Andrew Forsthoefel is the author of Walking to Listen, a critically acclaimed coming-of-age memoir about his 4,000-mile across America. His memoir has been used as an All-School Read / First-Year Seminar text at high schools and universities across the country, and his narrative work has appeared on This American Life and The Moth.
Andrew is a restorative justice systems specialist for his local public health department in southern Maine, where he supports public schools in building listening-based cultures of connection and care. He is also an interfaith chaplain.
Andrew’s keynotes and workshops are designed to support the members of a community in connecting more deeply through the diverse interface of their humanity. Guided by the Indigenous-based principles of restorative justice, Andrew collaborates with community partners to take simple steps toward cultural healing and transformation.
Andrew lives with his wife, Tana, and their dog, Rose, in southern Maine. He writes about restorative justice, rogue spirituality, and radical masculinity twice monthly at littlecourtyard.substack.com