The Radiance Project

Melora and Heidi talk about the journey of an artist, how important it is to work in a safe and supportive creative ensemble and how Melora met her husband!! We also read some beautiful poems by Naomi Shihab-Nye and Stephen Levine. Melora has her Sun in Cancer, Moon in Aries and Scorpio Rising.

Casey and Heidi talk about writing, motherhood, hormones, comedy and her podcast (co-hosted with Danielle Schneider) called Bitch Sesh. They read a few sexy, dark-ish poems and talk about poetry as medicine. And they laugh. A lot. Casey is a Scorpio Sun, Taurus Moon and Capricorn Rising.

Laverne McKinnon and Heidi talk about the process of reinventing a life. They explore the idea of non-death related grief and how important it is to acknowledge the loss of a job or a marriage with care, attention and self compassion—to grieve those losses as well. They laugh about their crazy neuroses and share some ideas about how to stay present and take care of oneself in those “in between” moments in our lives.

Matt and Heidi talk about the goodness of a dog. Matt has a new dog Faye and Heidi may have found a few Mary Oliver poems about dogs and how wonderful they are. Heidi and Matt also talk about learning to soften and how that’s just plain hard for a good solid Capricorn.

Lisa and Heidi talk about the beauty and power of Shakespeare. Lisa shares what it's like to play all the great Shakespearean men’s roles. She even shares one of her favorite soliloquies. They talk about making the world a smaller and more loving place through travel, art and friendship. 

Heidi Rose Robbins and Johnny Ray Meeks are friends of old. They talk improv, living YES. Heidi introduces Johnny to the poet Tony Hoagland! Johnny reads a poem that Heidi loves. They talk relationships, marriage and friendship.

Heidi and Adriana Rizzolo share their love of poetry and how it opens the heart to healing. As both Adriana and Heidi work in circles of women, there's a lot to discuss about why circles of women offer such a potent ground for growth, courage and intimacy.

Heidi talks with June Diane Raphael about memories of her mother and what it's like playing Jane Fonda's daughter on Grace and Frankie. June shares excellent news about her forthcoming book called Represent which encourages and educates women about running for political office. Can't wait!