Maybe a Note Would Help: Transforming Your Life with a Few Kind Words

Maybe a Note Would Help is a heartfelt exploration of how handwritten notes can deepen connections, combat loneliness, and foster personal growth—an essential guide for readers seeking to nurture authentic relationships in today’s digital age.

In 2021, Kristen Tremonti Reiter finds herself on the edge of depression and despair—uprooted, ungrounded, and disconnected. She writes a simple note of gratitude, but has no idea it will lead to a calling, a challenge, and a new place to call home.

The response to her note is so profound, she embarks upon a quest to handwrite a note every day for a year—a year that includes living out of her suitcase in one city after another. She discovers that her notes to others provide the foundation for her mental, spiritual, and physical health while everything else in her life changes.

Maybe a Note Would Help documents Kristen’s remarkable note-writing journey of personal transformation and encourages readers to enjoy a similar experience. Ultimately, we discover that a joyful way to interact more intentionally, connect more completely, uplift others, and feel better in your own skin is only a note away.

Kristen Tremonti Reiter, writer and workshop leader, is the founder of Creatively Noted, a company dedicated to furthering authentic connection and self-development through handwritten note-writing. Her popular in-person and virtual note-writing workshops guide people to explore their creativity and engage with each other in unique, meaningful ways. Her passion for embracing the joy of creative expression while spreading love to others is contagious. An alumna of Kansas State University, Kristen lives with her husband, three-time Super Bowl Champion Austin Reiter, and their American Staffordshire Terrier mix, Sosa. She calls both Austin, Texas, and Fairway, Kansas, home.