Her book, Laughing Wellness: P.L.A.Y. Your Way Every Day, is out now. Read the first chapter free
The book

Laughing Wellness

P.L.A.Y. your way, every day.

Her whole story, out loud: the projects in Scarborough, the bar years, the comeback, and the method it produced. Heidi wrote it to forgive herself and hand you the map. Published in 2024. Every word is hers.

Paperback, 174 pages. ISBN 9781772776140.

Heidi seated in a garden, smiling softly
From the foreword

"As you read Laughing Wellness, you will laugh with Heidi, and cheer for her."

Raymond Aaron, New York Times bestselling author

What’s inside

Ten Chapters. One Recovering Perfectionist.

Every chapter ends with a breath and a laugh you can do right there in your chair. She wrote the exercises in, because reading about laughter is not the same as laughing.

  1. 01
    Demote Versus PromoteThe projects, the pills, and the day she stopped demoting herself.
  2. 02
    Master of Self-Sabotage Versus LongevityEat well, sleep well, and use laughter as exercise.
  3. 03
    Blame Game Versus AccountabilityThe frozen bacon, the lost car, and owning every bit of it.
  4. 04
    Hard-Hearted Versus Young-HeartedHow a lifeguard forgot to laugh, and got it back.
  5. 05
    Give Myself PermissionThe first paid gig, the first no-shows, and sticking it out.
  6. 06
    Happy Hour With No HangoverThe giggle-tini, and life as a celebration.
  7. 07
    Common Sense Isn’t So CommonTruth-telling, kindness, and collecting your smileage.
  8. 08
    Laughter YogaThe science of the breath and the art of laughing for no reason.
  9. 09
    Laughing WellnessThe P.L.A.Y. method and the eight Cool Tools.
  10. 10
    Round of ApplauseSmileZ for MileZ, and a round of applause for you.
Underlined by readers

A Few Lines You’ll Steal.

"Don’t grow up in the first place. It’s a trap!"
"I took myself seriously once, for a minute. It was the worst minute of my life."
"My scars are my stars."
"Sometimes I win. Sometimes I learn."
"If you think wellness is expensive, you don’t want to try illness."
"Run your own kindergarten for adults."
Heidi sitting quietly among green leaves, smiling
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Demote Versus Promote: the chapter where she outs herself, forgives herself, and starts laughing. Pop your email in, download it on the next page, and a copy lands in your inbox too.

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The Laughing Wellness Club

The book, practised out loud. Live laughter sessions on Zoom in two rooms, India and North American clocks. No jokes, no experience, no charge.

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Heidi leaning into a bed of white flowers, laughing
Heidi standing in the Bow River with her arms in the air
Read it, then come feel it

The Book Is
the Map.

The 21-Day D.O.S.E. Reset is the walk. Fifteen playful minutes a day, live with Heidi.

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