The Amber in the Middle Experience

Hi, I’m Amber Catlin-Kolodziej, writer, creator, and self-proclaimed “middle dweller.”

I live, lead, and write from the middle. It’s the place between sacred and ordinary, laughter and lament, chaos and calling. It’s where real life happens: between raising kids and raising hell, between community work and creative work, between what the world says we should be and what God keeps whispering we already are.

Here at Amber in the Middle, you’ll find a mix of everything I love and everything I wrestle with. Essays that make you think. Stories that make you feel. Books that make you remember. Podcasts that make you question, in the best way. You’ll also find merch, resources, and a few hard-won truths from years of building, leading, and laughing my way through life, work, and faith.

I’m not here to sell perfection. I’m here to tell the truth, the kind that still has dirt under its nails.

So please pull up a chair at the table, pour a cup of something strong, and join me in the middle. It’s where growth, grace, and grit all meet.

Welcome to the middle. It’s where the real story starts.