

Amanda Doyle: When Fixing Isn’t Loving
10 snips May 13, 2025
In this conversation, Amanda Doyle, a producer and author, shares her journey of being the reliable caretaker while facing her own challenges, including parenting a neurodivergent child and a breast cancer diagnosis. She discusses the struggle of turning fixing into a form of control, the bravery in accepting love, and the crucial need for vulnerability. Amanda enlightens listeners about breast density awareness and the importance of self-advocacy in healthcare. Ultimately, she emphasizes the grace found in letting others show up for us.
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Fixing Can Feel Like Control
- Fixing and helping others can be a form of love but may come across as control to others.
- This approach can exhaust the helper and alienate those they wish to love.
Seeing Son Beyond Challenges
- Amanda’s son has ADHD and challenges that made her first focus on his struggles and potential blocks.
- When she shifted to seeing his inherent goodness, she truly saw and loved him as he is.
Love Sees Perfection in Others
- Love sees people as already perfect, which is spiritually profound.
- Mirroring a child's wholeness reflects back love and reveals truths about ourselves.