Amanda Banister

CEO at Lighthouse Transitional Care (@lighthouselatvia) | CoHost @drygroundproj | TBRI Practitioner | Passionate advocate for #formerfosteryouth

[Amanda Banister @AmandaBanister]

If you are working with former foster youth, their voices should be at the center of every conversation. Build an organization around their needs and their voices not your own ideas.
#agedoutfosteryouth #nonprofit #givevoice

[Amanda Banister @AmandaBanister]

LOL at some of these guys upset about the #Barbie movie. Having a matriarchy for an hour of their lives was too much for them.

Cute.

[Amanda Banister @AmandaBanister]

@tx_law @tx_law tell me this is fake...

[Amanda Banister @AmandaBanister]

@mjmarr_star how does someone access the British Cycling technical review 'Lower Cost Velodromes'?

#obsessedwithcycling

[Amanda Banister @AmandaBanister]

If @lufthansa loses your bag it may take the entire length of your trip before they find it. THEN 2 days after the last possible chance for delivery they'll make sure to let you know its on the way. To the temporary address... 👀

#CustomerServiceFail

[Amanda Banister @AmandaBanister]

What happened at @DenverAirportW ?? I don't know but neither does @lufthansa

#airlinefail

[Amanda Banister @AmandaBanister]

Day 8 of a 12 day trip with @lufthansa having zero clue where my bag is... 🫥

#CustomerService #fails

[Amanda Banister @AmandaBanister]

FYI: @lufthansa will cover the cost of clothes and toiletries if they lose your bag - they won't cover the luggage to you have to purchase to carry it all home because it took them over a week to get your bag to you.

Has this happened to you?
#airlines #travel #CustomerService

[The Dry Ground Project @drygroundproj]

“Anytime you take a person who has grown up in a disadvantaged position and ask them to navigate a complex government structure, it’s hard. That’s why people struggle to get resources that are available to them.” –@amandabanister (from our most recent episode)

[The Dry Ground Project @drygroundproj]

If you’ve listened to our whole season so far wondering, “But what can I do?!” This one is for you! https://t.co/hb7Dt4q7kP

[Beth Moore @BethMooreLPM]

Sisters, beware of environments where men fear women more than they fear God.

[The Dry Ground Project @drygroundproj]

This looks like a great conference! When you grow up in chaos, you don't have space to develop hobbies. When your body and mind are safe, you have space to rest, learn and create! Go get 'em, girls!

[The Dry Ground Project @drygroundproj]

Today, we’re talking about all things counseling with our first guest ever!!! Give it a listen on your favorite platform! 🎧 https://t.co/Po9F9oTwXc

[Amanda Banister @AmandaBanister]

@tx_law Did you order one in Gold though?

[Death Wish Coffee Co. @DeathWishCoffee]

I work out every morning. By "work out" I mean I lift my coffee mug up and down. A lot.

[Amanda Banister @AmandaBanister]

@tx_law I have a #formerfosteryouth trying to make it through law-school here in the EU. She can't get financial aid, she can't work while in school (you know how it is.) Have any other lawyers interested in helping pay her tuition?

https://t.co/j2MQmzliDU

[Amanda Banister @AmandaBanister]

Every morning my husband wakes up before I do. Every morning he opens the curtains to blind me with sunlight. Every morning he says that @hubermanlab justifies his actions.

Get that morning light, y'all.

But also chill.

[Amanda Banister @AmandaBanister]

youth 1: OMG, my brain is not working
youth 2: Maybe you should eat something before trying to get your brain to work
youth 1: Ugh. Tell me something I don’t know *collapses on the table*

These are welcome moments when you aren't sure if your #teens hear you.

[The Dry Ground Project @drygroundproj]

🚨 new blog post alert 🚨

@AmandaBanister is on fire. Check out her review of The Power of Showing Up!

https://t.co/VfefPr2Tdv

[Tanya Dennis @TanyaDennis]

I can’t stop thinking of the chilling truth behind this quote by @KSPrior .