Spike Gillespie

Austin, TX, USA

2.7k Followers

Spike Gillespie is the critically acclaimed author of a dozen books and countless magazine articles. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times, National Geographic Traveler and many other publications. She is certified in Yin and Yoga Nidra and teaches meditation. She lives at the Tiny T Ranch near Austin where she runs The Tiny Chapel of Kindness and The Persephone Project, a nonprofit to support women in the arts.

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Reviews

Wil

Dec 15, 2024

The candor, honesty, vulnerability and humor of this talk is so precious. It felt good to feel validated in my depression by the detailed and tender story of hers. Feeling a little less crazy, a few good laughs and a call to not stay under the covers for too long.

Valerie

Sep 2, 2024

Thank you Spike for sharing your experience, wisdom and insights. It was a beautiful journey through this course 💜

Emily

Apr 22, 2024

That just changed my day, week, month, life. Beautiful writing and so relatable. Thank you!

Heidi Zschach

Jul 28, 2023

Very much appreciated. I put “estrangement” in the search bar and your reading came up. It really helped.

Diane

Jul 12, 2023

What a great opening chapter! Very compelling. Sad but also hopeful. Thank you for sharing the story. Great writing!

Celeste Salafia

Jun 8, 2023

Greatly enjoyed!

Linda Buckley

Apr 21, 2023

Excellent story, very moving encouraging and inspiring. Thanks!!!

Lola

Apr 11, 2023

Thank you Spike. Me listen, that doesn’t sound like me. But am trying my best 🙏 😊

Najwa

Oct 29, 2022

Sooo resonated with me. Thank You for sharing your story 🙏🙏🙏💛💜✨

Kristin D

Mar 28, 2022

This was such a peaceful and gradual way for me to grieve. I appreciated and looked forward to each lesson despite the various emotions I felt during this time in my life.

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