Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)

@nitasweeney

Bestselling #author of #memoir thinly veiled as wellness or self-help. Success coach. Ultrarunner. #MentalIllness #MentalHealth #Bipolar warrior. #Dogs mom. Wife. #angret #alttext #sober #Buckeyes #booksky #writingcommunity Banner AltText: Nita's 4 books

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Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· 12d

Grateful and honored to learn that I was awarded a grant from the Ohio Arts Council for the 2026-2027 year. The arts are alive and well in Ohio. THANK YOU!! #memorialmemoir #booktour #ohioartscouncil #grantfunding

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· 17d

I know. I KNOW! We hate the 'Zon, but my latest memoir, MEMORIAL, got the badge. She's a #1 Amazon New Release Category Bestseller. YIPPEE!! #memorialmemoir #booksaboutfamily #booksaboutdepression #booksaboutgolf www.amazon.com/Memorial-Sto...

Image of Amazon Hot New Releases showing Nita Sweeney's, MEMORIAL, as a #1 new release in golf biographies. Image shows three books with placement, prices, and review stars.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· 20d

Hey Ohio authors! You and your books gonna be at The Ohio Authors Book Fair on September 26th? I'll be there with my books for sale and signing. Hope to see a few readers too. ;-) #booksky #writingcommunity #authorevents #memorialmemoir #depressionhatesamovingtarget #adailydoseofnow

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· 24d

Skipped the group run this morning and took the pupperina out for a mile, dropped her off, then did four more solo. Air quality is much better, but the humidity was fierce. The pupperina enjoyed her post-run nap. #runchat #runsky #running #ninetyninepercentgooddog

A yellow Labrador retriever dog stretched out for a nap on filthy, gray carpet. Standing by her rump you can see the pink Newton running shoes of award-winning author, Nita Sweeney who really should get that carpet replaced.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· 26d

Want signed copies of my books? I'm pretty sure @thebookloft.bsky.social still has some and I know #bluecouchbookshop does, too. #memorialmemoir #booksaboutmentalhealth #depressionhatesamovingtarget #meditationbooks

A stack of books next to a bouquet of white flowers. The books, all by Nita Sweeney, are Memorial, Make Every Move a Meditation, Depression Haes a Moving Target, and A Daily Dose of Now.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Jun 15

Yet another way I tried to "tame" MEMORIAL during the early drafting stages. Mr. Dawg was always eager to assist. #memorialmemoir #writingcommunity #booksky #memoirmonday #dogsky

A brown sofa with pages of Nita Sweeney's book MEMORIAL laying on the back and seat cushions. Morgan, the yellow Labrador retriever, lays in front of the sofa obscured by books and more pages sitting on the coffee table.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Jun 14

So, this seemed really important at 2am. #authorlife #memorialmemoir #wtaf #booksky #writingcommunity

A piece of paper with lines and check boxes. On it in black and blue ink are scrawled some, er, um, things. Not a clue what it says!

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Jun 14

Headed with the group toward #DerDutchman restaurant for 6 then brunch. A quarter mile in, tummy said, "Remember that port-o-potty at the trailhead?" Turned back. Used the facilities. Drove to the restaurant and headed toward the group. Got 4 then #breakfast! #runchat #depressionhatesamovingtarget

Group of women in colorful running gear and sunglasses on a trail in central Ohio.

Garmin badge for Global Wellness Day 2026. A pink heart with a heartbeat symbol on a green background.

A suburban pond with lotus flowers and grass.

Bestselling author Nita Sweeney in a black v-necked running top and a white hat with "Script Ohio" in black script on the front. She's on a path in a meadow.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Jun 8

Brag: Still out there! This was a few weeks ago when the Olentangy River flooded the trail. We took the mulch trail around 'cuz that river don't play! #runchat #olentangytrail #flooding

Author Nita Sweeney wearing a pink top and a black hat with sunglasses standing in front of the flooded Olentangy River trail.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· May 29

Not sure how (the pub date is 6/3/26 and my brother & I received notices that our books weren't arriving until June 11th), but my sister received her copy of #memorialmemoir today! I dedicated MEMORIAL to my siblings and hoped they would get it the same day. Life often has other plans. #booksky

