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Amanda Montoni

Amanda Montoni

Podcast guest on The Intimacy Inquiry; trauma survivor discussing recovery from addiction, bipolar II diagnosis, and family estrangement.

Jul 14, 2026

The Intimacy Inquiry

The Intimacy Inquiry

The Opposite of Love Is Indifference | Amanda Montoni on Trauma, Bipolar II, and Breaking the Cycle

Jul 14 · 1h 18m

Andrew Phipps
Andrew PhippsHOST
3:30
Mm-hmm
Amanda Montoni
Amanda MontoniGUEST
3:30
...
Amanda Montoni
Amanda MontoniGUEST
3:30
I was, I was perceived as a very confident, outgoing, um, you know, happy person.
Amanda Montoni
Amanda MontoniGUEST
3:37
Any room I walked into, I would immediately make friends.
Amanda Montoni
Amanda MontoniGUEST
3:41
There was nothing I wouldn't talk about, that kind of thing.
Amanda Montoni
Amanda MontoniGUEST
3:44
But internally, I was...
Amanda Montoni
Amanda MontoniGUEST
3:47
I mean, there were days when I would legitimately look in the mirror and have to coach myself on how to breathe.

48 MINS LATER

Andrew Phipps
Andrew PhippsHOST
51:38
Mm-hmm.

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