Nita Sweeney, Author, Mindful Living Coach, Runner

Bestselling author, mindful living coach, ultramarathoner. Free ebook on website.

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

About

After a decade of legal practice (and a major depressive episode), I turned in my shingle for a fast writing pen. People still ask legal questions, but I’ve done my best to forget the answers. Instead of negotiating labor contracts for public agencies, I write, and share what I’ve learned. Specialties: mental health, wellness, meditation, running, dogs, creativity, motivation

Experience

  • Bestselling Author, Mindfulness Teacher & Mindful Living Coach at Nita Sweeney, Author
    Aug 1994 - Present · 31 yrs 11 mos

    Mindful living coach Nita Sweeney is the bestselling wellness author of the award-winning running and mental health memoir, Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink. She co-created the writing journal, You Should Be Writing: A Journal of Inspiration & Instruction to Keep Your Pen Moving with Brenda Knight. Her third book, Make Every Move a Meditation: Mindful Movement for Mental Health, Well-Being and Insight was featured in the Wall Street Journal. Nita's fourth book, A Daily Dose of Now: 365 Mindfulness Meditation Practices for Living in the Moment, was released in fall of 2023 while her fifth book, Memorial: The Year My Dad and I Stopped Keeping Score launched in 2026. She also runs long distances without being chased. Nita lives in central Ohio with her husband, Ed, and their yellow Labrador retriever, Scarlet. Download your free copy of Nita’s eBook Three Tools for a Happier, Healthier Mind or the infographic Meditation Myths.

  • Publisher at Write Now Columbus
    Jan 2003 - Mar 2023 · 20 yrs 3 mos

    Write Now Columbus is central Ohio's "relatively comprehensive" resource for writers and readers.

  • Blog Editor at Still I Run: Runners for Mental Health Awareness
    Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 · 2 yrs

  • Board Member at Still I Run
    Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 · 2 yrs

  • Assistant to best-selling author at Natalie Goldberg
    Dec 1997 - Sep 2006 · 8 yrs 10 mos

    Taught "rules of writing practice," to 60-plus students attending week long writing workshops of best-selling author. Met one-on-one with students suffering at the hands of their inner critic.