Episode 43: Writer Amanda Filippelli on connection and healing through storytelling

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. https://amandafilippelli.com 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) About this podcast: Scream Therapy explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself. Intro/background music clips: Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache" Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus" Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]