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Amber Wardell, PhD

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You might know me online as Sensible Amber. But here, I’m just Amber Wardell. Like you, I wear a lot of hats. I’m a cognitive psychologist, founder of LymiaBrand, and author. I’m also a wife to Charlie, a mom to Roman and Abby, an avid roller skater, and a tamer of dragons. Well, bearded dragons. They’re technically lizards but whatever.

I love reading non-fiction books in the areas of psychology, neuroscience, and self-improvement. If I’m not reading one of those, I usually have a thriller or a witchy book in my hand. Audiobooks are always running in the car (and yes, audiobooks count as reading!).

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Christian Mysticism: How Leaving Church Helped me Find Jesus

A man stood alone in the wilderness, down on his knees in prayer. He had left the temple behind to find God in quiet solitude, because the temple had become a place that worshiped God with their lips but not with their hearts. That same man gathered misfits and outcasts, meeting them in their homes, by the well, or in the sea. He taught them that they had direct access to God because God had come

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“Self-worth is magic—a ward against the harshness of the world. It is the sparkly, supernatural stuff that transcends the bullshit of living.”
Amber Wardell, PhD, Beyond Self-Care Potato Chips: Choosing Nourishing Self-Care in a Quick-Fix Culture

“Self-worth is magic—a ward against the harshness of the world. It is the sparkly, supernatural stuff that transcends the bullshit of living.”
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