A podcast about ditching the default, rewriting your story, and leading a life that actually feels like yours. Real conversations, mindset shifts, and identity rewrites to help you stop settling and start living on purpose. The pen is in your hand, and the next chapter is up to you. This is The Rewrite.
A podcast about ditching the default, rewriting your story, and leading a life that actually feels like yours. Real conversations, mindset shifts, and identity rewrites to help you stop settling and start living on purpose. The pen is in your hand, and the next chapter is up to you. This is The Rewrite.
What do you do when your soul whispers "this is ours" about a 42-acre forest property you weren't even looking for? If you're Jody Heffren, you listen. After 18 years as a registered nurse working in intensive care units as an organ donor coordinator, Jody found herself standing on forest trails saying words she didn't plan: "I have to share it." That intuitive moment launched a complete life transformation that would see her leave traditional healthcare to create Rooted Woodland, a nature-based sanctuary for nervous system healing.
But the real rewrite began in 2020, when the pandemic forced her to question everything she thought she knew about education, safety, and following the norm. The decision to pull her daughter out of online kindergarten and begin homeschooling became the first chip off the block of conventional thinking. From there, Jody and her family discovered alternative education, moved to their forest property, and built a business around cold plunge therapy, breathwork, and community gathering. Her story is a powerful reminder that our most profound transformations often begin with a single decision to stop doing what everyone else says we "should" do and start listening to what feels right for our family.
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Jody Heffren is a former registered nurse turned breathwork and cold plunge facilitator who founded Rooted Woodland, a 42-acre forest sanctuary in Ontario's Blue Mountain region. After 18 years in intensive care as an organ donor coordinator, she now creates transformative experiences through nature-based healing practices. Jody and her husband homeschool their children using alternative education approaches, and she's passionate about building authentic community where people can be vulnerable and supported. She offers retreats, workshops, and an off-grid cabin rental, plus is launching her first closed container program for women seeking consistent community and nervous system healing.
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