<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 02:57:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@amy-oestreicher/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I wrote a play to prove what surgeons couldn't about my coma]]></title><description><![CDATA[Published on www.amyoes.com ]The Definition of "Flicker":to move unsteadily. To burn or shine fitfully with a fluctuating light. Fluctuating between two worlds. My Definition of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@amy-oestreicher/i-wrote-a-play-to-prove-what-surgeons-couldn-t-about-my-coma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@amy-oestreicher/i-wrote-a-play-to-prove-what-surgeons-couldn-t-about-my-coma</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amy-oestreicher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2016 22:26:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[29 Ways Anyone Can Celebrate Small Business Saturday (Besides shopping…)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Published on www.amyoes.com Happy Small Business Saturday! In 2010, the very first Small Business Saturday took place on Nov 27. It encouraged people across the country to support small, local]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/business/@amy-oestreicher/29-ways-anyone-can-celebrate-small-business-saturday-besides-shopping</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/business/@amy-oestreicher/29-ways-anyone-can-celebrate-small-business-saturday-besides-shopping</guid><category><![CDATA[business]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amy-oestreicher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2016 19:20:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Got on NBC's Today Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Published on www.amyoes.com When I tell people my “stomach exploded,” people don’t really know what to make of it. Apparently, Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb did. I was thrilled; I never thought I’d]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/television/@amy-oestreicher/5abgpd-how-i-got-on-nbc-s-today-show</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/television/@amy-oestreicher/5abgpd-how-i-got-on-nbc-s-today-show</guid><category><![CDATA[television]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amy-oestreicher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2016 19:10:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I got on NBC's Today Show...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Published on www.amyoes.com When I tell people my “stomach exploded,” people don’t really know what to make of it. Apparently, Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb did. I was thrilled; I never thought I’d]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@amy-oestreicher/how-i-got-on-nbc-s-today-show</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@amy-oestreicher/how-i-got-on-nbc-s-today-show</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amy-oestreicher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2016 00:29:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[#MyNameOurVoice: Think Sexual Assault's More Than a Talking Point?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Published on amyoes.com In honor of RAINN’s "#MyNameOurVoice" Campaign, I wanted to share some more of my own writing on when I was abused, and it's aftermath. I encourage everyone to go to the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/assault/@amy-oestreicher/mynameourvoice-think-sexual-assault-s-more-than-a-talking-point</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/assault/@amy-oestreicher/mynameourvoice-think-sexual-assault-s-more-than-a-talking-point</guid><category><![CDATA[assault]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amy-oestreicher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2016 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvcRSw9p1yWpEB8kS5Cq7aiJ8PkPTCahT4kiuMabVmEwiAL1AvZF6ynUmTzHUHsQPFxqcPaYes5aWJxaS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#MyNameOurVoice: Think Sexual Assault's More Than a Talking Point? Then Sign Here.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Published on amyoes.com In honor of RAINN’s "#MyNameOurVoice" Campaign, I wanted to share some more of my own writing on when I was abused, and it's aftermath. I encourage everyone to go to the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sexual/@amy-oestreicher/mynameourvoice-think-sexual-assault-s-more-than-a-talking-point-then-sign-here</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sexual/@amy-oestreicher/mynameourvoice-think-sexual-assault-s-more-than-a-talking-point-then-sign-here</guid><category><![CDATA[sexual]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amy-oestreicher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2016 19:56:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvcRSw9p1yWpEB8kS5Cq7aiJ8PkPTCahT4kiuMabVmEwiAL1AvZF6ynUmTzHUHsQPFxqcPaYes5aWJxaS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This book will change your view on healthcare forever]]></title><description><![CDATA[published on amyoes.com I just finished "The Patient's Playbook" by Leslie Michelson. Everyone needs to read this book. Patients need to read The Patient’s Playbook because it provides any patient]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/healthcare/@amy-oestreicher/this-book-will-change-your-view-on-healthcare-forever</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/healthcare/@amy-oestreicher/this-book-will-change-your-view-on-healthcare-forever</guid><category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amy-oestreicher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2016 18:27:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/x7L2VSNEiyA2XQZkBpJTimSLueExZFm4yt85EbcDyW5yZuopGYEN75ZWDnKQGfuN4VN72cPbU4SYw4S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do you celebrate the true meaning of Yom Kippur tonight?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tonight at Sundown, Yom Kippur begins. 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According to the World Health Organization, "Learning the basic principles of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mental/@amy-oestreicher/the-best-way-to-celebrate-world-mental-health-day-and-what-not-to-say</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mental/@amy-oestreicher/the-best-way-to-celebrate-world-mental-health-day-and-what-not-to-say</guid><category><![CDATA[mental]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amy-oestreicher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2016 10:20:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6gUbcKN7UxemXDaEfVtBSv4CcrhoCFkmv6uE5nTiAc5DdoUxjhFnyqy3ZygFiHBSKAS2rr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Dance Will Literally Move You Through Any Trauma or "Detour"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before you read this...do a little happy dance! Okay. Now: I want to share a video that made me cry, love, fear, learn, grow, smile and dance. 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The harsh pounding of the wind against your chest, your legs jolted by the bounce on the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mental/@amy-oestreicher/what-i-realized-after-trying-to-run-away-from-my-life-suicidepreventionmonth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mental/@amy-oestreicher/what-i-realized-after-trying-to-run-away-from-my-life-suicidepreventionmonth</guid><category><![CDATA[mental]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amy-oestreicher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 04:44:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBgjKMvyHmMTDbmP5XSm5raE5tzZsCBB6A61AZF5ZHEtkuaqJcdssex236zREer6XXZrVgpRJcWT5pWgGsEC85QAcUBvv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Make an “Idea Worth Spreading” Larger Than the Media’s Ideas Not Worth Spreading.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Published on amyoes.com Messages and the Media - Ideas Worth Spreading? TEDx is all about "ideas worth spreading." My idea started from discoveries I made from the world around me. But it can]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/social/@amy-oestreicher/how-to-make-an-idea-worth-spreading-larger-than-the-media-s-ideas-not-worth-spreading</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/social/@amy-oestreicher/how-to-make-an-idea-worth-spreading-larger-than-the-media-s-ideas-not-worth-spreading</guid><category><![CDATA[social]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amy-oestreicher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2016 22:10:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/eAyTuXc4toTSA8CFLD1HihmMwS2TEwocebJY6iCDhkShSzV7hWwDgoa1pdmvaWQWAg8duS8JWWA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's How Oversharing Makes You a Health Activist]]></title><description><![CDATA[TMI. Oversharing. "Did they really just say that?" < style="font-size: 12pt;">Sounds like a typical Activist.</> (Really.) 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It’s what makes us human – living at the mercy of whatever]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@amy-oestreicher/improv-is-the-essential-art-that-gives-you-permission-to-mess-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@amy-oestreicher/improv-is-the-essential-art-that-gives-you-permission-to-mess-up</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amy-oestreicher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2016 04:23:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGDEAMHNBcg3dRWCGkbyZqgKGXorPeomGxCwzYmi6WKnjaezEzMrgKjcXkUzc3kz4B7RqsWJhBLmyMFtzdu8DXFryX89orYCbtJ2HR76FFZ3age1vTRxy3vGXiVJre9kcbfU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why bother with trust? And what does art have to do with it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you a trusting person? Are you a trust-worthy person? You might remember me doing an Art Residency at Art Kibbutz NY last month. 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