About the author

Amber Petty

<p>Amber grew up practically inside a library, surrounded by history and stories she's always loved. She thought to live across the road from a library, in her Brighton home in Melbourne was a gift from God. Sadly once she hit her teens, she traded books for being a smart-ass, which saw her not only kicked out of the school library but also the school.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>In the late 90s, Amber channelled her wild-child into being 'promotions director' and glorified taxi driver for Mushroom Records and Warner Music artists. She later moved into magazines working for TV Hits and Juice Magazine, before eventually landing a national column for New Idea. The latter giving her a 'Carrie Bradshaw moment', hanging out in New York with Mr Big (aka Chris Noth) from Sex in The City.&#160;</p>&#13; &#13; <p>In 2006 Amber joined the cast of Mark Burnett's, <em>Celebrity Survivor</em>, a role that saw her not winning, but also not drowning, a feat she still holds with much pride. A year later she became a breakfast radio host on the Rabbit &amp; Amber show in Adelaide.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>With later gigs on AM talkback radio, Amber turned her broadcasting passion into podcasts such as <em>Instrumental</em>, <em>The Wise Guides, The Silent Generation, Healing Health </em>and <em>Meet Me at The Barre</em>.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>Amber wrote a weekly column for <em>The Adelaide Advertiser</em> for over six years, and has continued to write columns for News Limited's '<em>Rendezview'</em>.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>Amber hopes her first memoir will inspire conversation around love and mental health.&#160;</p>