the goop podcast Amanda Knox
Sep 16, 2025
Gwyneth chats with Amanda Knox, an American author and journalist known for her wrongful conviction in Italy. They dive into resilience and reclaiming one's narrative after trauma. Amanda shares her insights on mindfulness and meditation, highlighting their role in healing. The conversation touches on the emotional turmoil of wrongful accusations and societal judgment, especially concerning women's narratives. Amanda emphasizes the importance of empathy and personal agency in overcoming stigma and fostering understanding.
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Choosing Her Own Story
- Amanda Knox explains why she initially rejected dramatizations of her story and only accepted when she reclaimed agency by confronting her prosecutor.
- She framed participation as telling the moment she decisively became the protagonist of her life again.
A Study Abroad Turned Nightmare
- Amanda recounts arriving in Perugia and the early weeks of a joyful study-abroad experience before the tragedy occurred.
- She emphasizes how quickly normal life turned into a traumatic nightmare overnight.
Finding The Crime Scene
- Amanda narrates coming home to an open door, blood traces, feces in the toilet, and discovering Meredith's body hours later amid chaos.
- She stresses how disoriented she was and how little information she had while being judged for her reactions.