Author
One day, while on vacation, my husband, Tom, asked me what I would do if he died. I said I’d buy a little cabin on a lake and write a book.
“Why wait?” He asked.
I didn’t.
Self-Taught Silversmith
Drawn to everything artsy, I learned the basics of silversmithing while visiting Taxco, Mexico, in 1997. As the silver capital of the world, Taxco hosted thousands of artisans, and we had the good fortune of making the acquaintance of the Garduno Family, who shared their metalsmithing expertise, delicious food, and warm hospitality.
Renaissance Woman
Known for their diverse skills, talents, and interests, Renaissance women are not bound by a single field or subject. They are perpetually eager to learn and grow in all areas of life and excel at applying skills acquired in one field to another.
I am a modern-day Renaissance Woman.
About Me
I grew up in rural Central Minnesota with no running water or electricity, and by the time I graduated from high school, I’d learned books were an oasis and my guitar a good friend. After earning a Social Work degree, I took a year-long bicycle trip across North America before settling in Alaska. I’m a first mother, late discovery step-adoptee, multi-disciplinary artist, and adventure enthusiast. I work seasonally as an Interpretive Park Ranger in Denali National Park & Preserve, and I’m married to my best friend.
My Work
Memoir, Audiobook, Jewelry, Music
Print & Digital
Audiobook, read by the author
Handcrafted Sterling Silver, Fossil Ivory, Antler, Bone, and Wood
Jewelry & Artwork
Folk/Rock
Praise for Goodbye Again: A Memoir
author of Birthmark and hole in my heart
Goodbye Again is the poignant and engrossing emotional journey of a birthmother through sorrow to redemption. Cahill’s all-too-short reunion with her son makes the memoir especially helpful to mothers who meet waning or ambiguous interest in building a relationship after reunion.
author of You’ll Forget This Ever Happened: Secrets, Shame, and Adoption in the 1960’s:
Written with raw honesty and courage, this important book takes the reader straight to the traumatic experience of relinquishing a newborn to adoption and beyond to the magical joyfulness of the reunion of birth mother and adopted child eighteen years later. This is a love story in so many ways and it will break your heart and fill your soul.
author of The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption and the podcast Adoption: The Long View
Candace Cahill’s is a supremely necessary voice for acknowledging trauma and healing from it. Her writing moves me as a daughter, a mother, a friend, a woman, a human.
