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Discover the intricate dance between societal expectations and personal truth in Dear Everyone, through 60 letters from 1963, chronicling a year of artistic pursuit and personal growth, intertwined with a modern-day narrative of grief, ambition, and the quest for authenticity. This narrative nonfiction delves into the profound struggles of balancing career, relationships, hardship, and motherhood, revealing the beauty and heartache of staying true to oneself.
Henley is an experienced writer, marketer, and creative strategist with a unique vision for storytelling. From corporate teams to public figures and authors, she brings stories to life across all mediums. For the past two years, she’s been writing her debut narrative nonfiction, Dear Everyone, inspired by discovered letters from 1963 and her own journey of self-discovery. In her free time, she dreams of escapes to Palm Springs, enjoys Slim Aaron’s coffee table books, and spends time with her husband, new baby Scottie, and golden retriever Millie.
I traded girlbossing for being home with my baby and an unknown path forward. And I am so relieved. A lot of people have looked at my situation in judgement.. asking how I could possibly quit my job in this economy.. how I would regret this “step back” in my career.. how making this decision…
Dear Everyone, In writing this book, I have laid my soul bare. In doing so, there is no doubt in my mind that I will face backlash, judgement, and disdain. You will not be impressed by how I handled every circumstance revealed in these pages. You will not agree with the ways in which I…
I’m thrilled to share that Post & Courier recently published a feature introducing Dear Everyone, my debut book — a project born of discovery, letters, and the questions that follow us across years. In the book, we follow Martha McCaffray, who at age 22 traveled to Florence in 1963, wrote sixty vivid letters home full…
“I’m vibrating from this book. It’s SO powerful. Quite frankly, it’s revolutionary in being a blueprint for us girls and women, wherever we are, to start excavating our own layers, past hurts, to heal, reflect, evaluate, honor and come through. This is REALLY something.”
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