and the American row home in DC. I nickname him the Diamond of DC because he pushes himself through design discovery and pressurizes a ton of knowledge, that once you get into conversation with him, it shines like a diamond!

Describing our design studio's mantra, how it works and how it was decided on.

Un-teaching yourself so that you can teach others. On this podcast, Amanda and Bryan discuss being very pure in communication within your own profession. Then, needing to craft that language into a communication that can to be put simply for someone, or in Layman’s Terms. We discuss many points that, of course, always tie back into design in some way. Listen in and hear what we have to say!

"romanticism : romantic quality or spirit in thought, expression, or action."