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Amanda E. White
Licensed therapist bridging the gap between therapy speak and real life. Writing about overwhelm, ambivalence, motherhood, and why modern life makes everything feel impossible.
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UPDATE: I am writing a new book! And what this space will be...
Fence Sitter is now Amanda E. White
May 6•Amanda E. White, LPC
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What I've Been Wanting to Tell You...
On editing myself, a different kind of fence, and where this is going
Mar 24•Amanda E. White, LPC
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How Perfectionism Made Me Useless
A good life requires making mistakes
Jun 16•Amanda E. White, LPC
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Stop calling it having expectations when it's actually entitlement
the difference between the two
Jun 4•Amanda E. White, LPC
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I've been there. What to do instead
May 29•Amanda E. White, LPC
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Fence Sitter
Choosing Yourself When Motherhood Isn't Safe
The final episode of the Fence Sitter Podcast
Apr 9•Amanda E. White, LPC
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I have one child, I built my life around having one child, and I am still drowning.
Feb 8•Amanda E. White, LPC
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When Fear Almost Decides for You
Nikki's Story of Having a Child Despite the Anxiety
Jan 19•Amanda E. White, LPC
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What Everyone Got Wrong About Jameela Jamil's Essay
A One-and-Done Mom on the Childfree and Pronatalist Discourse
Jan 6•Amanda E. White, LPC
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Recent posts
Cancelling feels great for an hour... but then a lot of times it feeds anxiety
May 22•Amanda E. White, LPC
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How You Feel Right Now Is Not How You Will Always Feel
Don't Make a Permanent Decision From a Temporary Feeling
May 6•Amanda E. White, LPC
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We Are All Dealing With Our Shit Forever
My origin story in case you're curious...
May 6•Amanda E. White, LPC
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I Asked the Swim Teacher If We Should Quit Swim Lessons
What spiraling looks like in parenting...
Apr 30•Amanda E. White, LPC
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Choosing Yourself When Motherhood Isn't Safe
The final episode of the Fence Sitter Podcast
Apr 9•Amanda E. White, LPC
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How an Abortion at 21 Led to Motherhood at 37
Mar 12•Amanda E. White, LPC
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