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Cami Ostman M.S.

About

In March of 2010, Cami Ostman, M.S., landed in Antarctica prepared to run the marathon distance (26.2 miles) on her seventh continent, completing a personal challenge she had set for herself more than two years earlier. Her journey of personal midlife transformation is chronicled in her book, Second Wind: One Woman's Midlife Quest to Run Seven Marathons on Seven Continents (Seal Press). She is also the co-editor of Beyond Belief: The Secret Lives of Women in Extreme Religions, a contributor to Adventures Northwest and to her own blog, www.rungoddessrun.com. Cami is also the founder of The Narrative Project, a program to give writers everything they need to get their books done.

Cami Ostman understands from both professional and personal perspectives that individuals hit points in their lives when they no longer have a stomach for people-pleasing, placating, or placidity and are looking for a way to catch a second wind that will propel them into the second half of life with vibrancy and clarity.

Cami has worked as a counselor, workshop leader, and coach with hundreds of individuals who've hit major life transitions only to discover that the foundations they have laid for themselves are not sustainable as they move forward.

As a licensed marriage and family therapist, she has co-authored articles in her field. She has also appeared or had her works reviewed in several publications, including the Mudgee Guardian in Australia, The Bellingham Herald and Adventures Northwest in Washington State, La Prensa in Chile, Fitness Magazine (November 2010), O, The Oprah Magazine (January 2011), The Atlantic, and Washington Post.

Cami is uniquely qualified to coach people into telling the most honest versions of their own stories. With 30 years helping people name and put words to their experiences, Cami can partner with you to help you tell the story you have in your heart to tell.

Having spent twenty years as a psychotherapist, and now serving as a writing coach and editor, Cami specializes in helping authors “figure out what they really have to say.” She is currently living in Seattle, Washington, working on a novel and on her second quest memoir.

To find out how Cami can help you catch your own second wind, visit her at www.camiostman.net. For information about her book or to follow her blog, go to www.thenarrativeproject.net or https://www.facebook.com/thenarrativeprojectforwriters/

Books by Cami Ostman M.S.
Recent Posts
When Things Don't Go As Planned

Victor Frankl said, “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” He’s right, right? We have to look at what we have power over: Us. Especially the older we get, as we realize we don’t have forever to grab hold of life and REALLY live it, we have to make the ecosystem of our inner life a healthy place to live.

Victor Frankl said, “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” He’s right, right? We have to look at what we have power over: Us. Especially the older we get, as we realize we don’t have forever to grab hold of life and REALLY live it, we have to make the ecosystem of our inner life a healthy place to live.

When Loss Rattles Your Confidence

If and when you lose something or someone so crucial to your orientation in the world that you feel you’ve lost your very self, consider being especially kind to and gentle with your heart. This loss, whatever it may be for you right now, is major, life-changing, self-changing. And it must be treated with great respect and kindness.

If and when you lose something or someone so crucial to your orientation in the world that you feel you’ve lost your very self, consider being especially kind to and gentle with your heart. This loss, whatever it may be for you right now, is major, life-changing, self-changing. And it must be treated with great respect and kindness.

Being Misunderstood Is Painful

How you respond to being misunderstood is the difference between spending time trying to correct other people's misperceptions or being free to carry on with your life.

How you respond to being misunderstood is the difference between spending time trying to correct other people's misperceptions or being free to carry on with your life.

What Are You Waiting For?

Getting older doesn't have to mean the end of your dreams. With a little intention and commitment, you can run your best races—even at a late age!

Getting older doesn't have to mean the end of your dreams. With a little intention and commitment, you can run your best races—even at a late age!

Take a Well-Earned Rest

What are you trying to prove when you keep going at full pace even when everything inside of you is crying out to slow down and rest? Take a moment to ask yourself what would happen if you stopped moving long enough to heal and recover when you're hurting.

What are you trying to prove when you keep going at full pace even when everything inside of you is crying out to slow down and rest? Take a moment to ask yourself what would happen if you stopped moving long enough to heal and recover when you're hurting.

Fighting the Seasonal Blues

If you are someone who fights the seasonal blues, you will know what I mean when I speak of the feeling of dread that comes when you look outside one October day and see nothing but endless drizzle. The inside of you drizzles too. There is a way to stay tethered to who you know yourself to be in lighter days.

If you are someone who fights the seasonal blues, you will know what I mean when I speak of the feeling of dread that comes when you look outside one October day and see nothing but endless drizzle. The inside of you drizzles too. There is a way to stay tethered to who you know yourself to be in lighter days.

When Everyone is Faster than You

How can a person really find her own pace in life—the one that fits only her—when the crowd she runs with is on a different schedule? It isn't easy to watch your peers pass you by. So it becomes important to pull over, slow down, and dig for the inner wisdom that speaks ONLY TO YOU. Only you can know what your pace/goal/need is.

How can a person really find her own pace in life—the one that fits only her—when the crowd she runs with is on a different schedule? It isn't easy to watch your peers pass you by. So it becomes important to pull over, slow down, and dig for the inner wisdom that speaks ONLY TO YOU. Only you can know what your pace/goal/need is.

Defying Age Authentically

Do you fall prey to looking in the mirror and lamenting the deepening lines around your eyes? Do you spend extra effort shopping for bras that lift and shape, or frequently wonder if your outfits are out of date or if they're trying too hard. There is an authentic, less self-critical way to feel rejuvenated.

Do you fall prey to looking in the mirror and lamenting the deepening lines around your eyes? Do you spend extra effort shopping for bras that lift and shape, or frequently wonder if your outfits are out of date or if they're trying too hard. There is an authentic, less self-critical way to feel rejuvenated.

From the Boston Marathon

There's absolutely nothing like the Boston marathon with its thousands of runners and hundreds of thousands of spectators lining the course.

There's absolutely nothing like the Boston marathon with its thousands of runners and hundreds of thousands of spectators lining the course.

Struggling to Reach Your Goal? Take a Break!

Any major goal you set for yourself will require you to push through resistance, maintain a certain level of commitment and energy for the project that you may not always feel, and work harder than you've ever worked before.

It's inevitable that at some point you're going to feel exhausted and discouraged. What's the cure?

Any major goal you set for yourself will require you to push through resistance, maintain a certain level of commitment and energy for the project that you may not always feel, and work harder than you've ever worked before.

It's inevitable that at some point you're going to feel exhausted and discouraged. What's the cure?