I am a creative writer, psychotherapist, and behavioral scientist, a storyteller crafting compelling narratives that reframe trauma, pain, and redemption from an experiential and existential approach. I am actively exploring what it means to be human.

“We trust our minds much more than we should, but as it turns out, they are deceitful bastards lying far more often than they tell truth.” ‑Herina Ayot

Creative Work

My 7-year-old son, Jeremiah, has been sucking his thumb since birth. When he began developing teeth, a callous started forming on his …

At first thought, one may think that Chrissy and Miah are little girls, but despite the advice of family and the number …

Writing used to come much easier for me. Thoughts invaded my mind late in the midnight hours, obstructing my sleep, beckoning me …

Jazz, at its very core, is sex. The one begs the other. Harmonic tension, rhythmic tension, and even melodic tension, followed by release …

If you ask a kid, any kid, to name a famous basketball player, you’re more than likely to see the kid light up …

I don’t know if men have a personal vendetta against women or if the good ones really are an endangered species, soon …

Research & Policy

The current query has no posts. Please make sure you have published items matching your query.

A Kaleidoscope of Butterflies:

The stories that are never read

“In the end, we’ll all become stories.”

– Margaret Atwood

Presentations and Speaking Engagements

The Welsh Centre for Crime

and Social Justice

(WCCSJ) Conference

May, 13, 2025

Cardiff, Wales

 

British Society of Criminology

2025 Conference

July 1 -4, 2025

Portsmouth, UK

COPYRIGHT © 2025 HERINA AYOT. | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.