Author Nita Sweeney's sister Amy, holding a copy of Nita's fifth book, Memorial: The Year My Dad and I Stopped Keeping Score. Amy is sitting in a floral chair, wearing a hot pink top over a floral top. A turquoise comforter is tucked beside her.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· May 28

One week from today, she'll be live! YIPPEE! #booksky #writingcommunity nitasweeney.com/memorial

Cover image of Nita Sweeney's fifth book, Memorial. It shows Nita with her father in 1991 in a vintage-looking photo.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· May 18

A3: A tipped-over port-o-potty. I'd never seen one until this season on a very windy run. The stuff nightmares are made of. #awkward #runchat #runchathunt

Author Nita Sweeney pouting next to a tipped over port-o-potty.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· May 17

Soooooooooooooooo, this is happening. I might be ever-so-slightly-excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope to see some of you Wednesday, June 3rd at 7pm at @thebookloft.bsky.social! #memorialmemoir #booksaboutmentalhealth #depressiontreatment #golf #writingcommunity #booksky

Image of author Nita Sweeney, the cover of her next book, MEMORIAL: The Year My Dad and I Stopped Keeping Score, and an embellished circle with the words "in-store signing Wednesday, June 3rd at 7pm" inside the circle. Event is at The Book Loft of German Village in Columbus, Ohio.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· May 7

I'll be on this panel Wednesday. Hope to see some of you. It's a Zoom thing. Registration instructions in the graphic. #makeeverymoveameditation #mindfulness #authorevents #booksky #writingcommunity

Graphic with blue background and purple banner announcing the Heart Wisdom panel with authors Nita Sweeney, Robyn Reynolds, Brenda Knight, and Sherry RIchert Belul on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· May 2

Need a Mother's Day gift for your mindfulness-curious Mom? This book of daily meditations is perfect, especially if she's the anxious type. ;-) Available wherever fine books are sold! #mothersdaygifts #booksaboutmeditation #dailymeditationbooks #inkslayinommentscay

The front of cover Nita Sweeney's book, A Daily Dose of Now. It has a white cover with a pink lotus flower and green lettering.

The spine of Nita Sweeney's book, A Daily Dose of Now. It has a white cover with a pink lotus flower and green lettering.

The back cover of Nita Sweeney's book, A Daily Dose of Now. It has a white cover with a pink lotus flower and green lettering.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Apr 27

Brag: Half marathon #43 done. It was rough. I was afraid of being swept so I went out too fast. I know better. Still, she's on the books. Thank you #mitrunscbus for a great training season and #m3ssports for another fabulous Capital City race. #depressionhatesamovingtarget

Bestselling author Nita Sweeney after finishing the Capital City half marathon in Columbus Ohio. She's wearing a Still I Run teal, short-sleeved shirt that reads "Stay. Tomorrow needs you." as well as black leggings and a black sparkle skirt that has stars, rainbows, and unicorns on it. She's wearing the medal from the race. She looks really, tired. She needs a banana, a shower, and a nap.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Apr 20

Brag: Still out there! #runchat #finishonthe50 #OSU4Miler

Running in a white Ohio State that on the football field.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Apr 10

Happy #NationalUnicornDay to all who celebrate!

Meme of a woman wearing a unicorn horn and fairy wings riding a unicorn which reads "Someone told me I was delusional. I almost fell off my unicorn."

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Apr 2

I don't know what day it is, but book progress is good. If you want to see the cover, hop on my email newsletter. Subscribers there see/hear everything first. Link in comments. Pupperina boomerang for engagement. #dogsky #booksky #writingcommunity #ninetyninepercentgooddog

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Mar 18

I recently found this newspaper clipping of my small-time golf champion father and the other men who placed in the tournament. Seeing the pride on his face makes me so happy. #memorialmemoir #booksaboutfathersanddaughters #booksaboutmentalhealth #booksaboutgolf

Five men standing in front of the Chaparral Country Club members wall. Each man is holding a trophy. Nita Sweeney's father, Gene Buddelmeyer, is fourth from the left in blue pants and a gray shirt.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Mar 18

If you want to learn more about my next book, join my newsletter. This is my father. The book is set during the last year of his life. The book is not about him. #memorialmemoir #grief #mentalhealth #cancer #careerchange #recovery #familes #addiction #dogs #linkincomments

Middle-aged man in work clothes, leather gloves, and a black hat driving a John Deere garden tractor in a large field near a wooded area in Licking County, Ohio. The man is the father of award-winning author Nita Sweeney and is a central character in her next memoir, MEMORIAL: The Year My Dad and I Stopped Keeping Score.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Mar 16

Brag: Not sure if it's a brag, but I gratefully did not need to stop at a port-o-potty on yesterday's six-mile run which was a very good thing because the previous night's wind storm blew them all over! A few trees were also down. #runchat

Blue port-o-potty with a white roof lying on its side in a gravel parking lot.

