Amanda Brady aka Malie Oriana

Chapter 01

What Amanda told Liana about the investigation

Amanda repeatedly identified the people she believed were behind the attacks. These are her own messages about Alexander Feil, the Sourced Intelligence report, Reddit, and the material she supplied to Liana.

“They (the private investigators) are saying Paula is behind the reddit thread”

May 10, 2022 · Amanda reports that Alex’s investigators identified Paula as one of the people behind the Reddit account.

June 10, 2022 · Amanda says Paula featured heavily in the report and that the online activity was now largely directed at Liana.

Amanda tells Liana the report from Alex linked Paula directly to the Reddit activity.

The report, the attorneys, and why Liana was the target

July 19, 2022 · Amanda describes the attorneys reviewing the report and its connection to the Reddit and cult-forum pages.

July 19, 2022 · Amanda explains why the attorneys considered Liana the target of the online activity.

June 30, 2022 · Amanda says Paula’s posts target almost exclusively Liana and her teachings.

June 30, 2022 · Amanda asks whether Liana’s attorneys will serve Paula with a defamation or libel suit.

The files Amanda offered—and the investigation updates

September 23, 2022 · Amanda offers files of screenshots and the timeline she supplied to her attorney.

July 19, 2022 · Amanda says Drew is still gathering material and discusses the information Alex collects.

How the family disputes became a story about Liana

June 10, 2022 · Amanda connects Paula’s involvement to Byron reaching out to Wade for an affidavit.

June 10, 2022 · Liana says she has no connection to these people. Amanda describes the surrounding family conflict.

June 10, 2022 · Amanda explains how Haley’s conversations about Liana became the alleged connection.

June 10, 2022 · Amanda describes how the shared teacher and Florida move became the cult narrative.

Chapter 02

What Amanda told Liana about Paula

The investigation was not the only information Amanda supplied. She described years of conflict involving Paula, the effect on her daughters, and conduct she said continued after the move. Her full labor-board account and the related messages are together below.

“She has tried to ruin my family for 8 years now”

April 22, 2022 · Amanda says Paula has tried to ruin her family for eight years.

May 18, 2022 · Amanda says she had not had direct contact with Paula for years.

June 10, 2022 · Amanda describes Weyburn and her views of Paula’s influence there.

What Amanda said was happening to her daughters

Amanda describes her daughter’s distress around the separation and the change in Wade’s contact with the girls.

June 14, 2022 · Amanda supplies claims about Paula’s finances and treatment of the girls.

June 14, 2022 · Amanda describes what she says Paula told the girls about their mother and how the girls were treated.

June 14, 2022 · Amanda describes a rumor about her drug use and offers to send the injunction.

July 19, 2022 · Amanda describes the disagreement over the girls’ passport renewal forms.

Amanda shares her daughter’s remark about Paula while shopping.

Amanda says the girls are opening up about Wade and Paula and may write a statement for Liana.

August 5, 2024 · Amanda says the girls supplied further information about what Paula had said about Liana.

“Paula called the department of labor last week on the place London volunteers at”

Amanda tells Liana that Paula called the labor department about the place where London volunteers.

Liana asks about the motive for calling a Florida labor board from Canada and whether London is allowed to volunteer.

Amanda explains the homeschooling waiver and what she says the inspector told her about the purpose of the complaint.

Amanda recounts asking the inspector directly whether Paula called; she says he would not disclose the caller.

Amanda describes her daughter’s reaction and says the look on her face was heartbreaking.

Amanda says she did not have to suggest Paula’s name to her daughter.

More of what Amanda reported about the online attacks

May 12, 2022 · Amanda identifies Paula as driving the Reddit activity.

Amanda tells Liana she has not seen anyone besides Paula on Reddit.

Amanda names Paula, Byron, and Brian when discussing how the conflict began.

Amanda discusses blocked accounts and her suspicions about who might be behind the activity.

Amanda describes another person participating in the online threads.

July 27–28, 2022 · Amanda directs Liana to Paula’s public video and describes what she believes Paula admitted.

What Amanda said about Paula’s finances

Amanda says Paula has been living off Wade and discusses the families’ finances.

Amanda describes an inheritance dispute and speculates about Paula’s financial motives.

The conversation continues about the inheritance and Wade’s family.

Continuation of Amanda’s comments about Wade’s family and the inheritance.

“Had HER SHIT worked, I wouldn’t have needed to look elsewhere”

Amanda discusses the effect of the attacks and compares the healing sessions discussed in her deposition.

