If you’re anything like me, the trajectory of your life may have turned out totally different than you planned, which is exactly how I’ve landed here today. In 2019, my life was turned upside down when I witnessed the tragic and unexpected passing of my infant niece, Ellie. As I grappled in the depths of complex PTSD, Depression, and Anxiety, my therapist asked me a question that changed the course of my life. That question catapulted me into sitting at the computer one night, and the words that once escaped me suddenly charged out of me like a freight train onto the screen.

Eight pages later, I had seemingly found an incredible new way to work through my loss and use writing as a way to process not only my grief but also my life. Soon after, I started my blog, Amy Unfiltered, and in 2021, I began using my love of words and writing with HEART to launch my life and content writing business, My Story Seller. I’m currently in the process of writing my first book and hope to have it hit shelves in 2026 (unless a traditional publisher miraculously comes galloping along on their white horse and gleefully asks me to join their best-selling author team…hey - a girl can dream, right?).

I’m so insanely grateful for the colorful new world that writing has opened up for me; it has quite literally changed my life. I’m elated to continue blogging and writing about my unconventional story, and I hope it will inspire you to pick up the pen and write yours.