Tag Archives: author Heidi Siefkas

Calling the Cops on My Birthday

Yes, it's quite an unusual title for a post. However, it is one of my favorite vignettes from my memoir, When All Balls Drop. Five years ago on my birthday, I was in New York's Hudson River Valley recovering from a broken neck caused by a freak tree accident earlier that fall. It was a…
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How Can There Be an Upside of Losing Everything

I address this question in my inspirational memoir, When All Balls Drop, as well as at many of my book signings and events. Recently, I wrote a quick post on Medium explaining my answer to the question. How can there be an upside of losing everything? To explain, let me share with you a little…
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What Readers Are Saying About When All Balls Drop

If you have been keeping up with the When All Balls Drop launch and book tour, you have read both the reviews of book critics and bloggers. However, in a world where increasingly the recommendations of friends, followers, and people just like you are crucial, let me share with you what readers say about When All…
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Booked: Heidi Siefkas Featured in the Brookline Hub

Imagine getting hit by a tree branch and waking up in the ICU, finding out your husband is having an affair, and losing a job you love—all in less than a year! Heidi Siefkas doesn’t have to imagine it because it happened to her. She’s written about her terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year…
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When All Balls Drop and Oprah’s Life You Want Tour Miami

This weekend, I soaked up the good vibrations of Oprah's Life You Want Tour in Miami. Thousands of South Florida fans and I flocked to Miami's AAA to be inspired by Oprah as well as her trailblazers, including one of my favorite authors, Elizabeth Gilbert, world-renowned Deepak Chopra, down-to-earth Rob Bell, sassy Iyanla Vanzant, and…
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Animals Embrace When All Balls Drop Too

When All Balls Drop has been spotted in: NYC, Russia, Fort Lauderdale, Beantown, Wisconsin, Kauai, Rome, and Tuscany. And now, it has crossed over to our fury friends. Yes, that's right. Animals embrace the powerful message of When All Balls Drop too. Check out these cute canine and feline friends that are enjoying the inspirational read. Starting from the…
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