Amanda says she sought Liana’s work after going to Paula for healing sessions.

Amanda responds to the discussion of her own experiences and hoped-for vindication.

Amanda discusses Paula or Wade and supplies information, allegations, documents, or litigation context to Liana

Amanda says she intends to defend Liana, tell the truth, or explain what Haley and others shared

Amanda’s commentary on Paula’s healing work and public posts

March 28, 2023 · Amanda comments on Paula’s public identity as a healer.

Amanda discusses Paula’s Facebook post about Hawaiʻi.

The capture preserves Paula’s public post that Amanda and Liana were discussing.

Amanda and Liana continue discussing Paula’s public claims about her healing work.

The exchange continues with Amanda’s reaction to Paula’s description of herself.

The parenting-plan exchange and what the girls said

May 8, 2023 · Amanda says part of her welcomes Wade’s effort to see the girls, while objecting to his demand.

Amanda’s proposed response to Wade addresses visits, the parenting plan, visas, and allegations about Paula.

The remainder of Amanda’s proposed response addresses travel costs and the parenting agreement.

Wade replies that he will not sign the proposed parenting agreement.

Amanda shares her daughter’s proposed response about visits and her wish to remain with her mother.

The rest of the daughter’s proposed response addresses her wishes, visas, and comments about her mother.

Chapter 03

Her children. Her questions. The help she asked for.

Amanda brought Liana repeated concerns about Abel and her daughters. Read the requests for help alongside the conversations about listening, spending time together, and taking responsibility as a parent.

Abel: the help Amanda sought during difficult moments

Amanda describes guidance, prayer, mentoring, healing work, or gratitude toward Liana

Amanda asks Liana for help during an intense episode involving her son.

Amanda describes her fear during the episode and the behavior she says she witnessed.

Amanda describes time spent with her son and what happened before the episode.

Amanda describes separation anxiety and the people her son had recently been around.

Amanda shares what her son said after Drew returned home.

Liana asks where the language is coming from. Amanda says she does not know.

The later updates: what was improving, and what was still difficult

December 26, 2022 · Amanda asks for help and describes another episode at home.

Amanda describes her son calming down and falling asleep in her lap.

December 27, 2022 · Amanda says the episodes are further apart but still intense.

December 27, 2022 · Amanda says her son feels unheard and asks how to balance the needs of all the children.

Amanda describes the girls’ feelings about differences in her parenting.

Amanda reports improvements with her children alongside the difficulties that remain.

Her daughters: rebuilding communication and trust

Amanda recognizes her own childhood pattern in her daughter’s experience and takes responsibility.

Amanda describes work on communication with her daughter and says she apologizes often.

Amanda asks for the chance to respond differently and describes her daughter’s distress.

Amanda connects her daughter’s fear of being alone to the family history.

Amanda says her daughters are beginning to trust her more.

“All your kids need is YOU.”

Amanda acknowledges showing up differently for her family and describes listening to her daughter.

Amanda describes apologizing and thanking her daughter for speaking clearly.

December 16, 2022 · Liana encourages Amanda to take one small step at a time and focus on her children.

Amanda describes choosing time with her son after their conversation.

Liana responds: “All your kids need is YOU.”

Chapter 04

The family and household struggles she shared

Amanda also described financial pressure, a strained shared household, and grief. These conversations place her requests for support in the circumstances she was describing at the time.

“My family is ready to leave me.”

December 16, 2022 · Amanda says she put someone else’s dream ahead of what her family wanted.

Amanda describes withdrawing under pressure and the effect on her family.

Amanda describes financial strain and says she needed the direct guidance she received.

The strain at home—and the effect on the children

Amanda describes exhaustion and responds to Liana’s suggestion of one-on-one time with the boys.

Amanda describes carrying the parenting burden in the shared household.

Amanda describes her daughter being excluded and connects it to her own history.

The property, the lease, and the disagreement over money

Amanda explains the disagreement over the property purchase and money from her corporation.

Amanda describes the lease and the dispute over rent.

Amanda says she feels taken advantage of and explains why.

Amanda asks how to handle the dispute fairly without harming the friendship.

Amanda returns to the disagreement and explains the two accounts of it.

Amanda describes reviewing the conversation receipts with Drew.

Amanda says she wants a fair outcome and an in-person discussion.

When her family was grieving

Amanda asks for prayers after a death in the family. Liana responds with sympathy and support.

Liana offers prayers for the family, and Amanda shares more about their loss.

Chapter 05

Her strongest praise. Her own responsibility.

