Amanda Herring, Writer

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.

finding peace

The (Not Always) Strong? I got over it.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, February 10, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
Are you one of “the strong ones” who’s got it all together? Are you the one who helps, who has answers, who offers the shoulder other people can feel free to cry on? Are you the handler of things, the planner of activities, the thrower...

Identity Crisis?

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, September 8, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
My hair is purple, right in the front. It’s been blonde, even red, but purple…it’s kind of my thing. It’s fun. I get compliments on it all the time. People ask me questions about it, too. Is it permanent? (Yes.) Do you do it yourself?...

Life. Smacks. Peace.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, August 9, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Y’all ever get up and the morning and go about your business just to be smacked in the face with a big, fat truth?! Yeah. And the funny thing about that truth is that it was there all along. It isn’t new. It isn’t a...