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Meaningful Writing Doesn’t Always Make Its Way into Writing Portfolios

July 30, 2025

Sarah Gettel sits at her desk wearing a white sweater and clear-rimmed glasses. Turning back to look at the camera, she smiles while petting her large dog, Wilbur, while her two cats, Puck, a black and white cat; and Atticus, a grey cat; sit next to her chair.

Q&A with Sarah Gettel: Consultant, Operations Support, and Capacity Coach for Heart-Head-Hands

May 30, 2025

A a mural in downtown Raleigh (from my recent visit to Candace Epps-Robertson, Ph.D.) shows writing out in the world with a combination of eyes, plants, and a butterfly, along with the text: "There is beauty in the mundane" and "slow down and look inwards." The colorful mural by @nadasink sits alongside street signs, stickers, and the alphabet written in the upper right-hand corner.

Recommitting and Reconnecting With Your Writing

May 16, 2025

A cardboard sign leaning against a foliage covered fence and a mulch covered ground reads "Courage is Contageous!" Candace Epps-Robertson, Ph.D. of Full Circle Writing, LLC. Candace took this photo of a handwritten sign that asserts: "Courage is contagious!" Check out Candace's offerings here: https://full-circle-writing.com/

Befriending Fear and Cultivating Courage

April 11, 2025

The first page of '"Because We're Going to Mess Up": Practices for Accountability-- Not a Piecemeal Approach.' Above the bolded title are the names of the authors, Beth Godbee and Rasha Diab. The article begins, "What are we in rhetoric, writing, and literacy..."

New Article: “Because We’re Going to Mess Up”: Practices for Accountability—Not a Piecemeal Approach

March 24, 2025

Q&A with Candace Epps-Robertson, Ph.D.: Introducing Full Circle Writing, LLC

March 9, 2025

A cover of the literary magazine, "From the Holler to the Sea," subtitled, "Hurricane Helene Survivors Speak Out." The cover is decorated with water color-esque art of animals and forests. In the top left corner reads, "dandelionscribes.com" and in the upper right corner, "special thanks to @rednecksrising."

Reflections on Helene: Sharing a Poem “In Gratitude” from Dandelion Scribes

March 3, 2025

Beth in her childhood years stands in a purple skirt and white shirt in a grassy, mountain-surrounded field near her father who holds smoking fireworks.

Coaching as a Way of Working with Fears

February 25, 2025

A graphic with a stack of letters tied in a red bow on the top, with a black and white image of people holding picket signs below it. The text reads, "Love in Action, Sharing Prayers and Protests for These Times." The sub-text reads, "Friday, February 14, Valentine's Day, 2pm ET, 11 am PT. Bring your most fiery ideas, imaginative possibilities, recent writing, yet-unspoken longings, and deepest dedications. Register Now: Heart-Head-Hands.com."

Love in Action: Sharing Protests and Prayers for These Times

February 5, 2025

A depiction of care during winter: while ice forms on the inside of windows, the sun also rises. Two plants and a card that reads "cheers" are positioned on the windowsill, a buffer from the ice.

Care as an Amulet Against Cruelty

January 20, 2025

A light purple square with drawings of stars decorating it reads "Characteristics of Writing Groups and the Writers Who Join" on the left side. Separating the halves of the image is a small vertical line with four dots. On the right side of the image is three text boxes, each with a short blurb of text beneath them. The boxes read "Deeply Relational," "Joyfully Redefining," and "Unapologetically Feminist." In the lower right corner of the image "Heart-Head-Hands: Everyday Living for Justice" is written in a mauve.

Why Don’t I Center “Academic” in My Work?

January 7, 2025

A collage, made by Phoenix Robertson, leans against a gray wall. The canvas is covered in clippings of magazines and the background is painted gold. The collage shows three hands, each in different directions, and from them spring snippets of art, nature, and text.

Writing Retreats Are for All Sorts of Writing

December 19, 2024

A tall, white candle stands in a glass container with purple detailing on the front. The candle's cover reads, "May your choice reflect your hopes and not your fears." The candle sits on a wooden surface in front of a white wall.

A Well of Capacity Comes from Community

November 7, 2024

Colorful neighborhood sign that reads "THANK YOU volunteers" in large letters with lots of smaller text, hearts, and drawings. "Thank you to all of the helpers." and "Lookout says thank you!" and "Fenner Ave. says thank you helpers." and "Volunteers rock!" and more ...

Deep Gratitude Following Helene and Support for These Times

October 28, 2024

Reno house: tree propped up by a tall tree stump, brushing the side of the house.

