Author and writing coach Nadine Kenney Johnstone shares interviews with today's top women writers, including Jen Hatmaker, Catherine Newman, Maggie Smith, Molly Wizenberg, Abigail Thomas, Dr. Hillary McBride, Emily P. Freeman, Laura Tremaine, Sari Botton, Francesca Royster, Susan Piver, Jane Friedman, Mae Yoshikawa, and more. Nadine also shares her own stories of healing, hope, and following her heart.
Heart of the Story
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Author and writing coach Nadine Kenney Johnstone shares interviews with today's top women writers, including Jen Hatmaker, Catherine Newman, Maggie Smith, Molly Wizenberg, Abigail Thomas, Dr. Hillary McBride, Emily P. Freeman, Laura Tremaine, Sari Botton, Francesca Royster, Susan Piver, Jane Friedman, Mae Yoshikawa, and more. Nadine also shares her own stories of healing, hope, and following her heart.
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Recent Episodes
May 31, 2026
Summer News
<p>250 Nadine shares her summer break plans for the podcast. Use the time to catch up on episodes you've missed!</p><p>If you’d like a highlight reel of the last 5 yrs, we’ve released a “Best of” Heart of the Story compilation almost every year.</p><ul><li><u><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4fn425wHnCSh4BLH9V2vh1?si=2sCX3LAIRjCRI4Mc1o7q-w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Best of 2025</a></u></li><li><u><a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/6915319f-3016-4075-8cd9-82c33dd9ce8f/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Best of 2024</a></u></li><li>Best of 2023 <u><a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/ab6c2b6f-1df2-4735-a9c5-eba8b22fd920/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pt 1</a></u> and <u><a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/d2da5a46-8d7f-46e3-9635-d1fa1ca6e7ed/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pt 2</a></u></li><li><u><a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/88a110eb-a06c-4e3a-a486-917cda095bd6/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Best of 2021</a></u></li></ul><br/><p><strong>Join Nadine at an upcoming retreat:</strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://kilnfloatingsauna.com/retreat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Let Go Retreat </a></strong></p><ul><li>June 14-17, Door County WI</li></ul><br/><p><strong><u><a href="https://www.madelineartschool.com/shop/writing/nadine-kenney-johnstone/revision-retreat-craft-your-best-draft/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Revision Retreat: Craft Your Best Draft</a></u></strong></p><ul><li>Aug 24-28, 2026, Madeline Island School of the Arts, WI</li></ul><br/><p></p><p><strong>About Nadine:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nadinekenneyjohnstone.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nadine Kenney Johnstone</a> is an award-winning author, podcast host, and writing coach. After fifteen years as a writing professor, she founded<a href="https://writewell.mn.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> WriteWELL</a> workshops and retreats for women writers. She interviews today’s top female authors on her podcast, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heart-of-the-story/id1552479984" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heart of the Story</a>. Her infertility memoir,<a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Much-Im-Sure-Memoir/dp/1631522108" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Much-Im-Sure-Memoir/dp/1631522108" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Of This Much I'm Sure</a>, was named book of the year by the Chicago Writer's Association. Her latest book,<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Come-Home-Your-Heart-Harnessing/dp/B0BVGVFJ61/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1677081262&refinements=p_27%3ANadine+Kenney+Johnstone&s=books&sr=1-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Come Home to Your Heart</a>, is an essay collection and guided journal. She has been featured in Cosmo, Authority, MindBodyGreen, Natural Awakenings,Chicago Magazine, and more. She writes a regular column about mid-life reclamation on <a href="https://nkenneyjohnstone.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a>.</p><p><strong>About Michelle Redo</strong></p><p>Heart of the Story producer Michelle Redo has her own podcast, too... <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daring-to-tell/id1547856931" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daring to Tell</a> where writers read their true stories of personal daring, then talk about writing and life. Also check out the audiobooks she's produced at her website, <a href="https://michelleredo.com/audiobook-production" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">michelleredo.com</a></p>
May 24, 2026
You Are Welcome Here
