Amanda Shapin Michelson

With a passion for health and fitness, Amanda enjoys writing about the intersection of wellness and motherhood. Amanda is a certified personal trainer with a specialization in pre and postnatal fitness and spent 10+ years teaching group fitness classes in New York City, San Francisco, and Portland, OR. As a mom of two, Amanda enjoys researching and writing about parenting trends and loves learning about the latest products to make mom life a little bit easier.

Amanda started her career working in magazines in New York City, spending time at Lucky, Cosmopolitan, and Seventeen. At these publications, she worked on sponsored content, advertorials, events, and more. After working in the magazine world, Amanda spent time in consumer marketing for Bravo where she worked on the promotion of shows like Top Chef, The Real Housewives, and other reality and scripted programming. Next, Amanda spent two years in San Francisco managing brand partnerships at Fitbit. After becoming a mom in 2019, Amanda joined The Everymom as a contributing writer and began working on brand partnerships for both The Everygirl and The Everymom. During this time Amanda had her first book, Pregnancy Hacks, published by Adams Media of Simon & Schuster. The book is a go-to guide to make the pregnancy journey an enjoyable one. She is currently a Senior Manager, Partnerships for Babylist.

Right before having their first baby, Amanda and her husband spent a year living in Barcelona. While her Spanish is still rusty, she’s a pro at ordering tapas. While in Barcelona, Amanda hosted running tours of the city. She now resides outside of Washington, D.C. with her husband, their two kids, and their rescue pup Ollie.