Amanda described what Liana’s work meant to her, why she defended her, and the changes she was making in her own behavior. Her messages repeatedly put responsibility for her choices with herself.

“Being a part of Liana’s community has been a massive blessing in my life.”— Amanda Brady, her signed letter

Video capture of Amanda saying Liana made her purpose clear, spoke truth, and did not force anyone

“I would never dream of trying to put responsibility on you”

Amanda says she would never place responsibility on Liana for her choices and credits her with showing her loving parenting.

Amanda says defending Liana was about personal integrity, not financial gain.

“How has Liana changed your life?” Amanda responds: “how much time do we have?”

Amanda describes the peace she felt listening to Liana’s teaching and thanks her.

“And I owe that to you.”

March 25, 2023 · Amanda describes a moment of gratitude and what Liana taught her about faith.

Amanda credits Liana with helping deepen her relationship with Jesus.

Continuation of “Faith, prayer, and gratitude for Liana’s guidance — 2023-03-29.”

“I have never been able to own it, until now.”

April 7, 2023 · Amanda recognizes the difference between how she treats others and how she treats her family.

Amanda describes talking honestly with Drew about how she shows up at home.

Liana encourages Amanda to recognize her own patterns and her power to heal them.

Amanda says she is taking responsibility so her children receive the love they deserve.

Accountability in practice

Amanda describes looking at her own patterns rather than blaming others.

Amanda says compassion and calm are replacing defensiveness, and commits to accountability.

March 2, 2023 · Amanda credits a teaching with prompting an immediate apology and accountability.

Amanda thanks Liana for encouraging her to examine her anger and expectations.

The apology—and the support she said sustained her

August 6, 2022 · Amanda apologizes for the harm she says Paula is trying to cause Liana and the girls.

August 6, 2022 · Amanda continues her apology and says she wishes she could undo what happened.

August 7, 2022 · Amanda says Liana’s steadfast love and prayers helped sustain her family.

“All of my decisions are my own”

Amanda rejects the suggestion that she would blame Liana for her own actions.

“I feel SO grateful and blessed to be led by you!”

Continuation of “Faith, prayer, and gratitude for Liana’s guidance — 2023-02-28.”

Continuation of “Program work, healing, and personal insight — 2023-03-20 to 2023-03-21.”

Amanda shares personal growth, gratitude, business stress, or guidance received from Liana

Chapter 06

The deposition exchange and what followed

Amanda described what she had stated in her deposition. Liana responded with screenshots she said contradicted that account and warned Amanda to be careful not to give false testimony. Amanda replied that she could correct it. The visible exchange does not show Liana telling Amanda to lie; it shows the opposite.

“Thank you! I can correct that”

Amanda describes her deposition account. Liana responds with the earlier messages.

The exchange preserves the screenshots Liana sent back to Amanda.

Amanda responds: “Thank you! I can correct that.”

Amanda asks whether the material can be brought up during questioning.

Chapter 07 · Full documents

Full letters and supporting records

Read Amanda’s complete signed letter and the supporting documents in one place.

Amanda’s letter to Judge Mollway describing her history, Liana’s programs, and the help she said she received

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Text clipping associated with the Florida labor-board discussion

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Draft counsel letter concerning Amanda, Wade, relocation, parenting, and alleged harassment

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Amanda’s written timeline of the events and allegations surrounding the 2022 campaign

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Amanda’s full signed letter

Transcribed from Amanda Brady’s signed letter to Judge Susan Oki Mollway. Original wording, spelling, and punctuation are preserved as extracted from the document.

