Mary Hayes Grieco
speaker healer storyteller
"kindling the spirit of peace, purpose, and joy"

Mary Hayes Grieco is a masterful catalyst of positive change and spiritual enrichment for individuals and groups who want to experience hope and freedom in their lives, now. A dynamic philosopher, a pragmatic emotional healer, and a charming storyteller Mary is dedicated to liberating the joy of the human spirit, and her events and appearances are always memorable. Based in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, Mary Hayes Grieco has been a respected and steady presence as a leader in her community for the better part of twenty years.

Mary’s first book, The Kitchen Mystic: Spiritual Lessons Hidden in Everyday Life, is a perennial collection of essays first published by Hazelden in 1992. Her original material from her most popular seminars have been published in a four-part audiotape series, The Kitchen Mystic Series. From 1987-1994 Mary was the creator and host of a weekly radio program in The Twin Cities, featuring interviews with local and national leaders in spiritual thought and wholistic health, and her own unique style of philosophical discourse. She currently serves on the faculty at The Management Center of The University of St. Thomas, and is a popular retreat leader at Hazelden Foundations’s Renewal Center. Her work place leadership insights have been published in the Journal of Strategic Performance Measurement.

Mary has shared her insights with the public in a variety of venues since 1984, and she is a professional member of the National Speakers Association. Her presentation style is warm, entertaining, and audience interactive. Mary creates an atmosphere of collaboration and community in all of her endeavors. She has been certified by Psychosynthesis International to teach the powerful Unconditional Love and Forgiveness program, and to train new facilitators in this remarkable healing process. Mary has taught this weekend workshop over 80 times, assisting thousands of people in a significant emotional turning point.

In recent years, Mary has been invited to share her work in Northern Ireland and in the Republic of Ireland, where she is currently training a growing network of counselors in this potent healing method. She has also adapted this forgiveness method for the business community in companies that are going through mergers and other difficult changes. In October, 2005, Mary established the Midwest Institute for Forgiveness Training, so that this remarkable work may be carried forward with new teachers and trainers, and regular opportunities for members of the public to learn how to forgive.

In her personal life, Mary is committed to a yoga meditation path, and she loves cooking, gardening, laughing with friends, and all things Irish. She enjoys quiet and wildlife on her 40 acres in Wisconsin whenever she can, but mostly dwells in the inner city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband Fred and her two daughters: Tara and Olivia, and her twin granddaughters, Mia and River. She is planning on becoming totally enlightened and living happily ever after, while helping others to do the same.