AUTHOR & SPEAKER
FLEETWOOD DREAMS
Climbing a Mountain after a Landslide
In her memoir Fleetwood Dreams: Climbing a Mountain after a Landslide, Amy candidly recounts her road to healing and how she worked through generational trauma and grief. After tragically losing both her mother and twin brother in her teens and early twenties, Amy finds herself hopeless and unsure of how to cope with such tremendous losses. She struggles to make sense of her brother's murder and find the strength to live a life without him, asking, "Can a twin survive without their twin?"
She takes an intimate look at loss and the raw uncertainty, devastation, and heartache that come along with it. Through trial and error, Amy climbs her way out of despair, with a few hard lessons, a little humor and a lot of hope along the way! She hopes her memoir will help others feel less alone with their grief, give a little insight on what helped her, and leave others with a feeling of hope.
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AUTHOR BIO
Amy Leigh Sazama wants you to believe in hope. Her first book, Fleetwood Dreams: Climbing a Mountain After a Landslide, is a memoir of heartache and loss, but more importantly- the story of her climb back up. Amy lives in Wisconsin with her husband and daughter, where you’ll typically find her doing something outdoorsy, traveling or teaching yoga classes.
She graduated from UW-Whitewater with a Degree in Broadcast Journalism and has spent many years working as a case manager, a fitness instructor and is now a first-time author with Ten16 Press.
Amy is currently working on her second book, 'Mindful Mabel' (a children's book on mindfulness), and she continues to teach Yoga and Pilates classes. For fun, she enjoys writing, trying new holistic practices, exploring new places, reading books & reviewing manuscripts for her publisher, spending time with her five-year-old daughter and dog (Charlie), and listening to interesting and motivational podcasts. She also LOVES a good documentary (who doesn't?!), and anything that has to do with encouraging others to be their best self!
Excited to announce that 'Fleetwood Dreams' has been chosen as one of three finalists (in the memoir category) for the Midwest Independent Book Awards!
GOLD WINNERS to be announced June 28th at the MIPA Awards in Minnesota. Stay tuned!
