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Cathryn Wellner

I began my professional career as a French teacher and school librarian, in Idaho, Washington, and New York. Then I traveled ten years as a storyteller, mostly in the U.S. but also in Europe, the UK, and Canada. By that time I had followed my heart to Canada, where I spent thirteen years as an organic farmer, small-scale rancher, and, when I realized community organizing was really about stories, a community developer. After serving as the first Project Coordinator for HEAL (Healthy Eating and Active Living in Northern British Columbia), I moved to Oakland, California to be Storytelling Director for Stagebridge (America’s oldest senior theatre troupe). I returned to BC to take on the post of Food & Health Manager for Interior Health. Now I live in the beautiful Okanagan Valley and focus full time on writing and storytelling.

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my VN interview

How did you get to where you are now?

Curiosity, risk taking, and the support of extraordinary friends.

How do you see yourself differently now than you did 10 years ago?

With a lot more confidence and acceptance.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Still writing away, with a longer publishing track record.

a postcard to my younger self

Hang in there. It will all make sense one day, and you'll look back with laughter.

my role models

They change as my interests shift. Right now they are writers: Anne Lamott, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Patti Digh, Christina Baldwin, Natalie Goldberg, Barbara Ueland, Sharon Butala, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Sue Monk Kidd, Elizabeth Lesser.

my posts

Packing everything into one carry-on – can it really be done?

Luggage, packing, security checks, dragging around the bags – it can all be exhausting. Here’s a site that advises how to pack everything into one carry-on: http://www.onebag.com/. Has anyone done…

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Gutsy women on International Women’s Day

Sterling Haynes wrote this strong, gutsy poem to honor all nursing mothers. It’s just in time for International Women’s Day: Momma Does Milk

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my comments

Response to: What Social Media Do You Use?

Response to: Starting Over (again!)

Response to: Bernard Madoff and me: Saved by a poem, part 2

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Response to: Beyond the Bucket List... the F**k-it List