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Amy Schmidt

Amy Schmidt

I Don’t Consider Myself White…

…And No, That Doesn’t Exempt Me From White Privilege.

Jan 29, 2021

I Don’t Consider Myself White…

Jan 29, 2021

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Fearless She Wrote

Yeah, I Blame Trump for Wednesday. But There are Those Who Deserve Blame Just as Much.

Take it from a former enabler.

Jan 11, 2021

Yeah, I Blame Trump for Wednesday. But There are Those Who Deserve Blame Just as Much.

Jan 11, 2021

Amy Schmidt

An Open Letter to Tomi Lahren, from a Fellow White Woman of Privilege

Some thoughts on problematic statements made by a talented person with a huge platform.

Jun 9, 2020

An Open Letter to Tomi Lahren, from a Fellow White Woman of Privilege

Jun 9, 2020

Amy Schmidt
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Invisible Illness

The Thing about Maintenance Medication in the Face of a Global Pandemic

A quick insight into how I’m trying to maintain my mental equilibrium about just one thing.

Mar 21, 2020

The Thing about Maintenance Medication in the Face of a Global Pandemic

Mar 21, 2020

Amy Schmidt
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Fearless She Wrote

You Will Never Prove Them Wrong, So Prove Yourself Right

Confessions from a recovering people pleaser

Feb 1, 2020

You Will Never Prove Them Wrong, So Prove Yourself Right

Feb 1, 2020

Amy Schmidt
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Fearless She Wrote

What Happened to Me When I Replaced “I’m Sorry” With “I’m Sexy”

An experiment in exchanging regret for your presence for pride in it.

Jan 24, 2020

What Happened to Me When I Replaced “I’m Sorry” With “I’m Sexy”

Jan 24, 2020

Amy Schmidt

When Your Light-hearted Movie Tradition Winds Up Setting Off Something… Unexpected

Remember, remember, the Fifth of November, the Gunpowder Treason and plot. I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be…

Nov 6, 2019

When Your Light-hearted Movie Tradition Winds Up Setting Off Something… Unexpected

Nov 6, 2019

Amy Schmidt

It’s worth it to hit “publish.”

I went to look back at my Medium stats today, and I decided to check the Publication date on my last story. It was January 23, 2017.

Jun 24, 2019

It’s worth it to hit “publish.”

Jun 24, 2019

Amy Schmidt

FACT VS. TRUTH, or Manipulating Things that Happen to Suit Your Vision

Please join me in welcoming to the stage the newest weapon of the morally corrupt: the Alternative Fact. This magical unicorn of an…

Jan 23, 2017

FACT VS. TRUTH, or Manipulating Things that Happen to Suit Your Vision

Jan 23, 2017

Amy Schmidt

What this election has triggered in me (literally)

When I was 19 and living abroad, four men came into my apartment. I didn’t know any of them, but they walked into my room at three in the…

Nov 11, 2016

Nov 11, 2016

Amy Schmidt

Amy Schmidt

Writer, filmmaker, tarot reader, eternal nerd, lover of Thai noodles. Writing my way through post-concussion syndrome one anxiety attack at a time.

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