What happens when the most fertile years of your life are taken from you? How do you rebuild when trauma collides with your deepest hopes for motherhood? What does it mean to pursue fertility after prison? 

In this powerful episode of Brave & Curious, you’ll hear Dr. Lora Shahine’s conversation with Amanda Knox who spent four years in an Italian prison and eight years fighting a wrongful murder conviction. Amanda has turned her pain into purpose. 

With the recent release of her groundbreaking miniseries on Hulu ‘The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox’, she sheds light on an often overlooked consequence of incarceration: the profound impact on women’s reproductive health. 

In this conversation with Dr. Shahine, Amanda shares her journey through miscarriage, the emotional weight of delayed motherhood, and the stigma women face when fertility collides with trauma and injustice.

In this episode you’ll hear:

[0:50] Amanda Knox's background and wrongful conviction

[1:34] The impact of incarceration on fertility

[4:27] Amanda’s fertility journey & personal struggles

[7:36] A new beginning with  Christopher Robinson

[14:51] Amanda's miscarriage experience

[17:04] Reflections on miscarriage and fertility

 

Learn more about Amanda Knox, her books, podcasts, and projects at amandaknox.com. 

 

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