About Us get born magazine is a quarterly literary magazine by mothers, for mothers featuring smart, witty, sometimes irreverent, often sarcastic, always authentic writing for mothers. The vision for get born was conceived by founders, Heather Janssen, a writer and English teacher and mother of four, and Katie Cassis, an actor, writer and English teacher and mother of two. We founded get born because we felt that, across the board, good, quality, deep writing for mothers about motherhood, not just about raising kids, but about the state of motherhood was largely unavailable. We thought that was a tragedy; of all the chosen professions, none is more completely conflicted than motherhood, and it's certainly worthy of quality writing. get born celebrates the whole messy process of motherhood by giving real women in the real trenches of motherhood a chance to speak, to write, to make their voices heard. get born provides a non-judgmental forum for expression free from fear or pretense because we believe sharing our stories in this sort of environment is the best soil in which to grow as mothers and women. Our writers and readers are women are not afraid of either telling or hearing the truth, and respect other women’s right to hear and tell the same. |
Our Readers Our audience is comprised of mothers for whom honesty is imperative, who think deeply, who are generally really funny and laugh at themselves, and who seek to develop themselves as women in every facet: emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and, of course, in their mothering. |
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| Heather Janssen lives and writes in Loveland, Colorado, home to the famous Sweetheart Bowling Lanes. Her hobbies include running away from perfectionism and reading Harry Potter books while juggling life with her four daughters and a giant horsey dog with an affinity for breaking out second story windows. |
| Katie Cassis lives near the mountains on a Mountain Avenue. She founded a fabulous children's theater company called Sandbox Stories, and considers acting to be one of her most entertaining attributes. She also enjoys directing theater. Both talents have come in pretty handy in mothering her two boys. |
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