What Breathwork Unlocks for Writers with Amanda Fletcher

Krisserin and Kelton are running on fumes — sleep-deprived, burned out, and staring down a summer deadline that feels impossible. Enter Amanda Fletcher: writer, breathwork practitioner, PEN Center USA Emerging Voices fellow, and one of the most magnetic people in the Los Angeles literary community. Amanda shares her winding path from born storyteller to mathlete to kinesiology major, and the losses that knocked her off course — including her mother's death by suicide when Amanda was 24. What followed was over a decade of addiction, a broken neck, and eventually the writing classes and recovery community that brought her back to the page. Amanda explains how she discovered breathwork in early sobriety, why she believes our stories are imprinted on our nervous systems, and how the same limiting beliefs that block our creativity can be unlocked through intentional breathing. She guides listeners through a simple breathwork exercise they can use before a writing session, and makes the case that getting unstuck as a writer might start with getting out of your head and into your body.Follow Amanda:Instagram: @theamandafletcherEmail: [email protected]: amandafletcher.meAmanda's upcoming virtual breathwork sessions:Tuesday, June 2 at 6pm PTSaturday, June 6 at 8am PTSaturday, June 20 at 8am PTSaturday, June 27 at 10am PTTuesday, June 30 at 6pm PTBooks Mentioned in this Episode:"The Ogress and the Orphans" by Kelly Barnhill "Piranesi" by Susanna Clarke "White Oleander" by Janet Fitch "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield "A Million Little Pieces" by James Frey "Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter" by Heather FawcettWrite to us: [email protected] us:Instagram: @penpalspodTikTok: @penpalspodYouTube: @PenPalsPodSubStack: penpalspod.substack.comFollow Krisserin and Kelton:TikTok: @krisserin, @keltonwrites Instagram: @keltonkin, @keltonwritesKelton's Substack: ShangrilogsKrisserin's Substack: krisserin.substack.comMusic by Golden Hour Oasis Studios