Mary Reynolds Thompson
Mary Reynolds Thompson is devoted to the outdoors. She has trekked all over the planet, from the Himalayas to the Andes. And also like Moseman, she credits nature with keeping her healthy. . . and sober.
Following a decision to give up the alcohol that was controlling her life, Thompson was hiking the Marin Headlands above the Pacific Ocean. She says the storming surf there mirrored her inner turmoil, but that the wildness of the waves also had a calming effect. “I tasted salt and didn’t know if it was the ocean’s or mine,” she remembers. “I felt completely at one with that deep body of water.”
Since then, Reynolds Thompson has let the natural world be her guide, helping her discover her own inner wild. “Don was caged, and now his wild soul is free. I was broken, but now I have broken free. And today, we both live in a state of grace and tranquility.”
Certified Life Coach and facilitator of poetry and journal therapy. Mary is founder of Write the Damn Book and the creator of the Write the Damn Book coaching process. She serves on the faculty of the Therapeutic Writing Institute and the Council for the International Association for Journal Writers.
