Buckle up for some real talk about the early feedback on my Gap Year With Amy (GYWA) blog. It’s been a learning project putting this blog together, and gathering reactions was a fun next step. I’m excited to share the love, laughs, and light bulb moments that came from my family and homies diving into…
Mini Gaps: Your Secret Weapon Against Burnout
Ever feel like the daily grind is sucking the soul right out of you? You’re chained to your desk, drowning in deliverables, meetings, and that never-ending ping of Slack notifications—whether you’re in the office, working remote, or schlepping through an airport for a “quick” business trip. It’s a one-way ticket to burnout city, population: you,…
Words, Passions, and Finding Your Soul’s True North
Ever feel like life’s a giant jigsaw puzzle with a missing piece that’s probably under the couch? Spoiler: that piece is hiding in the stuff that sets your soul on fire. For me, that’s words—writing, talking, storytelling, reading, you name it. My whole life, words have been my paintbrush, my compass, my slightly-too-loud party trick…
Gap Year Movement – The Backstory
Gap Year for Adults: My Burnout Rebellion and the Movement to Rediscover Life’s Magic For 25 years, I poured my heart into a finance career, tackling challenges, working with amazing colleagues, and building a career I was proud of. I was good at it—sharp, capable, and trusted to get things done. But the corporate grind…