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.

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Peace, Not Dread

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, June 27, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Mondays should hold peace, not dread. They should be an optimistic look forward at all that’s in store for the week, rather than a reluctant look downward at my shoes as I muster the wherewithal to just get through the coming days. I want my...

Let go of the crap.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, March 10, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Funny, isn’t? Funny to think about your old self, or maybe what the rest of the world is still doing, when you decide to be completely done with… Stupid crap. Fake crap. Meaningless crap. Other people’s crap. Political crap. Crap that ain’t my business. Dramatic...

“Boundaries” is not psychobabble to me.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 7, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
I did not like the word “boundaries” before now. The great Dr. Laura Schlessinger (I’m a fan.) has always considered it what she calls “psychobabble” (a word overused by mental health professionals instead of just cutting to the chase). I tended to agree. Psychology words...