Amanda Doyle
Bio
Currently in my "figuring it the hell out" era.
Big believer in everything happening for a reason, second chances, and the fact that we're living in a simulation.
Check out my podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/semimindfulbanter
Stories (83/0)
Awkward? I Don't Know Her
I was in a boy's car recently, on the way home from a date. He was dropping me off and there wasn't much to be said at this point, but the atmosphere was comfortable. We started talking about how things went on the date, and he said he tried his best to not make things awkward.
By Amanda Doyle4 years ago in Motivation
The Thin Line Between Exercising Safe Boundaries and Crossing Them
Hi, my name is Amanda and I'm not good at setting or keeping boundaries. I don't know how others feel about this topic, but I know that sometimes it's really hard for me to set my boundaries and keep them. This reflects in many aspects in my life. Personal boundaries, romantic boundaries, interpersonal boundaries with the different people in my life - it all reflects back to the fact that sometimes I share too much or say too much or do the wrong thing.
By Amanda Doyle4 years ago in Motivation
How to Be Confident
I'm constantly learning. One of the biggest lessons I've had to learn and am still learning about is confidence. It's hard to be confident, right?! Sometimes I find that I really struggle with this, and my biggest insecurity is other people disapproving of what I do. I'm especially sensitive to this, and I've always been worried about being perfect and meeting expectations.
By Amanda Doyle4 years ago in Motivation
The Death of My Former Self
I am a survivor, and I'm proud to say that. I started to think about death and suicide when I was in high school. I wondered what it would be like to die—if it would be easier than living. I wasn't old enough to know what I wanted out of life or what life could offer me, but there was enough wrong that I considered ending it all for the unknown. I stood in front of the medicine cabinet when I was 17 and looked at all the bottles of pills, and that's the first time I seriously considered hurting myself.
By Amanda Doyle5 years ago in Psyche
Depression Is Not Your Friend
We all get sad and lonely. We all feel like the world is closing in on us. I understand. I've been struggling with depression for years, and it's something that's very hard to get through. Sometimes when you're depressed, you feel like you're the only one in the world and you're fighting all of this alone. You can feel like no one loves you or cares for you, so you pull yourself away from the people in your life.
By Amanda Doyle5 years ago in Psyche
The Houses of the Zodiac: House #6
Do you know what your birth chart says? Or, do you even know what a birth chart is? Your birth chart is based off of the time, location, and date of your birth. At the time when you were born, every planet and star and thing up there in the universe was in a specific place. Doesn't seem like it matters, but it absolutely does. Your birth chart displays where all those planets and stuff were, and this contributes to the magic that is your personality.
By Amanda Doyle5 years ago in Motivation
The Houses of the Zodiac: House #5
Do you know what your birth chart says? Or, do you even know what a birth chart is? Your birth chart is based off of the time, location, and date of your birth. At the time when you were born, every planet and star and thing up there in the universe was in a specific place. Doesn't seem like it matters, but it absolutely does. Your birth chart displays where all those planets and stuff were, and this contributes to the magic that is your personality.
By Amanda Doyle6 years ago in Motivation
The Houses of the Zodiac: House #4
Do you know what your birth chart says? Or, do you even know what a birth chart is? Your birth chart is based off of the time, location, and date of your birth. At the time when you were born, every planet and star and thing up there in the universe was in a specific place. Doesn't seem like it matters, but it absolutely does. Your birth chart displays where all those planets and stuff were, and this contributes to the magic that is your personality.
By Amanda Doyle6 years ago in Motivation
Help! I Don’t Think I’m an Adult
Are you required to have a job to be a grown up? When you think of an adult, what do you see? I see someone with a briefcase. I don't know why that's the first image that pops into my head, but society has conditioned us to connect things together, and that's what I connect. It's no secret that society has expectations for what people need to be. A briefcase is linked to a career, which you need to have if you're an adult. I guess I expect someone that is an adult to have a house, a job, a family, and have it all figured out. What if your life isn't stereotypical?
By Amanda Doyle6 years ago in Motivation
How I Was Sexually Assaulted by My Boyfriend
I want to write about being sexually assaulted, but it didn't happen the way you'd imagine. He used to get me so high that I was paralyzed, and then he would do things to me that felt good. It felt good in my body, but was it really what I wanted mentally? In my head, I would wish for it to stop, but it looked like a different story because my body was reacting in a way that I couldn't control. He would give me orgasm after orgasm, resulting in me becoming so mentally, physically, and emotionally drained. I was also completely unable to say no in that situation. How is it sexual assault if it felt good? How is it sexual assault if it's your boyfriend?
By Amanda Doyle6 years ago in Viva
The Houses of the Zodiac: House #3
Do you know what your birth chart says? Or, do you even know what a birth chart is? Your birth chart is based off of the time, location, and date of your birth. At the time when you were born, every planet and star and thing up there in the universe was in a specific place. Doesn't seem like it matters, but it absolutely does. Your birth chart displays where all those planets and stuff were, and this contributes to the magic that is your personality.
By Amanda Doyle6 years ago in Motivation
The Houses of the Zodiac: House #2
Do you know what your birth chart says? Or, do you even know what a birth chart is? Your birth chart is based off of the time, location, and date of your birth. At the time when you were born, every planet and star and thing up there in the universe was in a specific place. Doesn't seem like it matters, but it absolutely does. Your birth chart displays where all those planets and stuff were, and this contributes to the magic that is your personality.
By Amanda Doyle6 years ago in Motivation