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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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...

Selfish (In A Good Way) & Not Alone

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, February 6, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
When you embark upon a mission of self awareness, you have to get really selfish (in a good way). That was not easy for me. I give to people. I overextend myself to make other people happy. I worry and lose sleep to ensure what I’m doing for others...

Evolve.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, February 2, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
January is over. By now, most of us have learned to write “2024” consistently without having to go back and scratch through the “2023” we clumsily wrote by mistake. I’m not even continually hearing reflections on 2023, what a good year it was, how rough it was. We...