A Little Light from 1967 I came across this photo of The Heffron Kids—my brother, sister, and me—standing in the sun on Easter morning, 1967. We’re each holding our little baskets, filled with the eggs we had carefully dyed the night before at our kitchen table. Dressed in our Easter best, we squinted into the light, doing our best to pose for the photo. I look so serious, but I’m pretty sure it was just the sun in my eyes. I thought I’d share it with you today and send a simple wish for...

EPISODE 50 When Mediation Meets Meaning: Co-Creating a Kinder Divorce In this powerful and timely episode of Getting to the Heart, Michèle Heffron welcomes Ellen Barron Feldman, an attorney and seasoned divorce and family mediator, for a candid conversation about navigating divorce with compassion, clarity, and control. Ellen shares her unique journey from commercial litigation to co-mediating with mental health expert Brian James, a partnership that bridges legal structure with emotional...

Replacements There used to be a company called Replacements—the go-to place for finding discontinued china patterns. It was where you could track down the exact gravy boat you dropped on Thanksgiving, the one that shattered into a thousand porcelain pieces and, according to my mom (a.k.a. Doreen), broke Great Grandma’s legacy right along with it. The beauty of a china pattern is its consistency. Every plate, cup, saucer—identical. It’s a pattern, after all. Replace one, and it seamlessly fits...