The Kilted Sisterhood that Built Me (How I Learned to be a Strong Woman by Kicking My Own Butt )

What does it actually mean to be strong? Because if I’m honest… I didn’t learn it from a book. I learned it in a kilt.In this episode of #RandomDevoThoughts, I’m going back to a place that started building me long before I had language for what it was doing—a sisterhood of girls, the Central High School Kilties Drum, Bugle and Bagpipe Corps from Springfield. Missouri, who showed up, stood shoulder to shoulder, and kept going… even when everything in us wanted to stop. This weekend we're celebrating 100 years of that legacy passed down.This isn’t just a story about high school.It’s about:– the people who bring you in when you don’t have what you need – the friendships that shape the rest of your life – the things you don’t think you can do… until you do them anyway – and the kind of strength that gets built quietly, over time If you’re a Kiltie (past or present), this one will feel like home.If you’ve ever been part of something that pushed you, carried you, and didn’t let you quit… this is your story too.Because here’s the truth: You don’t stop being part of something that built you like that. And maybe the strength you’re looking for isn’t something you have to go find…maybe it’s something that’s already been built into you.Press play and come sit with me for this one.00:00 — These Are Not Two Separate Stories 01:20 — The Moment I Didn’t See Coming 02:40 — This Was… Different 03:50 — I Wasn’t Supposed to Be There (But I Was) 05:10 — The Friend I Wasn’t Letting Go Of 06:20 — I Picked It Up… and Something Happened 07:40 — My Brain Didn’t Know… But Something Else Did 09:10 — Apparently, I Was Yellow the Whole Time 10:20 — The Part Nobody Prepares You For 11:15 — The Words That Stayed With Me 12:00 — You Don’t Stop When You Think You Should 13:10 — I Heard It Again… Years Later 14:10 — This Shouldn’t Connect… But It Does 15:10 — This Is What Actually Builds YouAmber Weigand-Buckley is an Amazon #1 bestselling and multi-award-winning author, podcaster, and the founding editor and art director of the multi-award-winning Leading Hearts magazine. She's the #shortyellowpencilgirl living in a neurotypical world — navigating life with a beehive brain, a lot of sticky notes, and an unwavering belief that God wired her exactly right.Host of #RandomDevoThoughts — where she unpacks the Jesus heart from the ADHD mind — Amber brings raw, relatable, and often hilarious insight to faith, mental health, and neurodivergent life. She's also co-host of Coffee Chat with Amber & Lisa.Her newly released book, #SisterhoodoftheShortYellowPencils: Mental Health Mayhem, One Sticky Note at a Time, is out now — a humor-packed, gut-punch honest look at her own mental health journey that's equal parts laugh-out-loud and life-changing.Follow her @barefacedgirl and @shortyellowpencilRX for the real, the raw, and the ridiculous.