About Jane Hiatt

Who am I?

I’ve written many professional bios over the years--the above is the latest. But because you are entrusting me with the gift of your time, exploring my website, and considering diving into one or more of my offerings, I want to reciprocate by entrusting you with a more personal self-description.

Since childhood, I’ve had a few passions that are like colorful threads that can be traced throughout my life: teaching, writing, creativity, spiritual connection, and mothering.

• My earliest memory of teaching was age 7 when I propped my dollies and teddies into their seats and pinned their school papers to my mother’s drapes. After college I taught kids aged 10-14 for nine years--mostly English, specializing in the teaching of writing. Even after leaving a classroom, I continued to teach--children’s art, expressive dance, relationship classes, and many spiritual classes and programs. I am very creative and that translates to my teaching. Maybe someday I’ll tell you about the revolution I triggered in my classroom to teach Tale of Two Cities.

• When I was ten, I used to write “Jeffrey” stories for my little brother. I got my first article published in the middle school newspaper. I went on to do a summer program at University of Amherst on writing and the teaching of writing. When I lived in Australia, I got a post graduate diploma in journalism. I’ve had at least a hundred articles published locally and now have authored three books and am working on the next one.

• When I made my first communion at age 7, it felt like a mystical experience of connection with Jesus. I went on to enter the convent and while my peers were exploring the wild world of sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll that marked the 60’s and 70’s, I was diving into spirituality. I didn’t last in the convent, but thirty plus years later I was ordained as a Unity minister. I led a spiritual community for 14 years, learning more about spirituality than ever through the process of sharing my thoughts with others and cultivating spiritual community.

• The oldest of eight kids, I thought I had already experienced enough motherhood to check it off the list at 17, so I entered the convent. But in fact, I wasn’t done at all. Raising two daughters and now having grandchildren has been the richest part of my life. I recognize that my innate mother energy draws people close, and I’ve informally adopted many people over the years who need extra nurturing. It’s been helpful in taking people deep into their subconscious because I can help them feel safe.