HEATHER HEAGNEY

YOU. ARE. CREATIVE.

This year, give yourself permission.

WELLNESS, WORK, MEMOIRHeather HeagneyOctober 9, 2023creativity, artists, music, Tick Tick Boom, Ethan Hawke, Elizabeth Gilbert, Wayne Dyer

MEDITATIONS IN A SWIMMING POOL

The reason I like the Don Draper indoor pool scene on Mad Men has nothing to do with Jon Hamm’s dad bod.

WELLNESS, MEMOIRHeather HeagneyApril 30, 2022mental health, swimming, dogs, Don Draper, Mad Men, essay

ON SOUP

Fewer foods are more widely known and loved as soup. Ever since someone figured out that bones can be roasted, onions can be sweated, spices can be toasted, and most meat, fish, or veg can be thrown in, soup has always been on the menu. Just add water.

MEMOIR, FOOD + DRINKHeather HeagneyDecember 6, 2021soup, essay

FOOD IS EVERYTHING

To say I am very interested in food is to say that comedians are very interested in laughter.

FOOD + DRINK, MEMOIRHeather HeagneyOctober 10, 2021food writing, column, essay, food, food is everything, memoir, Good Food Revolution

THAT'S ME IN THE LITTLE BLUE CIRCLE: A STORY ABOUT NOT SURFING

See those tiny dots in the little blue circle? Allow me to zoom in. That’s me on the left. My shoulders are in my ears because the water is freezing.

WELLNESS, MEMOIR, TRAVELHeather HeagneyApril 22, 2021essay, wellness, mental health, motivational, Medium, memoir

THAT WAS A BUILDING; THIS IS MY PRACTICE

Dr. Patrick Heagney never thought he would be opening a new dental office at the age of 57. He never thought his arts-inclined daughters would be so heavily involved in his dental practice. He never thought he would be modernizing his office and becoming an expert in fire insurance. An early morning call in the summer of 2004 changed all that.

WORK, MEMOIRHeather HeagneySeptember 13, 2016family, dentist, community, small business, interior design, work, Dental Practice Management

THE OTHER BURLINGTON

The more I heard, the more Burlington, Vermont conjured up visions of my visit to Berkeley, California, or what I thought Portland, Oregon might be like — a haven of craft beers, entrepreneurs, farm-to-table cuisine, hippies, and beautiful scenery.

MAKING POI AT WAIPA

My experience making poi at Waipā in August 2011 truly defined connecting through food -- everywhere I turned there was a lively conversation, a hardworking soul cleaning up, and a group of helping hands cooking, cleaning, and sharing.

TRAVEL, MEMOIR, FOOD + DRINKHeather HeagneySeptember 12, 2016Kauai, Hawaii, poi, Waipa, non-profit organizations, travel, food, After the Harvest

A NEW YORK STORY

As I looked around me, I thought, “this is the good stuff.” People eating, drinking, and connecting. Friends meeting up for bowls of pasta, girlfriends chatting over cocktails, games being played, people on dates, bartenders and chefs sharing jokes behind the bar -- this was way better than any planned outing or attraction I would visit in this famous city.