Heidi Isern
HEIDI · ISERN
writer. thinker. whiskey drinker.
What My Uber Driver Taught Me About Real Community

What My Uber Driver Taught Me About Real Community

My phone was at 17%. I had 40 minutes until LAX. I could keep texting and drain the battery—or put it down and do something retro… like talk to another human. 📵 Pre-iPhone me used to do this all the time. I was a Chatty Cathy with every cab driver I met. I’ve heard...
Looking for True Love? Find Your Tribe

Looking for True Love? Find Your Tribe

According to the Greeks, Philia, love for your friends, is the highest form of love there is. Thus, in my October love series, I have saved the most important type of love for last-tribal love. Many of us have been cheated by romance. Others have never experienced...
Is Passionate Love Worth Your Sanity?

Is Passionate Love Worth Your Sanity?

I’ve been reading through my old writings, you know all the ones about passionate love and passionate love lost. They made me slightly famous, after all, back in the day. I wrote these essays and poems as a single woman living in San Francisco, passionately seeking...
Is Resentment Poisoning Your Life? 5 Tips to Move On

Is Resentment Poisoning Your Life? 5 Tips to Move On

“Remember, Heidi,” said my neighbor as I complained. “Resentment is like drinking poison hoping the other person dies.”  I nodded. I had been doing so well on my positivity journey . But today I wanted to show everyone my middle finger.  Yup – I had swallowed A...