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Three Lessons From My Blog’s First Feedback

October 30, 2025

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…

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The Gap Year Movement #MiniGapMoments

Mini Gaps: Your Secret Weapon Against Burnout

June 4, 2025

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,…

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The Gap Year Movement #SoulTrueNorth

Words, Passions, and Finding Your Soul’s True North

June 2, 2025

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…

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The Gap Year Movement #GapYearOrigins

Gap Year Movement – The Backstory

March 15, 2025

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…

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Hey, I’m Amy! I traded my gig as a finance sales exec for a gap year that rewired my soul. That pause taught me the power of living fully, and now I’m here to spark that magic in you. My blog and book share real talk and tips to live bigger, dream bolder, and find your fire. Let’s chase the joy, together!

learn more about my journey here >>

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