Writer and editor Amanda Filippelli

Host Jason Schreurs welcomes Amanda Filippelli to the podcast. Amanda is a Pittsburgh-based author, editor, and book coach who teaches connection and healing through storytelling. Before becoming a professional writer, she worked in the mental healthcare system for 10 years, teaching adolescent trauma survivors how they can find empowerment in their stories.

Featured songs:

Featured song clips:
Tilt - "Unravel" from 'Til It Kills (Fat Wreck Chords, 1995)
The Distillers - The Young Crazed Peeling from Sing Sing Death House (Hellcat Records, 2002)
Bad Religion - Sanity from No Control (Epitaph, 1989)
Vice Squad - "Stand Strong Stand Proud" from Stand Strong Stand Proud (Parlophone Records, 1981)

Intro/background music clips:
Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"