Heartwired Writing

Trust the Journey: video

Posted on August 4, 2017

I’m trying something new.

Posted on July 18, 2017

Dear Heartwired friends,

Posted on June 3, 2017

Last year about this time, I shared the story of saying goodbye to life-long summer neighbors. (Read the essay here.) For…

Posted on May 10, 2017

“Now, can you close your eyes?” my favorite yoga instructor asks. My arms shake as I hold the pose. Sweat…

Posted on March 24, 2017

I stood in the backrow. The fitness room’s mirrored walls didn’t allow for anonymity, but I felt better there, even…

Posted on March 7, 2017

I’m pleased to announce my essay titled “The 20 Minute Lesson” will be featured in Inspiration for Teachers, the next Chicken Soup…

Posted on January 26, 2017

My siblings had a different mom. Biologically she was the same, but I’m the last born. The baby. The fifth….

Posted on December 20, 2016

It’s happened before. I enter the bathroom, thick with sleep and running late. In my haste, I wrench open the…

Posted on November 3, 2016

On a cool afternoon in the early 80s, I unrolled my reflective tanning blanket to sunbathe at my family’s Wisconsin…

Posted on September 21, 2016

Soft autumn light colored the world this morning. I hurried outside to see dawn, not satisfied with my window’s limitations….