MaryBeth Heatwole Moore, RN, BSN, MDiv, serves as chaplain at Eastern Mennonite Seminary and is ordained through Virginia Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA. She volunteers her clinical skills at the Blue Ridge Free Clinic and brings more than three decades of experience in nursing and pastoral care.

MaryBeth is a trained teacher through the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion and has been practicing Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) since 2021. She has taught the MSC course multiple times in online settings.

Her work integrates evidence-based mindfulness and compassion practices with holistic approaches to emotional resilience and well-being. MaryBeth teaches MSC to help individuals cultivate greater self-awareness, self-kindness, and emotional strength. She believes compassion is foundational to healing, personal growth, and professional resilience.