Honorable Judge Susan Oki Mollway Judge of U.S. District Court of Hawaii 300 Ala Moana Blvd C-388 Honolulu, HI 96850 Your Honor, I submit to you the following statement about how the work of Liana Shanti (Liane Wilson) has helped me change my life. I submitted this story of my own free will, uncoerced, with no conditions or promise of financial gain, compensation or other reward, directly to Aaralyn Shiri, who is the moderator of a page called, "Liana Shanti Saved My Life" on Instagram.. Aaralyn Shiri is a 10+ year student of Liana Shanti, having had weekly one on one phone consults with Liana for many years. Aaralyn started the instagram page to serve as a space for the women and men who have benefitted from Liana Shanti's work to share their experiences and testimonials. I now wish to submit my personal story, in my own words, on behalf of Liana Shanti (Liane Wilson). My submission to the “Liana Shanti Saved My Life” Instagram account: The very fabric of humanity is woven with individual stories. Stories of pain, trauma, grief, joy, miracles, and love. Mine is but just a single thread that’s been kept hidden for 38 years. Hidden in part because I didn’t know how to make sense of it myself, let alone share it. But also hidden under a massive abandonment and rejection wound. What will people think? Will it make them uncomfortable? Will it make them cringe to hear some of the things I needed to say? Will every single person I know abandon me to leave me standing alone. THAT was the real fear. Not calling people out. Not being gossiped about. Not even being called a liar. Standing alone. My entire life, I believed to my core I was never worthy to stand alone. Worthy to take up space. Worthy to receive love. Ironic, as the ‘Amanda’ carries the Latin meaning “loveable, worthy of love”. Growing up with this belief, I had always believed I had to give more of myself in order to be deemed worthy of inclusion. They’ll have to invite me if I offer to bring the snacks. They’ll have to include me if I offer to drive my parents vehicle that we all fit in. All the while, reinforcing subconsciously to myself that as I was, I was not enough. I had no voice. Ironically, early on in school, I won awards for Oratory – for speaking on stage. I had a strong, clear voice. When it was someone else’s words. My own? Completely failed me at times I needed them most. I would get these waves of courage to speak up about the sexual abuse I was enduring but then would revert back to that very same fear of standing alone, because I was told “nobody would believe me”. I have carried the memories of the abuse, and my abusers for my entire life. An older cousin shoving his tongue down my throat repeatedly and making me touch him, my babysitters’ boyfriend raping my then 6 year old self repeatedly, a school teacher forcing himself upon me during a field trip where

I was too sick to sleep outside in the tent, so I had to stay in the cabin. There’s more. A lot more, actually. These traumas shaped who I became as a person, my relationship with myself, my relationship with sex and intimacy, my relationship with food, and in a sense severed my vocal chords. I was seething angry at my parents for not protecting me. I was buried under a cloak of shame, of guilt, and wanted NOBODY to see me. From as long as I can remember, I just wanted to hide. Enter being overweight almost my entire lift. LITERALLY hiding behind fat. I wasn’t modelled body positivity as a child. I wasn’t really modelled much, actually. Sure – my parents provided a lot for us from a physical and material need. Good Lord, see what I’m doing here, I’m trying to soften this. This shit runs deep. Yes, we had a home, and food, and my parents both worked really hard. But man, did they fall short when it came to communication and offering up unconditional love. I always felt SO guilty being upset about what I was missing from them because somehow it was taking away from the physical things they did provide. All I wanted was to be acknowledged. Even during the big moments in life. Getting my period for the first time? BARELY a conversation. Talk about sex? FORGET IT. How to handle conflict and the touch stuff? You guessed it, silence. No wonder I hated myself. And no wonder I started resenting my own kids when THEY started needing those things from me. Kids are such a fucking wake up call. Fast forward to 2015 or so. I was up to my eyeballs in the new age world and couldn’t get enough of it. I THOUGHT I HAD THE RIGHT PEOPLE, THE RIGHT FRIENDS, I WAS MANIFESTIG MY DREAM LIFE according to Louise Hay. EXCEPT IT WAS ALL THE DREAM LIFE FOR THE PERSONA I HAD CREATED TO HIDE ALL THE PAIN. And unbeknownst to me at the time, I was just recreating the same cycle of pain in different forms from different actors out of the same screenplay. Enter Liana Shanti - I know a lot of you know “of” her through various shares or things I’ve posted, but I haven’t ever done a great job of outlining exactly who she Is to ME. She is my teacher. A word that seems so simple, but yet embodies so much. The Mother Wound program was the first course of Liana Shanti’s that I enrolled in. I had heard about her from a few friends that followed her on social, and another friend who was already taking a different program. The first call of Mother Wound coincided with the birth of our youngest son. It makes me smile to this day going back to that first live call because it serves as a very pivotal, tangible moment in the changing trajectory of my life. I fully realized that I couldn’t meet any of my own kids needs if I didn’t meet the needs of my own inner children and gain their full trust. After Mother Wound came Life Path, where Liana said to me “I thought for sure you were going to check out and not complete the program after the first call” and ALL of the rejection and abandonment wounds just came flooding through – Oh, not you too. I’m HERE and I’m fucking committed. After Lifepath came Father Wound and learning how to offer to my inner children what they didn’t receive. And to let go truly of the anger and resentment I felt. What a peaceful feeling to not harbor blame any longer.

