Amanda Brown - Writer on Reedsy Prompts

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The Quiet Month

Submitted to Contest #306

Trigger Warning:This story explores themes of trauma recovery, emotional abuse, dissociation, and mental health challenges including CPTSD. While no graphic content is described, the narrative may be triggering for some readers. Please proceed with care. The Quiet Month Journal Entries from the First 30 Days of Trying to Heal Day 1 I didn’t want to write.The therapist said to “just start somewhere.”So here: I don’t know how to be quiet with myself without feeling like I’m waiting for something bad to happen. The silence feels unsafe.The...

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Recipe for a Body Built from the Ground Up

Amanda Brown

Submitted to Contest #306

Recipe for a Body Built from the Ground Up They’ll say it’s vanity.They’ll call it a phase.They’ll assume it’s about the mirror, the scale, the angles. But you know better. This is not about looking good in jeans. This is about peeling yourself off the bathroom floor after the breakdown and choosing—again—to try.It’s about reclaiming your body from the stress, the kids, the comments, the trauma.It’s about finally building a home you don’t want to escape from. So here it is: not a meal plan, not a miracle.Just a recipe—raw and real—for the wo...

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Author bio

I’m a trauma survivor, mental health advocate, and the author of She Couldn’t—So I Did: Breaking the Bloodline of Silence, a memoir about reclaiming power, healing generational wounds, and finding my voice in the aftermath of abuse.

Writing has always been my way of turning pain into purpose. Whether I’m crafting emotional recipes, poetic letters, or raw reflections on resilience, I write for the girl I used to be—and the women still fighting to become her.

I also run The Secret Stationery Society, where I design themed journaling and pen pal kits to help others reconnect with themselves and each other through the art of handwritten healing.

When I’m not writing or creating, you’ll find me lifting weights, raising a beautiful son, or chasing freedom with the man who helped me believe in love again.