I’m always curious about how we can apply brain science to make our lives better, and I love thinking about how to apply neuroscience to writing well. I’ve been writing and coaching writers long enough to know that many of us struggle with creative anxiety and other creative blocks unless we learn how to work […]
Just write! How many times have we all heard that or said it to ourselves? As a writer, I know how impossible that can sometimes feel. But when you practice mindful writing, it becomes so much easier. Once you’ve taken the long walk from getting up to getting to your desk, mindful writing can help […]
It’s possible to learn to completely bypass writer’s block and enjoy writing again. Mindful writing is a practice that blends mindfulness and writing to help you to observe your experience without becoming so entangled in it. With practice, mindful writing can help you to observe your inner critic without believing what it tells you. It […]
Where are you finding hope in the midst of this winter of grief? It’s a cold January day here in North Carolina. How is everyone doing out there? I am acutely aware that we are all grieving so much loss and feeling anxious over so much division. It’s normal to not feel normal in the midst […]
How’s your mental wellness? It’s November, I’ve noticed that moods are leaning a bit more toward grey and blue. We are tired, and we are tired of it. Pandemic fatigue is a real thing, and in spite of our hopes that things would be better, the pandemic has again worsened this month. How do we […]
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. –Maya Angelou We stop growing when we stop believing that change is possible. When I was in my early twenties, I became frustrated with photography. The image that I saw in nature was not the image that came out on film. […]
Mindful writing for healing from trauma is a powerful practice to support wellbeing. I have loved writing for as long as I can remember. I’ve been practicing mindful writing for transformation with committed regularity since my mid-thirties following my aging mother’s relapse with addiction, near death by suicide, and eventual death from cancer. Mindfulness and writing […]
Our tendency as a culture is to avoid silence, to run from it, and essentially we end up running from ourselves. We run from what most needs our attention, and we turn to compulsive busyness, eating too much, spending too much, spending too much time on Facebook, drinking too much, etc. We can learn to […]
Creativity blocks come disguised in many forms. Difficult emotions can be powerful creativity blocks. I awakened this morning feeling angry about a situation that occurred yesterday in which my limits were not respected. As the day began, the anger became a distraction, and the prospect of generating any creative energy today seemed bleak. A writer or […]
Trusting yourself often feels difficult following experiences of stress, illness, loss, or trauma. Practicing mindfulness can support you in gradually trusting yourself again. Mindfulness practice allows you to gradually reconnect with awareness of your own sensations, feelings, and thoughts as you learn to listen inside to yourself again. Making time and space for stillness allows […]