Then came the Narcissism course. Breaking down on the floor during the first call. Holy Fuck, I do ALL of those things. I am a narc. That’s what I Do in relationships. Liana confirmed for me that I was not actually narc but had adopted a lot of narcissistic tendencies as a coping mechanism. Another unravelling, peeling back another layer of the onion, re-living trauma in order to heal it for good. At this point, I almost walked away. This work is HARD. I decided instead, I was taking my piece off the board. I was no longer playing that game. I didn’t know making that choice was even an option until Liana’s work. Being a part of Liana’s community has been a massive blessing in my life. To offer unconditional love through all of the messy work. To patiently answer question after question, waiting for my to come to my own understanding of whatever it was I was working through. To lovingly remind me that the answers are always within myself whenever I would say “ can you just TELL ME WHAT TO DO” But the best part? She brought me to my relationship with Jesus. I didn’t realize that you could have that outside of the church. I don’t know how many times over the years I have heard her say YOU ALL HAVE YOUR OWN DIRECT CONNECTION TO JESUS before it clicked. Now, I chat with JC every day. I FEEL him with me and I send gratitude to Liana every day for helping me to make that connection. I send gratitude every day to my kids for showing me what I need to see. It’s not their job to provide us with perfect behavior. It’s OUR job to give them what they need, when they need it. Make sure they know they are worthy and loved. This, by far, is the hardest work I’ve done to date – as I’m constantly being reminded where I’m falling short. But instead of sulking and coming at it with a sense of authority, I have softened so much that some days I don’t even recognize myself. I am still a work in progress, yes – but I don’t even recognize the parent I was even a year ago. I send gratitude every day for my work. Because in all of this mess, designing has been my safe place. It’s how I can truly express myself without fear of judgement. I don’t know how to explain this clearly, other than, when I couldn’t BE myself truly, I poured my true self into my design work and it comes out that way. Maybe that’s why I adore our clients so much. Because quite possibly they’re drawn in by the real me? I’m not sure where my life would have ended up had I not fully surrendered, and simultaneously dove into the trenches to do this self work. It is NOT for the faint of heart. I do know that it would have headed straight down the track towards another divorce. Shit relationships with my kids. Shit bank accounts. More drinking, probably some weed thrown in there too. A serious illness diagnosis from carrying so much stress. A while ago, Someone sent me a conveniently timed post by an old friend that was alluding to the fact that I was making up my abuse. That it wasn’t real. That the memories were being planted by teacher. Citing “false memory syndrome” which, by the way is actually NOT a thing, and has been debunked. And, as a side note, if you ever feel the need to discredit a victim’s abuse story – you've got some deep work to do there.

Seeing that post made my entire body immediately constrict and go into fear – and thank goodness I have the tools now to release that. It doesn’t matter what others say – our story is OURS to tell from our own lens. We are free to be exactly who we are and we ARE worthy of unconditional love, no matter the opinions of others. Very recently, I was tested on this exact thing. Thrown right into the fucking fire. Do you REALLY not care what people think? Let’s find out. I watched as myself, my husband, Liana, and several friends got defamed, slandered, and accused of all sorts of ridiculousness including orchestrating and running a cult. I watched long-time friends run towards the sensational gossip instead of towards us in support. Send in their own “juicy details” of what they thought they had on Me. I watched long-standing work relationships worry more about “how it made them look”. I watched family members unfriend me on social media, embarrassed to be associated with me. I waited for calls and check-in texts that for the most part, never came. I cherished those that did come in as at that time, they were a bit of a life-raft of sorts. That entire situation in and of itself is a story for another day – and trust me – it's a good one . But, the point of bringing it up here and now, is to highlight two of the many silver linings that have come from going through that entire situation. The first was that I was clearly shown who I can let go of for good, who isn’t allowed to take up space on my raft. And more importantly - I can truly say, after 38 years - without any shadow of a doubt that I DO NOT CARE WHAT OTHERS THINK OF ME. I AM ENOUGH. I AM WORTHY. I AM UNAPOLOGETICALLY ME. And, I am just getting started. Oh, and I’m down 45 pounds. At the end of the day, we all have our threads. Our personal stories woven into the fabric of life. The difference between a frayed thread ready to completely break, and one that’s strong enough to provide strength and integrity to the entire fabric? Finding yourself a teacher, a relationship with Jesus, AND DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

Thank you for your time.

_________________________ Amanda Brady

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More of the conversation

Additional exchanges, overlapping captures, and supporting context are preserved below. The main chapters above bring together the clearest messages for each part of Amanda’s story.