HEATHER’S POSTS

  • Podcast offers ‘deeply vulnerable conversation’ about forgiveness and healing
    It’s not easy publicly discussing a topic like incest that still engenders so much shame and secrecy in every world culture. And many people think that forgiving an abuser means that you condone or dismiss the behaviour. That’s not true at all. You’ll find out why if you listen to…
  • FREE GIVEAWAY coming up on podcast interview about forgiveness
    Brenda Reiss, host of the “Forgive Yourself” podcast, recently interviewed me about my memoir No Letter in Your Pocket, healing from trauma, and finding forgiveness. We had a great chat and I appreciated her views on “radical forgiveness.” Before our conversation on “Finding Yourself Again After Childhood Trauma” airs, I…
  • SoulCollage(R) workshop offered comfort and clarity
    It was a joy to host my latest SoulCollage(R) workshop Finding Sanctuary in Symbols May 9 at Powell River Public Library in qathet, BC. Twelve women and library staffer Mark Merlino created cards that embraced both their light and shadow selves. Thanks to all participants for your trust and courage….
  • Discover the talented duo behind Coast Raven Design Studio
    Want to know who created the wooden, First Nations carving of a sun, which appears on the police station wall of the TV show Murder in a Small Town? Read my profile in the spring issue of Sunshine Coast Life magazine. You’ll discover the talented, creative duo who have worked…
  • Audiobook version of memoir now available
    If you like to listen to, rather than read, stories, I invite you to check out the new audiobook version of my memoir No Letter in Your Pocket. As of mid-March 2026, it is available on Amazon, Spotify, Kobo, Google Play Audio and other sites. If audiobooks aren’t your thing,…
  • Client’s new novel on human trafficking available on Amazon
    I’m pleased to announce that Jane in Plain Sight, a poignant debut novel by a recent client, Texas psychiatrist Olga Tolscik, is now available on Amazon. I copy-edited this engaging book, which reveals how easily and publicly a sex trafficker can target and deceive a vulnerable young woman in New…

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