Amy Burbank

Amy Burbank is the author of You Don’t Have to Stay, a book for anyone who feels stuck in work that no longer fits and is ready to imagine something better. Her writing explores reinvention, courage, and the belief that it’s never too late to change direction.

After more than a decade running her own travel business, Amy watched the pandemic bring that chapter to an abrupt close. She returned to the corporate world seeking stability—but discovered that security without fulfillment comes at a cost. A year after a moment of clarity on a flight home from Paris, she turned that experience into her first book You Don’t Have to Stay.

Amy writes about building a life around creativity, freedom, and meaningful work. She shares essays and reflections with readers through her Substack newsletter—where she writes honestly about leaving what drains you and building a career that actually fits.

She is currently at work on the next installment in the You Don't Have to Stay series and a historical fiction book about a Titanic survivor learning to live again, set in Europe in the years surrounding the First World War.

When she's not writing, Amy is usually planning her next trip to Europe, hiking the trails of Arizona, or spending time with her family, which includes her two beloved cats.