“Lean into the current. You’ll feel like you’re capsizing, but it’s what’ll keep you upright.”
Writer. Celebrant.
Hi, I’m Heidi.
My writing explores often-overlooked places and people, finding beauty and meaning in the messiness of life.
My lived experiences ripple through my work, and consequently, I write about everything from photosynthesis to cancer, adoption, fairy tales, and medieval mystics. I value seeing with our hearts, coming to the page with sadness that is not sentimental, and reverence for the sacred.
I was co-editor of the (M)othering Anthology, and I was recognized in the 2025 International Amy MacRae Award for Memoir.
I’ve taught in the University of Calgary’s Continuing Education Creative Writing Program, mentoring and editing students’ manuscripts in their capstone course, as well trauma and spiritual writing in community.
Alongside my writing, I officiate memorial services and celebrations of life, love kayaking, walking in pine forests and the smell of cedar, and finding flowers in unlikely places.
