Hey, y’all!
I’m Mary Thoma. Good to see you here!
Heart’s Content is my free twice-monthly newsletter. I publish on alternate Tuesdays and share a bonus email + more with my Heart’s Content paid subscriber members.
Consider this newsletter to be my primary portal for sharing my writing and practices at the intersection of creativity and contemplative living, with a strong focus on helping women learn to write and heal our stories. I write personal essays about what I am learning through the curriculum of my life and as I work toward writing a memoir.
My work lives at the intersection of the arts, social justice, and personal/communal healing. My passion is creating experiences and opportunities for us to recognize, reconnect, and restore ourselves to the Love that binds us all together using creative-contemplative practices and the power of our shared stories.
Past work expression: actor, director, filmmaker, writer, teacher, theatre company and curriculum creator, retreat leader, and recovery circle facilitator. One of my heart projects is the "THIS IS WHO I AM" initiative, providing under-resourced youth with 8 weeks of arts experiences and a compassionate community, culminating in an original theatrical production based on their shared life experiences.
Currently, I assist others in learning to write, heal, and share their stories through my writing circles and I also guide labyrinth walks as a certified Veriditas facilitator.
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In gratitude for your presence here,
xo Mary
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