<p>249 Nadine reflects on an essay she wrote in a time of deep despair.</p><p></p><p><strong>Join Nadine at an upcoming retreat:</strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://kilnfloatingsauna.com/retreat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Let Go Retreat </a></strong></p><ul><li>June 14-17, Door County WI</li></ul><br/><p><strong><u><a href="https://www.madelineartschool.com/shop/writing/nadine-kenney-johnstone/revision-retreat-craft-your-best-draft/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Revision Retreat: Craft Your Best Draft</a></u></strong></p><ul><li>Aug 24-28, 2026, Madeline Island School of the Arts, WI</li></ul><br/><p></p><p><strong>About Nadine:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nadinekenneyjohnstone.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nadine Kenney Johnstone</a> is an award-winning author, podcast host, and writing coach. After fifteen years as a writing professor, she founded<a href="https://writewell.mn.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> WriteWELL</a> workshops and retreats for women writers. She interviews today’s top female authors on her podcast, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heart-of-the-story/id1552479984" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heart of the Story</a>. Her infertility memoir,<a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Much-Im-Sure-Memoir/dp/1631522108" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Much-Im-Sure-Memoir/dp/1631522108" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Of This Much I'm Sure</a>, was named book of the year by the Chicago Writer's Association. Her latest book,<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Come-Home-Your-Heart-Harnessing/dp/B0BVGVFJ61/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1677081262&refinements=p_27%3ANadine+Kenney+Johnstone&s=books&sr=1-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Come Home to Your Heart</a>, is an essay collection and guided journal. She has been featured in Cosmo, Authority, MindBodyGreen, Natural Awakenings,Chicago Magazine, and more. She writes a regular column about mid-life reclamation on <a href="https://nkenneyjohnstone.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a>.</p><p><strong>About Michelle Redo</strong></p><p>Heart of the Story producer Michelle Redo has her own podcast, too... <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daring-to-tell/id1547856931" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daring to Tell</a> where writers read their true stories of personal daring, then talk about writing and life. Also check out the audiobooks she's produced at her website, <a href="https://michelleredo.com/audiobook-production" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">michelleredo.com</a></p>
May 17, 2026
My Favorite Summertime Place
<p>248 Nadine reflects on an essay she wrote about her favorite place to be in the summertime.</p><p><strong>Join Nadine at an upcoming retreat:</strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://kilnfloatingsauna.com/retreat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Let Go Retreat </a></strong></p><ul><li>June 14-17, Door County WI </li></ul><br/><p><strong><u><a href="https://www.madelineartschool.com/shop/writing/nadine-kenney-johnstone/revision-retreat-craft-your-best-draft/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Revision Retreat: Craft Your Best Draft</a></u></strong></p><ul><li>Aug 24-28, 2026, Madeline Island School of the Arts, WI</li></ul><br/><p></p><p><strong>About Nadine:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nadinekenneyjohnstone.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nadine Kenney Johnstone</a> is an award-winning author, podcast host, and writing coach. After fifteen years as a writing professor, she founded<a href="https://writewell.mn.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> WriteWELL</a> workshops and retreats for women writers. She interviews today’s top female authors on her podcast, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heart-of-the-story/id1552479984" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heart of the Story</a>. Her infertility memoir,<a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Much-Im-Sure-Memoir/dp/1631522108" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Much-Im-Sure-Memoir/dp/1631522108" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Of This Much I'm Sure</a>, was named book of the year by the Chicago Writer's Association. Her latest book,<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Come-Home-Your-Heart-Harnessing/dp/B0BVGVFJ61/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1677081262&refinements=p_27%3ANadine+Kenney+Johnstone&s=books&sr=1-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Come Home to Your Heart</a>, is an essay collection and guided journal. She has been featured in Cosmo, Authority, MindBodyGreen, Natural Awakenings,Chicago Magazine, and more. She writes a regular column about mid-life reclamation on <a href="https://nkenneyjohnstone.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a>.</p><p><strong>About Michelle Redo</strong></p><p>Heart of the Story producer Michelle Redo has her own podcast, too... <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daring-to-tell/id1547856931" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daring to Tell</a> where writers read their true stories of personal daring, then talk about writing and life. Also check out the audiobooks she's produced at her website, <a href="https://michelleredo.com/audiobook-production" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">michelleredo.com</a></p>
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