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Changeable Podcast

Join psychologist, life coach and author Dr. Amy Johnson for Changeable, a podcast about a new paradigm in psychology that reveals the ironic way change really works. It’s easier than you think.

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September 14 · length unknown
EP404: Dealing with Issues in Relationship — Part 2
In Part 2, we look more deeply at how we work through relationship issues through the lens of our “post mortem” process. We also turn toward the underlying spiritual and identity work that we feel allows us room to look at issues with minimal defensiveness and more objectivity. We believe anyone can explore identity this way and achieve similar benefits. Please email me at amy@dramyjohnson.com with your feedback and suggestions about this episode. We would love to hear what you think and what you’d like to hear more about as we record a new series of episodes for you. The post EP404: Dealing with Issues in Relationship — Part 2 appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
September 7 · length unknown
EP403: Dealing with Issues in Relationship — Part 1
In Part 1 of this two part episode, Dan and I give an example of a conditioned pattern that arises in our relationship and how we work through it. Our approach is rooted in our strong mutual desire to examine anything and everything that arises, and our strong aversion to avoiding triggers or sweeping issues under the rug. We’re willing to let things get uncomfortable and messy to clearly see and work through what’s arising. In Part 2 we’ll talk more about our “post mortem” revisiting process and we’ll look at the role identity plays in the way couples work through issues.Please email me at amy@dramyjohnson.com with your feedback and suggestions about this episode. We would love to hear what you think and what you’d like to hear more about as we record a new series of episodes for you. The post EP403: Dealing with Issues in Relationship — Part 1 appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
August 31 · length unknown
EP402: Re-engaging with your partner
Since we began recording episodes together, Dan and I have received several emails from people realizing their relationship isn’t where they want it to be. Some of those people want to re-engage with their partner but aren’t sure how. In episode 402, we share a few steps on how to re-engage with your partner so that you can both get a better sense of what you’re open to with each other and with the relationship. Please email me at amy@dramyjohnson.com with your feedback and suggestions about this episode. We would love to hear what you think and what you’d like to hear more about as we record a new series of episodes for you. The post EP402: Re-engaging with your partner appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
August 25 · length unknown
EP401: The Deeper Purpose in Relationships
In this episode, Dan and I share the “whale under the boat” sense we’ve had from the beginning of our relationship that there is something very powerful and intelligent behind our union. In conventional thinking about relationships, two people get together for reasons of love, connection, comfort, companionship, etc. While those features are present in our relationship too, they seem more like the “top layer” only, helping pave the way for a bigger, more mysterious purpose that we don’t yet understand but love exploring. If you feel something like this in your relationship, we would love to hear from you! Please email me at amy@dramyjohnson.com with your feedback and suggestions about this episode. We would love to hear what you think and what you’d like to hear more about as we record a new series of episodes for you. The post EP401: The Deeper Purpose in Relationships appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
August 17 · length unknown
EP400: Believing in love versus being in love
Dan and I look at the difference between believing you love your partner — a largely thought-based state– and the active, alive, energetic state of being ‘in love’ with your partner. We discuss being in love as an energy cycle that takes both people to keep it going and we explore the vital role of presence when it comes to being in love. We end the episode with a few words about why we are having these conversations and what they may bring up for some listeners. Please email me at amy@dramyjohnson.com with your feedback and suggestions about this episode. We would love to hear what you think and what you’d like to hear more about as we record a new series of episodes for you. The post EP400: Believing in love versus being in love appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
August 10 · length unknown
EP399: Clarifying direct perception versus thinking
In this episode, Dan and I explore the difference between thinking and direct perception. This distinction is crucial in the spiritual and self-investigative work we’ve done and that we’ll be discussing more in future episodes. It’s an important difference in how we relate in relationships and in all of life, actually! Please email me at support@dramyjohnson.com with your feedback and suggestions about this episode. We would love to hear what you think and what you’d like to hear more about as we record a new series of episodes for you. The post EP399: Clarifying direct perception versus thinking appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
August 3 · length unknown
EP398: Asking meaningful questions
In this episode, Dan and I explore the benefits of asking meaningful questions. We discuss what meaningful questions are, the benefits of asking them, and why people don’t ask questions. We also go into depth about how we ask each other meaningful questions and the ways in which that has strengthened our connection and led to significant changes in our lives. Please email me at support@dramyjohnson.com with your feedback and suggestions about this episode. We would love to hear what you think and what you’d like to hear more about as we record a new series of episodes for you. The post EP398: Asking meaningful questions appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
July 27 · length unknown
EP397: From Independence to union
In EP397, Dan and I share how we went from being quite independent – in part as a way to prioritize our respective spiritual paths – to now being surprisingly (to us!) interdependent and closely enmeshed in many ways. Please email me at support@dramyjohnson.com with your feedback and suggestions about this episode. We would love to hear what you think and what you’d like to hear more about as we record a new series of episodes for you. The post EP397: From Independence to union appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
