Amy L. Bernstein is a Baltimore-based author, book coach, and creativity counsellor. She is also a past BOPA grant recipient and participant in Free Fall Baltimore.

Throughout her career, she has worked in playwriting, journalism, speechwriting, and communications. These days, she leads creativity workshops that focus on recognizing each artists’ personal inspiration, as well as identifying and managing blockages like self-doubt.

Bernstein’s most recent publication, “Wrangling the Doubt Monster: Fighting Fears, Finding Inspiration,” builds upon this work. Her book is designed for anyone who has doubts about their abilities, talents, or capability to pursue creative endeavors.

Amy draws from her own experiences in the arts to help guide audiences in both Baltimore and throughout the country to be joyful, take risks, and stay productive - all while embracing doubt and walking with it instead of running from it.