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Where the Light Breaks Through: A Leader’s Story of Love, Loss, Learning and a Fierce Return to the Light
For Amy Meredith, advocacy is personal. In this powerful memoir, she shares her journey from a free-range 1980s childhood to becoming a first-generation college graduate, guardian to her younger sister, and a visionary leader behind Louisville’s day shelter for women experiencing homelessness. Her life has been shaped by resilience and purpose.
Behind those achievements, a deeper journey was unfolding. After becoming alcohol-free in 2020, Amy began to unearth the truth she had long she was neurodivergent, carrying sensory, emotional, and social complexities she had spent decades hiding. As the world moved through seasons of upheaval, grief, and transformation, she answered her own call—to live, lead, and heal with full authenticity.
With honesty and heart, she takes readers inside building a nonprofit from the ground up, leading through a pandemic, and championing epilepsy and neurodiversity awareness. This is a story of courage, community, and the transformative power of storytelling to spark change.
Behind those achievements, a deeper journey was unfolding. After becoming alcohol-free in 2020, Amy began to unearth the truth she had long she was neurodivergent, carrying sensory, emotional, and social complexities she had spent decades hiding. As the world moved through seasons of upheaval, grief, and transformation, she answered her own call—to live, lead, and heal with full authenticity.
With honesty and heart, she takes readers inside building a nonprofit from the ground up, leading through a pandemic, and championing epilepsy and neurodiversity awareness. This is a story of courage, community, and the transformative power of storytelling to spark change.
258 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 28, 2025
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Amy Meredith
11 books188 followersAmy Meredith now lives in California, though she has lived and worked in New York and the Hamptons where our heroes, Eve, Luke and Jess, come from. She has always had a fascination with the supernatural and wishes she had a super power like Eve's - although in real life she says she would definitely prefer shopping to demon-fighting!
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October 28, 2025
When I first talked to Amy about her new book and her belief in the transformative power of story to spark change, I was reminded of an interview I had just seen. Ken Burns said the exact same thing about his new documentary on the American Revolution.
An honest story told well reconciles people to connect with understanding regardless of our imperfections and differences. A good story shows us that life is messy and complex and yet spurs a sense of community where we root each other on to bring out our best.
It was a joy to learn more about this woman who I have admired since meeting 7 years ago and to get a front row seat to her heartfelt retelling of the challenges and insights that gave her the courage to create UP and inspire others to join her mission.
An honest story told well reconciles people to connect with understanding regardless of our imperfections and differences. A good story shows us that life is messy and complex and yet spurs a sense of community where we root each other on to bring out our best.
It was a joy to learn more about this woman who I have admired since meeting 7 years ago and to get a front row seat to her heartfelt retelling of the challenges and insights that gave her the courage to create UP and inspire others to join her mission.
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