LIVING REAL BLOG
Stories of transformation
from exhausting love
to authentic living
June 2026 | Living REAL with Heidi Coleman
I have said things I meant as love that didn't land as love. I've also been on the receiving end — words offered kindly that felt, to me, like a verdict. I know both sides of that gap. I've lived in both places. And I'm still learning, probably every week,...
April 2026 | Living REAL with Heidi Coleman
A friend texted me two words this week: big emotions.
It was her answer to "how was your trip?"
I didn't need more than that. I knew exactly what she meant. And I've been thinking about those two words ever since — about how sometimes they're the only h...
April 2026 | Living REAL with Heidi Coleman
Earlier this week after work I sat down, logged into my dad's medical portal, pulled his test results and summary, saved them, and emailed them to him and my brother so everyone would have them.
Nobody asked me to do it that way. I just did it.
That was...
Some years, the holidays arrive with sparkle and ease. Some years, they arrive with a weight you didn’t plan for.
This year, mine arrived quietly — and with loss.
My childhood friend Matthew died on December 4.
We met in third grade — two kids who understood each other long before either of us real...
