heidi o. Rées: Journalist + Essayist
Stories that illuminate the overlooked, inspire compassion, and invite you to see the world — and yourself — with fresh eyes.
Be Astonished. Be Moved. Be Seen.
This is where questions linger, truths refuse to sit pretty and still, and answers politely decline to be tied with a bow. You won’t find definitive answers wrapped up in string; instead, the goal is to spark curiosity, reflection, and ongoing exploration. Here, the mundane reveals its extraordinary layers, the unnoticed becomes vital, and you’re invited to see yourself — and the world — with bold and unflinching clarity. Let this be a starting point, a mirror, a compass.
Welcome.
“A feminist out to make trouble.”
–angry man I used to work with
I am a journalist, writer and champion of girls in science and art who lives at the junction of authenticity and healing.
For three decades I studied and practiced the root necessities of how sound learning and teaching happen, mostly from my home base in the Rocky Mountain West.
From research, observation and experience I now report and write the stories — some of which I’ve yearned a lifetime to tell — of how place shapes people, how breath and movement shape the human body, and how history shapes the choices we make and sometimes are forced to make in real time in the world today.
Thank you for joining me.
Awards
How girls can overcome stereotypes and embrace the power of math and science.
How to Help Girls Like and Stay in STEM: TedX Talk
↓ watch Heidi’s talk by clicking the image below ↓
Upcoming Events
March 14, 7:30 p.m.
The Moth StorySLAM
Swallow Hill Music, 71 East Yale Ave.
Denver, Co
April 25, 7:30 p.m.
The Moth StorySLAM
Swallow Hill Music, 71 East Yale Ave.
Denver, Co
News & Muse
Featured BOOKS
Quarto Publishing 2019
Leonardo’s Science Workshop
Invent, Create, and Make STEAM Projects Like a Genius
is an interactive adventure that embraces the spirit of Leonardo da Vinci to bring science, art, and creativity to life. Written with an inimitable combination of clarity and belief in the genius of every young reader, Leonardo’s Science Workshop models the curiosity and problem-solving that made Leonardo a genius.
Pretty Brainy Press 2013
Fashionably Mashed
The STEM of Fashion Design
Jump into the real-world science and math at the heart of fashion design today. This book engages young people in key steps of professional fashion design, from concept formation to sourcing and costing to marketing. Young designers gain hands-on experience in creativity, problem-solving, critical thinking, decision-making, ethics, and entrepreneurship — just like accomplished designers.