What if that pivotal moment was just the beginning?

Laurie Collister

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Laurie A. Collister is a memoirist, former counselor of seventeen years, and caregiver to her 97-year-old mother. Her debut memoir, A Different Kind of Vow, traces her winding journey through career, connection, and identity, drawing from decades of personal journals to uncover what she calls her sacred contract. Her second memoir is due in July 2027. She lives in the Pacific time zone with her mother's very large dog nearby.

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July 5, 2026

Writing Your Own Story: When the Fire Reveals What Matters

Laurie Collister lost almost everything in a house fire, but her 300 handwritten diaries survived. What she found inside them changed how she saw herself completely.