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Of Pain and Prayer ignite pain prayer silence women Jan 09, 2026

I always start my Zoom classes with a song.

Not as a ritual for ritual’s sake, but because a song shifts the nervous system faster than words ever co...

Sharpies and Silence course heard ignite shame silence tribe voice Jan 07, 2026

Way back in 2007, I published a novel titled Invisible Me.

It was story written from the perspective of Dini, a girl with selective mutism.
Selective ...

Scared You'll Ignite? change ignite integrity Jan 06, 2026

There’s a fear I see come up every single year around Ignite.

People don’t usually say it out loud, but it’s there underneath the questions so many o...

Shameless Promotion course feminine ignite shame Jan 05, 2026

I really dislike the promoting and selling part of my work Heather.

It forces me to pretend to be an extrovert. To engage. To be visible. When really...

This One is for the Husbands husbands ignite roi thriving wealth Dec 31, 2025

I was genuinely moved this week watching how many men confidently and happily shared the Ignite flyer on WhatsApp. Ignite opens a conversation many pe...

The Paradox of the Feminine course feminine ignite paradox questions Dec 25, 2025

Its weird selling Ignite again every year. 

Because it makes me question myself. 

I vacillate between wondering whether my emails about it are repet...

What's It Worth? chanukah gift ignite love worthy Dec 17, 2025

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about worth.

Not the kind we assign numbers to.
But the kind that shows up in what we're willing to invest in, stay wi...

Vessel or Ignite? What Came First? chanukah chassidus course ignite light vessel Dec 16, 2025

It’s one of the questions I get asked most every time registration opens.

After seven cohorts I still don’t think there’s a single right answer.

Bec...

You're Invited In chanukah ignite invitation torah womanhood Dec 15, 2025

As I sat at the menorah last night, I pondered the question that arises in me every year at this time. 

How do we bring more of this light into a wor...

The Conversation conference conversation ignite summit torah Dec 10, 2025

I know the conversation you're thinking about Kindred. 

The one you've been dreading having with your teen.*

The one about the seasons, cycles, bird...

Seasons cycles ignite lessons pain pleasure seasons Dec 03, 2025

I’m in a season.

One of those strange, special ones where life turns itself inside out without waiting for my opinions or approval. A season where ev...

Have You Been Accused? conversation ignite womahood Nov 26, 2025

Of being too much?

Of being unreasonable?

Emotional?

Irrational?

Unmanageable?

If you’re a woman reading this, my guess is that at some point in ...

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