If there is one activity that brings on my creativity and inspiration it is walking. I am a walker. Nature soothes my soul and allows me to access inner safeness in a world that feels chaotic and overwhelming at times. I like to walk alone. I like to walk with…

We live in a culture and a time where busy-ness and productivity are badges of honor, self-worth, and pride. If you aren’t making the most of your time, what are you doing? Binging Netflix, of course. You are either supremely productive or a lazy sloth — one or the other…

by Heather Doyle Fraser November was National Novel Writing Month. I hear people start to talk about this in late October, “November is National Novel Writing Month! I’m going to do it this year! I’m going to write my book in November!” Let’s be clear about something from the outset…

by Heather Doyle Fraser When I think of the people with whom I work on a daily basis, this is one of the things I notice: they are storytellers who intrinsically value compassion. …

The writing process is something I love. I have a reverence for it because the process is so similar to living life. To me, the process of showing up for life and all of its ups and downs, ins and outs, plateaus, plummets, and ascensions is sacred. There is a…

by Heather Doyle Fraser You’re a wily, sly One, skulking beneath the page, Waiting to burst forth. When I stare at the Blank abyss, you come boldly, Stopping me again. If you’ve ever decided to embark on a big writing journey, like writing a book, you have been in this place. The place where writer’s block takes hold and stops you in your tracks before you even begin. Our first instinct is to resist: You’re not the boss of me! I will write RIGHT NOW! Sometimes just being…

October 28, 2020 I AM NOT ALONE by Heather Doyle Fraser My voice resonates. In the dark there is light as My voice carries me. My voice reminds me that I am not alone. And as I write and coach and sing, it reminds my readers, my clients, and the…

YOUR WHY HOLDS YOUR POWER. IT IS YOUR CATALYST AND YOUR SUSTAINING FORCE. When it comes to writing a book, I have noticed for myself and my clients, once the decision has been made to write a book we just want to get to the writing. And, that makes sense. …

MY VOICE FILLS MY HEART. EMBRACE ME, COMPASSIONATE ONE. NEWNESS UNFOLDS. Recently, I created a challenge on my social media channels — The 2-Week Haiku Challenge. This challenge is designed for people who are writers, creatives, entrepreneurs, and others who are in need of a boost of creativity, community, and…