Update from (Outside) Asheville: Next Steps after Hurricane Helene

October 3, 2024

A square, beige image with two smaller squares inside. The image on the left hand side shows Beth, in a black cardigan and dark red shirt, and the image on the right shows a computer next to a white cup of coffee on a brown wooden table. At the top of the image text reads “Tailored Writing Support.” Below the pictures is written “Reach out for a combination of writing groups, retreats, workshops, and coaching.” Below that text is “www.heart-head-hands.com.”

Writing Support for Your Campus? The Case of the UNT CLASS WRite Program

September 6, 2024

Phoenix leans against a wooden fence in a black dress with small silver sparkles on a sunny day. Photo Credit: King Quality Photography.

Q&A with Phoenix Robertson: Communications Assistant with Heart-Head-Hands

August 13, 2024

This image shows the central text “Reflection Questions for Sabbaticals” with arrows pointing to four questions: (1) What have I been longing for or missing in my life? (2) How do I want to feel during sabbatical? (3) What is my body signaling as non-negotiable? (4) What might I call this season of life? The background is pinkish brown, and each question is in a different color. Source credit: Heart-Head-Hands.com.

Reflection Questions for Sabbaticals (and Transitional Seasons of Life)

July 2, 2024

This cover of my current journal features a bright, colorful tree surrounded by vibrant earth and sky.

Inspiration for Writers to Stretch W-I-D-E-R

June 21, 2024

A video title-screen for a Heart-Head-Hands meditation video. The title is "Mid-Day Reset: A Moment of Calm" and the video is led by Beth Godbee, Ph.D. The background is a light purple color and there is an image of a candle, glasses on a notebook, and green ivy growing across a table.

Mid-Day Meditations: Pausing to Reflect and Reset

May 28, 2024

This image shares the blog post title “Mentoring Writers Well?” and 3 assumptions: “1. We are writers! 2. When it comes to academic writing, we are navigating minefields of harm. 3. As mentors, we care about not invalidating writers.” Background includes raindrops, a plant sprouting, and the web address Heart-Head-Hands.com.

Mentoring Writers Well? 3 Assumptions about Mentoring Writing

March 31, 2024

Image shows two journals (one open and one closed), along with a pair of glasses.

Love Notes from Journal Pages

March 1, 2024

How Mentors Can Support Writers and Counter Epistemic Injustice

February 8, 2024

Screenshot of the article’s start with the title (I AM EDITOR: Is This Burnout? You Aren’t Alone in Asking the Question), author names (Beth Godbee, Ph.D. and Candace Epps-Robertson, Ph.D.), and tagline (Though burnout can feel like such an isolating experience, it doesn’t have to be.). The article begins with a photo of Beth and Candace, a disclosure statement, and an invitation to reach out to the authors personally. Background is coral and white with strips of teal.

“Is This Burnout?” New Article Asking and Answering the Question

January 26, 2024

This photo shows the public labyrinth in Georgetown, one of the places where I have grounded myself in the past few weeks—to get centered and listen to guidance toward also continuing to feel-learn-and-act (heart-head-hands). Shoring up inner reservoirs for continued outcry against violence in Gaza and toward Palestinian liberation.

Honoring Struggles and Showing Up Imperfectly for Palestinian Liberation

November 18, 2023

Book cover of the in Best of Journals in Rhetoric and Composition 2021, edited by Kristi Girdharry, Charles Lesh, Jessica Pauszek, David Blakesley, and Steve Parks and published by Parlor Press (2023). The cover includes this text and has gray, white, and red background colors.

Highlighting a New Publication: Chapter and Supplementary Material in Best of Journals in Rhetoric and Composition 2021

October 13, 2023

Photo shows a close-up of Candace Epps-Robertson, Ph.D. with head tilted to the side and smiling.

Q&A with Candace Epps-Robertson: On Seasons of Life, Writing, and Career

September 15, 2023

This screenshot from Inside Higher Ed reads: “Career Advice. July 07, 2023. Intervening into Burnout. Beth Godbee presents a number of tangible ways that academics can build a sense of what’s possible, structurally as well as individually. By Beth Godbee.”

Intervening into Burnout, Building a Sense of What’s Possible

July 7, 2023

Pictured here are eight colorful journals -- with designs that include trees, flowers, and birds -- spread across a patterned bedspread.

Gratitude for Journals and Other Spaces for Self-Work

June 8, 2023

This image is a compilation of 7 photos shared from writing group members. Clockwise from the upper left: screenshot of Elaine Richardson (Dr. E) during conversation; carnation to accompany the related poem from Ruth Nicole Brown; “you are loved” mug that I use during groups; Cate Denial at her dining-room table, where she wrote for most of the pandemic; picture of Candace Epps-Robertson’s desk set-up for writing retreats; three generations at a beloved feminist bookstore shared from Jenny Veninga; and creative writing space with homemade pottery made by Briana Mohan.

Can Registration Be Relational? How I’m Longing for Sliding-Scale Registration to Work

May 13, 2023