Heather Sloan's life encompasses many roles, including mother, friend, teacher, public health nurse, and Spiritual Director. She finds great joy in accompanying others in the discernment processes of their lives as they pay attention and respond to desire and grace.
Heather shares how she grew up with a profound faith that she inherited from her mother, who demonstrated through her actions and words a deep trust that there will always be enough, that they will always be provided for. She was raised in Lake Tahoe, California, surrounded by abundant natural beauty.
She was interested in traveling and so pursued International Studies. Soon after graduating from college, she and her then husband became Peace Corps volunteers stationed in Africa, though the original intention had been to work in Latin America. This assignment taught her that she was resilient, that she could go anywhere and learn and adapt.
“From my faith perspective there is an abundance in this world, and to lean into that and everything that's out there is already available to me." Heather Sloan
Key takeaways:
- Abundance comes in many forms, not all of which are monetary. Heather noted that she grew up in an area that had enormous outdoor beauty, a place that offered, in her words, an extravagance of miracles and beauty.
- Learn to trust. Heather describes a faith-based trust in her own strengths, in her resilience, her ability to be anywhere and do anything. She specifically described her intention to spend time in Latin America teaching English, where she was comfortable with the culture and the language, and instead being stationed with the Peace Corps in Africa and appreciating her own ability to adapt.
- Often, the path we take to become who we were meant to be is meandering. Heather described choosing to pursue a nursing degree not because it was her passion, but because there were study materials in the lending library in Africa, the PeaceCorps offered a scholarship, and it seemed like a vehicle to doing more international work. Her path to becoming a spiritual director is similarly meandering.
About the guest:
Heather Sloan was raised in Lake Tahoe where the beauty of the landscape played a shaping role in her faith development. She’s held many roles, including mother, wife, friend, teacher, public health nurse, and Spiritual Director. She’s navigated through the significant life-altering event of divorce. She finds great joy in accompanying others in the discernment processes of their lives as they pay attention and respond to desire and grace. Her educational background includes a BA in International Studies from Westmont College, a BS in Nursing from The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and completing the Academy of Spiritual Formation and the School of Spiritual Direction programs offered through Soul Formation based in Portland, OR.
https://www.soulformation.org/heather-sloan-sd
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