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Number of ratings351
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Listens toOver 18
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Listener sinceMay 11, 2014
Last activeover 6 months ago
GenderFemale
PathStep 2,044
People helped368
Chats1,903
Group support chats28
Listener group chats527
Forum posts333
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Bio
Hello, I'm Amanda. I'm an engineering student on the west coast. I'm here to listen to anything that you'd like to talk about!
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“You is kind. You is smart. You is important.”
― Kathryn Stockett, The Help
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Funny Youtube videos to brighten your day:
How Animals Eat Their Food:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnydFmqHuVo
Cat Jump With Fail Music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awf45u6zrP0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhQK-6iI7cI
Charlie Bit My Finger:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM
Rapping Eggs (courtesy of MountainMan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thu_eiBdG_Y
The Beygency - Saturday Night Live (courtesy of slights32)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGxe83lXgJg
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Motivational videos:
I Got This Compilation George Lopez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBw1phH_4iw
Future - Go Harder (courtesy of DawnMarie)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-xzMLjyShA
When Life Gives You Lemons (courtesy of slights32)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt6iTwVIiMM
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“You is kind. You is smart. You is important.”
― Kathryn Stockett, The Help
-----------------------------------------------------------
Funny Youtube videos to brighten your day:
How Animals Eat Their Food:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnydFmqHuVo
Cat Jump With Fail Music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awf45u6zrP0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhQK-6iI7cI
Charlie Bit My Finger:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM
Rapping Eggs (courtesy of MountainMan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thu_eiBdG_Y
The Beygency - Saturday Night Live (courtesy of slights32)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGxe83lXgJg
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Motivational videos:
I Got This Compilation George Lopez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBw1phH_4iw
Future - Go Harder (courtesy of DawnMarie)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-xzMLjyShA
When Life Gives You Lemons (courtesy of slights32)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt6iTwVIiMM
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Feedback & Reviews
very good and easy chat
Very thoughtful and compassionate. Offered insights but not opinions, which is good! Patient and kind.
Great listener, thanks for listening to me it really means a lot
They're the best I love them
kind and compassionate listener, I wish they were all this good
Absolutely wonderful, really made me value myself and showed me that there really are people who care
She's cool and not totally insensitive
She was very helpful im glad i found her.
She was definitely one of the really empathetic ones :)
Best out of 3 different listeners! Proper communication and didn't sound like a robot. Keep it up!
thank you very much
Kind and understanding.
good at listening
Very helpful, honest, patient and caring. Highly recommended!
Empathic and reflective. A kind listener.
Thanks Amanda!
G is a very kind and understanding listener.
she's really helpful :)
Great
omg what a nice person
She's Great
Very encouraging and relatable, I value the thought she puts behind her questions and responses
My favorite listener :)
Would make a good life coach I think, thank you very much :)
It is amazing that via the internet you can connect and be heard by such wonderful people as Amanda. I got lucky that she answered my general request.
I felt like she actually listened to me.
You're a great listener and helper; keep doing exactly what you're doing!
Really helped, I was in a horrible situation and she really did help make it better by understanding, helping, and listening. 5 stars for you my friend
my first chat on here, and very very sweet and helpful. Also very patient. Made me feel better and glad that i came on :)
She may not be able to actually change my situation, but she sure as hell made me feel a lot better about it
Amanda was kind and nice, and I wish she could be my sister lol. Thanks so much
really listened
very nice + supportive = me feel better
judgement free, nice, and actually listened to me unlike other listeners on here. thank you xoxo
Great thank you :) you really are making a difference
Quality listener. I would recommend to anyone needing someone to listen to them.
-another listener
-another listener
really good, made me feel like i mattered
loved talking to her, very sweet and really listened
i just needed to rant and Amanda let me do that safely and comfortably and I feel better now
Amanda is an outstanding listener.
thanks for listening
Was very nice and didnt judge me ever which is a big thing for me so thanks
just who i needed to talk to!!!!
Amanda was really great. Better than I expected tbh thank you
Very nice and understanding, i feel like she really got what i was going through. I was scared at first to open up, but she assured me no judgement she was patient and i really appreciated that.
Great conversation!!! Will definitely reconnect thanks so much
THank you honey God Bless xxx
Super supportive! Very laid back feeling to conversation
She was a good listener!!
Thanks
good
good
Brilliant listener, one of a kind. Thank you God Bless
She was really sweet and understandable and helped alot
You're the best.
Thank you.
Such a nice person! :)
You are/were so helpful, even though I had a difficult issue, that you don't have experience dealing with yourself (probably) thank you so much for trying your best to help me anyway.
Awesome person to talk to!
What a fantastic listener! All I need was a distraction from everything that was going on, and Amanda was absolutely perfect for that. I'm feeling so much more calm. Thank you!!!
great listner
Good
You made my day :)
Super nice
Thank you for listening.
Awesome
One of the best listeners I've ever had :)
Very good listener.
She really listens to you
I enjoyed the upbeat tone you brought to the conversation. Your caring and complimenting responses really meant a lot to me. I deeply value the time you set aside to listen to those who need it.
Great wonderful listener thank you for understanding me when no one else woud!
Very helpful
I hate myself a little less now
Very empathic and sweet. I enjoyed talking to you thank you
she has helped me more then some of the ones i spoke to already
Amanda is lovely. Made my day. Very busy listener it seems also.
Really helped me, couldn't thank her enough!
she was really nice and helpful.
nice
Amanda's the best!!!
I wanted to cry when I started the chat and by the end I left laughing
Amanda is awesome. She helps me so much.
So helpful, good spirited, and such a kind soul. Made me very very happy
Helpful and nice listener
Truly understood what I was going through and made me feel comfortable talking about stuff that I hadn't talked about before
Wonderful person really made me feel much much better thank you I will definitely be talking you her again. Can't thank you enough
Mandy is wonderful!!! Would definitely recommend to any who need to talk to someone compassionate and understanding.
Best listener ever really helped me understand myself
Really nice and sweet to talk to. Great listener :)
good
thanks dude
Thank you :)
Helped me work through my crap without giving advice or judging. One of the very best listeners.
I think that you did great with talking and being vocal. You also did well with listening.
mandy was exactly who I needed to talk to tonight and knew exactly what to say. I'll definitely be back when I need to talk another time.
Thanks
Great Listener.
Mandy is a wonderful listener!
Actually made me feel good about myself
best listener on this damn site hands down
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