Getting Out of Our Own Way Retreat

A virtual writing retreat about loosening the hold of our inner critics 

Do you ever feel like there’s something in the way of your creative flow?

Writer’s block — you know it, we know it, we all struggle with it. Sometimes we break through it, and other times… that’s what we’ll explore in this online retreat.

We’ll use writing and discussion to get to know our inner critics and what makes them feel so powerful. Then we’ll go deeper to explore to develop skills and tools to bring momentum back to our creativity. We’ll also use contemplative practices, art and visualization to learn about ourselves and create counter-techniques that we can use any time writer’s block shows back up. 

This retreat is based on neuroscience research and grounded in writing and life coaching practices. It will be deep personal work, come prepared to shed a few tears.

Here’s how it works:

We’ll gather on Zoom to explore different aspects of our writer’s block and create real-life ways to move our writing forward when we feel resistance. 

We’ll scribble up a storm using writing prompts, images, and sensory info to connect inward to our memories, experiences, and beliefs about creativity, our writing, and our blocks. 

We’ll be sharing what we write and providing each other with encouraging feedback to keep moving us forward on our writing journeys.

As part of this retreat, you'll have a one-hour video coaching session with your facilitator to further explore the material as it relates to you individually. This coaching session can be booked within a month of the retreat.