HEATHER’S POSTS

  • Buddhist sangha and World Cup soccer: What similarities do they share?
    From crowd roars to silence, from frenzied fans to meditative peace . . .What happens when you go straight from volunteering at Vancouver’s 2026 World Cup to a Buddhist retreat in the forest? I was shocked to discover surprising parallels between these two seemingly divergent activities. Find out what similarities…
  • Dean Hunt re-envisions traditional Heiltsuk designs
    Discover the dramatic masks, paintings, carvings, and jewelry of Heiltsuk artist Dean Hunt, who lives on BC’s Sunshine Coast. I profiled him for the fall 2026 issue of Sunshine Coast Life magazine. Please note: I forgot to mention Dean’s daughter Naycia in the piece. I sent Dean an apology about…
  • Hope to see you next weekend at my reading & panel discussions
    I’ll be appearing as a panelist and presenting author at three free literary events next weekend, as part of the Sunshine Coast Art Crawl: Oct. 24, 1-2 pm: Keeping it Real: Writing Memoirs. I’ll join local authors Marion Crook and Rosa Reid to discuss the joys and challenges of truth-telling…
  • Ten ways to protect and enhance a child’s creativity in today’s tech world
    Photo courtesy of Kampus Production via Pexels (Note: I was recently invited to contribute to a new handbook, C.O.D.E. (Conduct of Digital Etiquette), which will be published Aug. 31 this year. It will be used with media labs in classes 1-5, primarily in India. The editor, Pratap Somvanshi, who’s managing…
  • Summer profile heralds talented Sunshine Coast Indigenous couple
    John Preissl and Laurie Beeman in their Secret Cove, BC yard It was a joy to meet and interview the talented couple Laurie Beeman and John Preissl for the summer 2026 issue of Sunshine Coast Life magazine. Their life is filled with Indigenous tours, traditional foods and plant knowledge, stained-glass-and-wood…
  • 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…

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