What is the cost of hiding who we really are? Talking identity, universal connection and healing with Amanda Hinton.

TW: Pregnancy loss.

Sometimes there are conversations that you walk away from and you are changed forever. This is a conversation both

Amanda B. Hinton

and I will be unpacking for a while. It was so beautiful to connect on such a deep level.

In this conversation we talk about Amanda’s own experience of burnout. Here we discuss pregnancy loss, neurodivergence and what it means to grapple with our identity. Are we at war with ourselves? This conversation goes deep very quickly, and we also touch upon the healing nature of writing, nature and connection. Amanda is such a wonderful storyteller so I know you will just love this episode. I cannot wait to hear how it lands with you.

Biography

Amanda Hinton is an editorial strategist, writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience spanning marketing, entrepreneurial ventures and editorial production. Her career is defined by a passion for storytelling and fostering authentic connections with audiences. Amanda writes The Editing Spectrum, a bestselling newsletter that helps creators sharpen their newsletter skills, one core theme at a time. She also explores more reflective and contemplative work in her newsletter, The Listening Field, where she nurtures her writing practice while offering somatic exercises and journaling prompts to help writers explore creativity, inner belonging and grounding.

When she’s not writing on Substack, Amanda partners with writers and creative entrepreneurs as a strategic and intuitive collaborator, guiding their newsletter and storytelling journeys. Drawing on her expertise in marketing, data analysis and audience nurturing, she blends strategy with reflective practices to help creators align with their values and cultivate sustainable, impactful newsletters.

Links to articles, presentations and books mentioned in the podcast.

1. Dr Tony Attwood is a British Psychologist who is known for his work on Asperger’s syndrome. You can find the presentation that Amanda references here.

2. The article I wrote about our education system lighting the burnout match.

3. The Good Childhood Report can be found here. For reference this is a UK based report.

4. Amanda’s newsletters The Editing Spectrum and The Listening Field.

5. Amanda’s article Who tends the broken-hearted? also forms part of her burnout story.

6. The Substack Practicing Terraphilia with

   Susan J Tweit
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7. The Substack Nature :: Spirit — Kinship in a living world with

   Priscilla Stuckey
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8. The article I wrote about my experience with an apothecary and a Yew tree is below. A note on Yew Trees; they are poisonous, there are a number of professionals who use their expertise to make tinctures, please do not try to do this without supervision or eat any berries or leaves!

I hope you enjoy this episode. Do like, subscribe, share and comment. We would love to chat with you about the episode!

Much love,

Anna xx