Teen Mom Amber Portwood reveals she’s going back to school for ‘philosophy degree’ one year after assault arrest
TEEN Mom OG star Amber Portwood revealed she plans to go back to school for a ‘philosophy degree’ one year after she was arrested for assault.
The troubled star has slowly been getting her life back on track and she admitted to her fans that she’s better than ever.
Amber Portwood made this post on social media calling for her followers’ help[/caption]
Amber, 30, hinted on social media that she was going back to school to pursue her degree.
She shared a post with a quote by Plato that read: “Rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.”
“Looking for Music appreciation courses or a philosophy degree…I don’t know which college can offer me the best for my time and money?” the mom of two asked her 1.8m followers on Instagram.
Surprisingly, many of her fans suggested she pursued a career in music therapy since it would put both her areas of interest to good use.
Amber has found some solace in philosophy as she gets her life back on track[/caption]
This isn’t the first time Amber has talked about her interest in philosophy.
The Teen Mom OG star told Page Six back in June: “I believe that educating yourself is the number one thing to help you grow and move forward.
“So I’m really into philosophers and philosophy right now.”
Her interest comes mainly because it was this subject that got her through the toughest times of her life, such as her multiple arrests.
“When you hear, like, Marcus Aurelius saying that the best answer to anger is silence, you’re like, ‘Well, s**t – yeah, that’s probably true.’ I sure as hell needed to know that.”
She recently admitted that she gained weight after losing over 35 pounds[/caption]
She was arrested after assaulting her ex Andrew[/caption]
Amber lost custody of her son James[/caption]
Amber attacked Andrew while James was in his arms[/caption]
The reality TV star’s plans to go back to school come just as she’s getting her life back on track following a violent assault on her ex-boyfriend.
She recently revealed she had gained 10 pounds back after losing 35 due to the stress of going through a “dark period.”
Amber also recently reunited with her daughter Leah, who looks like a mini version of her.
Amber was arrested on July 5, 2019, following accusations she hit her now ex-boyfriend Andrew Glennon with a shoe while he held their son.
She’s also alleged to have hit a locked door with a machete while he and James were inside.
Amber accepted a plea deal over the incident and is on probation for three years.
After the arrest, Andrew filed for emergency full and legal custody of their son, James, 1.
As part of their court agreement, Andrew has primary custody of James, while they share joint legal custody.
Amber has three unsupervised visits a week with their son.
Amber also has daughter Leah[/caption]
She was also charged with assaulting Leah’s father, Gary[/caption]
The embattled reality star previously pleaded guilty to two domestic battery charges in June of 2011 in connection with an attack on Leah’s dad, Gary Shirley – that had been broadcast on Teen Mom two years earlier.
The pair parted ways in 2013.
She said in an interview with E! News in June 2019, that her relationship with Gary “was really good” and that “it’s like he’s just part of the family.
“I think when I started looking at him like that, it really made everything much more easier – and vice versa. He was the same. He had to look at me that way, too. And now, it’s like, we’re always in each other’s lives because of Leah.”
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Amber is now with boyfriend Dimitri[/caption]
The two have had a long-distance relationship for a while[/caption]
However, Amber has now moved on with Belgian boyfriend Dimitri Garcia, whom she hopes can move to the US to be with her.
The Sun exclusively broke in December that the MTV star began dating the father-of-two from Belgium after he reached out to her over social media.