When we think about healing, we often picture therapy sessions, quiet retreats, or moments in meditation. But for Heather Wilde, healing looked like a blinking cursor, a blank page, and the courage to finally tell the truth.

In her powerful memoir, Tumbled: A memoir of perseverance, personal growth & magical transformation, Heather shares her lived experience of trauma, the toll of silence, and the radical decision to give voice to it all. In this raw and illuminating interview with Project Seed Money, Heather walks us through the deeply emotional journey of writing her story—and how the act of telling it became one of the greatest catalysts for her personal transformation.

For years, Heather joked that her life belonged on Dateline. But behind that dark humor was a lifetime of pain, tucked away behind a strong exterior and a healer’s heart. It wasn’t until she saw a post about a memoir-writing course that everything clicked: it was time. The story was ready to come out.

“The second they came out, they lost a bit of power… and then every time you kept going over and rewriting, it was extremely cathartic. What a healing gift that offered my inner being.” — Heather Wilde

Heather didn’t write to become an author—she wrote to heal. She talks candidly about how each draft peeled back another layer of armor, and how the process allowed her to hand over the emotional weight she’d been carrying her whole life. The process wasn’t always graceful or easy—but it was sacred.

One of the most moving moments in the interview is when Heather describes choosing the cover image for her book. The woman on the cover, that Heather named Jules, became more than a book cover—it became the woman who would carry the stories now so Heather could rest.

Heather’s story is not just about trauma. It’s about reclamation. About listening to that inner nudge when it tells you your voice matters. About pushing past fear and perfectionism and saying, “This is mine. This is me.”

If you’ve ever wondered whether you should share your story—or whether it’s even worth telling—let Heather’s journey be your encouragement. There is immense power in putting pen to paper. Sometimes, it’s the very thing that leads us home.

🎧 Listen to the full episode now and witness how one woman’s willingness to write it all down created ripples of healing far beyond the page.