Writing about healing, motherhood, and faith in real life
Michelle Thooft is a writer, teacher, and mother living on Minnesota’s Iron Range.
She writes about the places where emotional, physical, and spiritual life meet — the moments that shape us quietly, often without resolution. Her work explores healing, motherhood, faith, and the ongoing process of learning to live honestly with what has been.
Her memoir, A River Runs Through Us: What Remains After Life Breaks Open, is a collection of short, reflective stories shaped by experiences of illness, family fracture, and the slow work of self-forgiveness. She is also the author of children’s books, including Skeleton Street, part of the Pink House Adventures series.
Michelle’s writing is grounded, honest, and companioning in tone — offering presence rather than answers.
A River Runs Through Us
Available May 1
A reflective memoir about self-forgiveness, motherhood, and navigating illness and estrangement through faith.
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