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Glad you're here! 💜 From Evolution to Survival: navigating the beauty and challenges of midlife all while fighting glioblastoma terminal brain cancer with grace and dignity.

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Deliberately & Intentionally

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, September 15, 2023  •   Leave a Comment
Here’s what I’m learning about writing: you have to deliberately write. You have to set aside time and approach the writing process with intention. I don’t do this. That is a problem. Just as I tell my dance students that Amazon Prime does not quickly...
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Internal Dialog…Try Harder

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 18, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
My internal dialog just this morning… Amanda, take your probiotic. Your gut is a mess. You haven’t been eating right at all. No wonder you feel like crap. Speaking of that, go prep tonight’s food. You’ll be glad you did. Aren’t you glad you bought...
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Can’t Blame Myself

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, March 3, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
I’m the poster child for thinking of ways to blame myself when something “goes wrong” with my kids…if they acted irresponsibly, after they said something disrespectful, or best yet, when they got a mental health diagnosis. After the discovery of clinical OCD, general anxiety disorder,...
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“It Must Be Nice” & Other BS

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, August 8, 2021  •   1 Comment
So Keith and I had maybe a thousand dollars to our names (including what was in piggy banks and the couch cushions) when we started our service company in 2010. Keith gave up a steady job with paid insurance, and we had a little boy...
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Fear / Choose, Trust, Insist

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 1, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
Fear is a bitch. Should I wear this? I’ll get someone to go with me. What if this doesn’t work? Am I too old? Why are they asking me so many questions? I should do this some other time. What if I mess this up?...
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