Mary Lou Heater
5 min readAug 18, 2021

Heigh-Ho and Other Core Beliefs

Like all core beliefs, our definition of work is born out of our childhood memories, experiences and perceptions. We develop knee jerk reactions, sometimes irrational thoughts, and inexplicable emotional responses to often unconscious stimuli. I’ve often told the story of how, growing up in the Catholic faith, we were repeatedly told that if we even stepped foot inside a protestant church, we would be struck down by lightening. To this day, I get a…

Mary Lou Heater

Doctor of Nursing Practice specializing in adult mental heath, aging and addictions. Writer, lover of words, and ideas.