Hi there ❤️ I’m Amanda.

I’m a Kiwi, born and raised on warm beaches and meadows of sheep. I’m on a journey to discover my soul, my reason for being on this planet, and the mysteries of reality that we are so incredibly lucky to get to experience. I’m still uncovering my purpose, but I know it has something to do with being part of a wave of human evolution, moving our collective consciousness towards freedom, well-being, healing, agency, and awakening.

These days, I’m building my coaching practice. I’m in love with what it feels like to be present with someone as they touch their own freedom. My mentors say that both the healer and the client are healed in every session, and this feels absolutely true. I am in awe that I get to spend my days in soul connection with people. If you want to work with me, I would be honored.

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I’m getting better at just being, but sometimes I do things too. Here are some of the things I’ve most proud of.

AI safety & product management (2020 – 2023)

• Built Elicit.org from inception to 100k+ monthly users, running a team of 5 engineers and designers

• Presented on forecasting, safe AI systems, and LLM research tools at conferences (EAG, Foresight Institute)

AI governance (2023 & 2024)

• Spent 6 months doing independent research on AI governance & well-being, culminating in a Gradient article, winning the Foresight Institute Transformational AI hackathon, and a project on measuring the impact of AI on our well-being

Healing (2023 & 2024)

• During my year-long sabbatical, explored a lot of different healing areas, including:

• Running a 60-person hackathon with FiftyYears using LLMs to improve our wellbeing (event, write up)

• Building an AI healing tool, Sunrise

• Running a month-long Tour of Inner Work course, and Ideal Parent Figure workshops

• Working with jhana startup Jhourney editing their podcast

• Training in parts work through Aletheia coaching, and energy work through Luminous Awareness

Check out some of my older projects here.