Hi everyone! Before we start today's episode, I just wanted to thank you guys so much for listening

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helping us spread the word about this project, a project that I really love. Okay, enough with that

and on to the show. I'm Hilary Kerr and this is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting women who have

truly inspiring careers. We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the

process of setting aside their doubts or fears and what happens when they embark on their second

life. Today, I am beyond delighted to welcome a true talent and someone who I personally follow very

closely because she is endlessly interesting and inspiring. Amber Lewis of Amber Interiors. If you

pay attention to the interior design world at all or have ever saved an image of a room on Instagram,

chances are you've probably seen and or saved Amber's work. She is hugely successful and a true

powerhouse in the world of interiors thanks in part to her beloved design blog, full service high-end

residential design firm, two recently opened retail stores and upcoming book. It's a lot. And even

more interestingly, this wasn't the plan at all. Before she started her flourishing career, Amber

spent years on the road with her musician husband and planned to be a stay at home mom until about

of postpartum depression ended up kickstarting her career in an unexpected way. She's here to tell us

about it and I am so excited for today's episode of Second Life with Amber Lewis. So Amber,

on this show, we always like to start at the beginning. Okay. So let's start at the beginning.

What did you study in school and what did you think you were going to be when you grew up?

Well, if I'm really frank and honest, I was a horrible horrific student. I was pretty much

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