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ByHeather Conn January 10, 2009April 24, 2023

These samples of my published magazine writing show the range of topics I’ve covered over the decades in Health and Lifestyle. Periodically, I add new material and more from my archives. Stay tuned.

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Podcast offers ‘deeply vulnerable conversation’ about forgiveness and healing
ByHeather Conn May 25, 2026May 27, 2026

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 my hour long-talk with Brenda…

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How did the role of women shift in post-war Nicaragua?
ByHeather Conn February 15, 2000April 24, 2023

Nicaraguan women in the 1990s faced high unemployment, exploitation and discrimination. But thanks to Vancity funding to a grassroots group in this central American nation, women gained job and business training and micro-loans. I wrote about this for Working Dollars, the newsletter for VanCity Savings Credit Union. Click on this Nicaraguan women link to read…

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Join me and 5 authors March 16
ByHeather Conn March 1, 2021April 24, 2023

I’ll be one of six writers reading live on Zoom on March 16, as part of Port Moody Public Library’s Writers in Our Midst program. The theme is love stories. I’m reading “Lost at Sea,” a love poem. Many thanks to my student Eric D’Souza for putting this together. See @WritersinourMidst for details.

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Writing as a Transformational Tool: my podcast chat with host Nelia Hutt
ByHeather Conn March 17, 2023December 31, 2023

I enjoyed my recent chat with Nelia Hutt, host of the Apple podcast Giving Starts With You, based in Barrie, Ont. Under the topic Writing As a Transformational Tool, I discussed how I help others find their voice when writing about traumatic events. I shared my experiences writing the incest memoir No Letter in Your…

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When a mom remarries, how does she reassure her young son that he won’t lose her?
ByHeather Conn July 15, 2002April 24, 2023

In a touching gesture, a young bride exchanges rings with her son, offering him a lifelong symbol of her love at her wedding ceremony. Click this link Three rings: Real Weddings magazine to read my feature in the July 2002 issue of Real Weddings.

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Audiobook version of memoir now available
ByHeather Conn March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

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, you can still get a…

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