About Amanda Welsby

I’m Amanda Welsby

I am British by birth and education, and have lived most of my professional life in the midwest region of the United States. Spending most of my working years in health care related settings as a business analyst and project manager, I have enjoyed facilitating conversations and solving business problems through the lens of understanding how we do things individually and together, and remediating or maturing resulting processes when necessary. I believe “There is a process for everything under the sun, even if it is broken” from getting up in the morning, to delivering on a project at work. Often told I must have “missed the calling” to a life more deeply ingrained in counseling or social work, I am grateful to have woven my business and personal perspectives together in a way that would never happen if I were not working in a corporate setting.

Personal Life

In my personal life I operate from the perspective that love is the foundation of everything. I learned to lead from my heart, and this has been a blessing and a curse. I have sometimes excluded my thinking brain from having an adequate voice in decisions I have made, and this led me down a road into codependency that I now understand so well. On the other hand my heart has contributed to an aptitude for personal and emotional growth work that enabled my escape from the same patterns of behavior that caused me so much pain. Life still throws curve balls, but for the most part I am better equipped to handle them now.

The Enneagram

Over the past 20 years I have worked particularly closely with wisdom offered by Enneagram work to understand myself and my interactions with others better. Most recently I engaged in a year long course of study with Russ Hudson – one of the Enneagram masters in the world today. I use those insights every day to navigate my world. I have also taught some of the foundational principles of enneagram work in various settings where I can walk alongside others in their own discoveries about themselves.

Since 2016 I have also been regularly engaged in weekend retreat settings where shadow work modalities are used, and have completed Basic Facilitator Training. This has enabled me to get into greater touch with what my body knows – so often dismissed as “unimportant” or having “nothing to say” in the western culture in which we live and work. I now know that my body “knows” first. We all do better when we learn to recognize the signals and and let the inner “knowing” guide our next steps.

I do call myself a spiritually connected person. I once adhered specifically Christian constructs, but I do so no longer. In a world where spirit is often ignored, I celebrate with anyone who is spiritually seeking. I believe that every major world religion has wisdom to offer, rabbit holes to fall down, and hurt and betrayal that it leaves behind.

And Finally

Navigating through issues around living abroad, an alcoholic marriage, divorce, remarriage, loss of employment, various financial challenges and raising 3 children, today I know that my best life combines good processes for addressing life and love, and none of it comes without work. Amanda is married to her second husband Pat, and has 3 adult children, all flown the nest, and to whom she credits so much of her learning about life and what ultimately matters.