Amy Fischer

Mar 22, 2025 | marinij.com | Amy Fischer

On Jan. 28, when I read the executive order from the White House: Protecting Children From Chemical And Surgical Mutilation,  I was shocked. Mutilation. That word, it stung. I panicked. I contacted our child’s gender clinic doctor and learned that they were already fighting to keep their doors open. For hours, I worried. I cried. I thought about the ways this could turn out. I tried landing on hope. I kept falling on fear. I have a 14-year-old transgender child.

Feb 6, 2025 | sandiegouniontribune.com | Amy Fischer

Barely a few days into his second term, President Trump has already sought to implement what has been deemed to be a harmful, racist, anti-immigrant agenda with executive actions that fly in the face of human rights and duplicate prior policies that resulted in immense violence and harm.  Trump has laid out plans that have inflicted more suffering at the border, deported and detained people in masses, and significantly restricted the number of immigrants in the country and the number arriving.

Aug 30, 2024 | goodhousekeeping.com | Amy Fischer

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Aug 21, 2024 | preventionaus.com.au | Stefani Sassos |Amy Fischer |Alyssa Jung

We get it – the very word ‘habits’ can bring flashbacks to when you felt as if you didn’t have enough willpower. But it’s not about that at all, experts say. “Habits are simply learnt behaviours that repeat when paired with a cue,” explains clinical psychologist Dr Laura Athey-Lloyd. The science of habitsAny habit is formed by a cycle of positive reinforcements (things that make you feel good, at least for a while), Dr Athey-Lloyd adds.

Jun 22, 2024 | goodhousekeeping.com | Jaclyn London |Amy Fischer

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