Mary Jane Heppe ~ The Poet 
Certified Cancer Journey Coach
Mary Jane Heppe was born into a musical family: her dad a composer and conductor, her mom a singer. Both were entertainers and world ambassadors. Mary Jane spent the first 12 years of her life in the Far East before returning to the U.S. with her family. After high school, she attended college part-time while working for the U.S. Congress. Mary Jane became frustrated with the political scene and joined a musical troupe, trained in Arizona, then traveled the Western U.S., singing, dancing, and doing advance work with a cast of 90. MJ served as a radio news director before returning to college on a full-time basis. She received a BA in Commercial Arts and Business from Marymount University in 1983.
Mary Jane started her own calligraphy business in 1984, creating commercial products as well as artistic text, Chinese calligraphy, portraiture, and landscape photography. She also writes poetry, vignettes, and scientific articles for publication.
Mary Jane moved to Hood River, Oregon in 2002. She recently became certified by a coaching program and is now a holistic Lyme disease coach, as well as a national advocate and educator. Mary Jane has continued to thrive on her passion for living a graced life, filled with magical experiences.
An interview with Mary Jane:
What inspires you to get up in the morning? Being fully cognitive and physically painless inspire me to get up in the morning. My husband also inspires me to get up in the morning.
What are you scared of? I’m scared of suffering a relapse of neuroborreliosis,
a disorder of the Central Nervous System caused by infection. Losing cognition is terrifying.
People often underestimate the power of . . . HOPE and VISION.
I am in my power when . . . I am cognizant, aware, and paying attention.
If you could have one super power, what would you choose? I would want perspective-shaping power. To elaborate, I welcome conflict/chaos because they are required for growth, learning, and change. However, if I had the power to allow people to pay attention and understand the big-picture perspective, then there would be more understanding and compassion. Outcomes would not involve grudges, cut-offs, or wars.