NEW RELEASE! Book: Notes from the Shadowland
About Heather M. Dakin
Heather M. Dakin has been severely sight impaired (blind) since birth, but that hasn’t stopped her from living a full life. Born in the famed city of New Orleans in the United States, Heather has carried the essence and energy of that place with her, infusing it into all of her endeavours, including a blog, course creation/facilitation and her books.
She grew up in southern Pennsylvania, where she discovered in her early teens that she was quite different from her sighted peers and would thus need to forge her own path. First becoming a white cane, and then a guide dog, traveller, Heather accepted a place at Wilson College and completed her Bachelors Degree in English in 2007 before moving to Maryland to work, all the while accompanied by her loyal, fun-loving Seeing Eye®dog, Rafe.
In 2008, Heather was accepted at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom, where she completed her Masters in Creative Writing in 2010. She met her husband during her studies and now resides in England.
Given that sight loss can happen at any age and for a variety of reasons, Heather continues to champion accessibility with a particular focus on employment. Many businesses are simply missing out on opportunities to not only recruit, but retain, blind and visually impaired staff due to outdated practices, procedures and modes of thinking. Heather’s work aims to highlight misconceptions an inaccuracies to allow for introspection
and reconsideration. This second look offers the opportunity for change and growth.
With an affinity for looking at the Shadows of life, Heather was drawn to tarot cards in her twenties. The cards are a tool that encourages self-reflection and allows for the integration of the often hidden aspects of one's nature. Through her Shadow Sense blog, Heather shares her insights, helping others to discover and integrate their own Shadows to sharpen their intuition.