I’m Marko Dewhurst.

A professional content strategist and writer.

For a decade, I’ve written, strategized, and created space for compelling brands and businesses while inspiring others through my personal essays.

As a dynamic creative,

I follow my curiosity and creativity to places with soul.

I’m not only a strategist, but a writer with heart. Let’s support each other’s work! You can follow me on Instagram and LinkedIn.

My writing brings truth to light. IN THIS LIGHT is a culmination of my stories, reflections, and poetry through life, healing, and moving forward. Read, subscribe, and share it. Thanks for being here.

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The week I lost my job, the world also lost Diane Keaton. One of those losses I’m still not over. When my layoff call ended, I let some tears flow. Then my body shifted. Shoulders released. Back pain disappeared. My nervous system reminded me I

I had to honor dear @diane_keaton this Halloween. I don’t usually post costumes but this amazing actress and woman deserved a tribute. @nmeyers’s Something Gotta Give is one of my all time favorite movies and the character, Erica Barry, i

I want to welcome you to IN THIS LIGHT. The new name of my newsletter on Substack. It’s been 4 years of IT’S OKAY, but I needed something new and fresh. Something even more me. IN THIS LIGHT is a space where I will bring even more of my s

Showing off before letting go 🧡 Deep breaths. XO

✨Wow another year. Seriously what a gift to be here. Overall this last year has been good. Nothing too wild to handle yet in the eves and ends of my Saturn Return era I’ve found myself jobless. I never would have guessed, and, in the most clich

September marked two years of marriage. That year, everything hit us—mold, money, health, family stuff. We got married anyway. I couldn’t find a poem that fit our story, so I wrote one. It’s called In the Stars. I shared it in this

Happy anniversary to my greatest love 🫶🏼 Grateful to do life with you.

We carry so many versions of ourselves — joyful, hurting, healing, growing. My latest poem, Versions of You, is a gentle reflection on who we’ve been and who we’re becoming. I hope it meets you wherever you are.
✨ Read it. If it res

NYC 2025 Highlights // “Here she is boys. Here she is world!” 💃🏼 Grateful to have had the chance to share one of my fav cities with @andytjoms (his first time!) We walked and walked, explored, laughed, ate great food, and saw two amazin

Have you ever noticed how your body fits into nature, perfectly? 🌊🍃
I wrote this poem, “Nature Holds You,” for anyone who’s ever felt out of place in their own skin. Nature doesn’t ask us to be perfect. It asks us to be pres