July 20 · length unknown
EP396: Exploring our connection through eye contact
In this conversation, Dan and I share one of the key ways our deep connection developed in the early days of our relationship; something we called “going into the portal” through sustained eye contact and feeling into the energies that were present. We discuss how this process went for us and the benefits of it on our relationship. We even do a little “portal dive” while recording so you can get a feel for it yourself! Please email me at support@dramyjohnson.com with your feedback and suggestions about this episode. We would love to hear what you think and what you’d like to hear more about as we record a new series of episodes for you. The post EP396: Exploring our connection through eye contact appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
July 13 · length unknown
EP395: The power of attention in relationships
In this episode, Dan and I look at the role of attention in a relationship. We’ll explore what attention and connection have to do with each other, how attention is an open and receptive presence (rather than monitoring, watching, or evaluating), the benefits of attention, and the obstacles to giving and receiving attention and what we can do about them. Please email me at support@dramyjohnson.com with your feedback and suggestions about this episode. We would love to hear what you think and what you’d like to hear more about as we record a new series of episodes for you. The post EP395: The power of attention in relationships appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
July 5 · length unknown
EP394: The mystical nature of relationships
Changeable is back and I have a co-host! Dan Kelso and I explore the mystical nature of relationships and unveil our ideas for a new set of dialogues exploring the intersection of identity and relationship. Please email me at support@dramyjohnson.com with your feedback and suggestions about this episode. We would love to hear what you The post EP394: The mystical nature of relationships appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
February 23 · length unknown
EP393: Why are outside circumstances affecting me so much? A question from a listener
Martha says she knows that circumstances can’t create suffering, yet she suffers when watching images of some things happening in the world. How can she reconcile this? uGfCbeGyYlpygwNQU7E8 The post EP393: Why are outside circumstances affecting me so much? A question from a listener appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
February 16 · length unknown
EP392: Breaking Habits and Ending Self-Doubt: My episode on Gifted with ADHD
This week’s episode is a conversation with Juliet O’Rourke for her brand new podcast, Gifted with ADHD. Gifted with ADHD brings together mental health, wellbeing, and a big-picture spiritual understanding of how the mind works, particularly an ADHD mind. In our conversation, we go deep into the role of thought and emotion, particularly experiences like boredom, The post EP392: Breaking Habits and Ending Self-Doubt: My episode on Gifted with ADHD appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
February 9 · length unknown
EP391: Pruning life so attention can go where you want it to go
In this episode we’ll look at where attention naturally wants to go…and where attention might be going in ways that are unwanted. The more we have in our lives and around us that demand attention, the less free attention there is for exploring direct experience. ***I will be leading a Silent Retreat in Taos, New Mexico, The post EP391: Pruning life so attention can go where you want it to go appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
February 2 · length unknown
EP390: Open and closed
This episode explores what it means to be energetically open versus closed, why and how we open and close, and what being open (versus closed) does for our vitality, wellbeing, and relationships. ***I will be leading a Silent Retreat in Taos, New Mexico, February 22-27. The retreat will provide a supportive space for you to steep The post EP390: Open and closed appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
January 26 · length unknown
EP389: More on patterns
I’ll explore how to look at, and ultimately change, patterns in more detail. I discuss how and why to reflect on patterns, how and why to communicate what’s arising, and how and why to examine identity as part of this exploration. ***I will be leading a Silent Retreat in Taos, New Mexico, February 22-27. The retreat The post EP389: More on patterns appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
January 19 · length unknown
EP388: Beliefs you live by but didn’t choose
In this episode, I strongly encourage you to look at the beliefs you’re living by. There may be conflicting beliefs. You may believe things you swear you don’t believe. The only way to know – and for those beliefs to change – is to honestly and eagerly look and be willing to see what’s there. ***I The post EP388: Beliefs you live by but didn’t choose appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
January 12 · length unknown
EP387: Choosing the wrong relationships: A question from a listener
In this episode, I speak to a question from a listener who says she chooses romantic partners who are not right for her because – in her words – they make her feel more worthy. I talk her through some of the ways she can examine this pattern in depth, noticing the beliefs behind her The post EP387: Choosing the wrong relationships: A question from a listener appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
Dec 29, 2025 · length unknown
EP386: Special Rebroadcast: Unraveling Ego at the Feeling Level
There’s a progression that seems to happen. You might say it’s from gross to subtle. Where attention shifts from being absorbed in abstractions, thoughts, representations, and relationships…to attention moving to much more subtle energies like sensations, sensory input, and maybe something like intuition or perception.Identity is viewed in these different ways. From gross thought and The post EP386: Special Rebroadcast: Unraveling Ego at the Feeling Level appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.
Dec 22, 2025 · length unknown
EP385: Special Rebroadcast: Noise is Silence Shouting
Being in silence is not about suppressing anything. It’s also not about creating anything, such as an environment of peace or thoughtlessness or anything like that. It’s the exact opposite, actually. It’s about leaving everything alone to simply be exactly what it is.“What it is” is constantly changing. It is totally unknowable. It’s far too fluid The post EP385: Special Rebroadcast: Noise is Silence Shouting appeared first on Dr. Amy Johnson.

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