Author Nita Sweeney frowning at the port-o-potty behind her that is turned on its side.

Small tree hanging across running trail.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Mar 16

A2: That's easy. I did not expect to fall head over heels for "sparkle skirts" aka Bolder Athletics (now defunct) running gear. Do not ask me how many skirts I own. #runchat

Author Nita Sweeney in a rainbow running skirt, white ball cap, turquoise shoes, and a short-sleeved Eagle Up Ultra shirt standing in front of a Fleet Feet/marathoner in training back drop.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Mar 9

Brag: ELEVEN MILES! Longest run of the season. And that puts the hay in the barn for my March races. Taper time, baby! #runchat

Nita Sweeney smiling on her eleven mile run. She's wearing a pink v-neck running top and a Columbus Marathon hat and standing near a new bridge on the Olentangy Trail.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Mar 8

The hay's in the barn! Eleven miles of left foot, right foot, repeat #trailtherapy today with #marathonerintraining. Taper time, baby! #depressionhatesamovingtarget #runsky #runchat #halfmarathontraining

Olentangy River in central Ohio showing muddy water and a small dam.

Olentangy bike trail bridge over the Olentangy River in central Ohio. Paved trail with wooden fence guardrails. Winter trees in the distance line the path.

Bike path with two lanes heading toward a new bridge with concrete pillars and red arched guardrails. This is in central Ohio over the Olentangy Trail.

Award-winning author Nita Sweeney wearing a pink v-neck running top, and a Columbus Marathon hat. She's standing on the Olentangy Trail in central Ohio near a new bridge.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Mar 1

Cold again today, but yesterday was perfect for ten miles of left foot, right foot #trailtherapy. Good thing I'm not superstitious. Got in 3.16 before the group run. Needed 7 more, so 3.5 out and back which put my turn around at 6.66. Got her done! #runchat #depressionhatesamovingtarget #runsky

Woman wearing Garmin watch on her arm. The screen reads "6.66."

Bestselling author Nita Sweeney wearing black sunglasses, a black headband, a pink hoodie, a black buff while standing on a bike path.

Green grass sprouting along a bike path lined by winter trees.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Feb 2

@therunchat.com didn't ask for a "brag" but I have one! Did the "hamster wheel" (Warm Up Columbus) 5k today at "feels like" -7 degrees F. I dropped from the half because of the temps and intended to skip it until I heard that two friends both older than me were doing it. We ran together! #runchat

Three women standing in front of a finish line wearing heavy winter coats, hats, and gloves with race medals around their necks. They are standing in a road, but there is a foot of snow on the ground on both sides of them.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Jan 30

Not grilling out any time soon. #winterstorm #january #snow

Outdoor gas grill with a plastic cover and 11.6" of snow piled on top. The ground is also covered with driving snow.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Jan 24

One year ago, I rented this office so I could focus to revise the #fatherdaughtermemoir I began in 2004. Today, I sent the manuscript to the copy editor. Please clap. #memorialmemoir #writingcommunity #booksky #staytuned #familymemoir #memoir #golfmemoir #mentalhealthmemoir

This snow-covered yard beyond a sidewalk the view of a water tower is the view from the office of bestselling author Nita Sweeney, currently working on a memoir about recovering from mental illness while her father was dying of cancer.

Bestselling author Nita Sweeney with her family. Her current project, MEMORIAL, is about her mental health recovery while her father was dying of cancer. Sweeney is on the left next to her father, mother, brother, and sister. They are wearing golf gear and holding golf clubs.

Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her)@nitasweeney· Jan 19

A4: No-show socks over knee socks. 2 pairs of lettings. A "sparkle skirt" (Bolder Athletics). A 32degree heat base layer with 2 or 3 race shirts over that. Fuzzy New Balance hooded jacket. I can't remember the name. A buff. A thin headband and a hat. Windproof mittens and handwarmers. #runchat