Nov 13, 2022A Lesson from the Land of Lack: saying “yes” to everyone but yourself…You know that thing you want so badly but you’ve told yourself you just can’t have? For decades? That thing which you know would change your health, your happiness, your creativity, your general outlook on life, your hope in yourself and in your future? That thing? I’m not talking about something that you think would be good for someone else. Although I’m sure you would be very good at helping that someone else say yes to that good thing that you’re so crystal-clear-sure would change everything for them. That thing they’ve been hinting at but have…Motherhood13 min readMotherhood13 min read
Aug 5, 2021Dating Rules: how to get your groove backDating Rules: how to get your groove back I have only been on a few dates in my life. In other words, I’ve been in a series of long-term relationships since sixth grade. It’s been a new and much-needed experiment then, spending the last few years single. And of course…Online Dating11 min readOnline Dating11 min read
Jul 16, 2021Re-entry: To Dance AgainI hope you are all having a wonderful summer. Around here, people are going out in public and gathering in large groups again. Re-entry is an intense experience after the last year and a half of social distancing, sheltering in place, not being able to see people’s smiles, not being…Community5 min readCommunity5 min read
Published in Moms Don’t Have Time to Write·Jul 15, 2021Stuck No More: Writing Prompts to Help Tell Your Story (Pt. 2)Workshop leader Laura Munson shares time-honored advice for breaking up with your inner critic — This is the second installment of a two-part series for those who feel “stuck” in their writing or self-expression. Read part one here. I have found in my Haven Writing Retreats and Programs, that the number one reason why people become stuck and stay stuck has to do with this…Writing Prompts4 min readWriting Prompts4 min read
Published in Moms Don’t Have Time to Write·Jul 8, 2021Stuck No More: Writing Prompts to Help Tell Your Story (Pt. 1)Workshop leader Laura Munson shares time-honored advice for breaking up with your inner critic — On the first night of my Haven Writing Retreats and Programs in Montana, we have an opening discussion. In it, I ask my participants to write answers to several questions. One of them is this: Where are you on your creative journey? Here is the number one answer: “I’m stuck.” …Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
Published in Thrive Global·Mar 14, 2021Pass It On: random acts of Pandemic kindness— by New York Times Bestselling Author, Laura Munson — This week…it finally happened: I got out into the actual world of “adulting” as my twenty-year olds call it, versus the virtual one. In one year I haven’t been on one flight. I haven’t gone into one government building, one box store, one large supermarket. I have a “town day” and that’s Thursdays and…Pandemic10 min readPandemic10 min read
Published in Thrive Global·Jul 10, 2017What to say when someone diesFeatured in Huffington Post Now booking for our 2017 Haven Writing Retreats! From book writers to journal writers and everything in-between, Haven will meet you where you need to be met! Come find your voice in the woods of Montana this fall! September 6–10 (a few spaces left) September 20–24…Grief7 min readGrief7 min read
Published in Thrive Global·Jun 21, 2017The Color of Wonder: Stop Expecting. Start Receiving.I remember the first time it happened. I was five and we were at Disneyworld and there it was: Cinderella’s castle, right in front of me! The towering glistening lavender place where dreams were made. I broke free from my parents’ hands, and I ran into what was sure to…This Happened To Me7 min readThis Happened To Me7 min read
Published in Thrive Global·Jun 2, 2017Unplugging (Or How Often Do You Think About Going On The Internet In One Hour?)When you see a * it means I thought about checking FB or email. When you see a *** it means I fought and lost. I do not have ADD or OCD. I’ve always been a highly focused, project-oriented person, and not a big fan of multi-tasking. I like to…Life Lessons6 min readLife Lessons6 min read
Published in Thrive Global·May 3, 2017Learning How to Ask (and receive)What happens when we devote our lives to service. — You hear this message in different word arrangements from different wisdom spinners, including your grandmother: what goes around comes around, succor life and it will succor you, practice right action, be of service. I come from Midwestern farm stock and I’ve been grandmothered into this message from the beginning, as…Mindfulness7 min readMindfulness7 min read
