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THE BODY WRITING WORKSHOP
An intimate, four-week writing workshop to turn a moment of pain into prose through embodied writing.
Join the workshop 💗We all have moments in our lives after which we are different. Moments that stay with us and haunt us, that keep pulling at us as if to say, Spend time with me, express me, honestly, from the inside out, so you can integrate me and stop thinking about me and create something beautiful from that moment of pain.
This October, me and a small group of eight women will spend four weeks writing, workshopping, then revising a moment after which we were different – pulled from any time in our lives. This isn't just four weeks of circling a trauma, or me talking about craft then sending you home to write on your own. I'll teach you how to bring embodied literary techniques into your writing, then we'll write together, workshop each other's pieces as a group, and end by sharing our revised, emotionally resonant pieces.
We'll read inspiring examples of body writing then choose our moments and write them, exploring narrative voice, bringing in your senses, opening up the scene and playing with sentence rhythm - or as I like to say it: fucking up sentence cadence to distort the expected and create something resonant...to tell the truth of your moment truer.
Inspired by the highly regarded philosophy of Dangerous Writing and my own approach to writing to heal, you'll leave this workshop with a visceral, powerful piece of prose, embodied craft skills and heart resolution around the moment you choose.
What we'll do:
Week One: Embolden Your Heart/Choose Your Moment
We'll explore embodied writing, what makes it healing and how to bring specific craft elements into your own writing, and use inspiring excerpts to embolden your heart and help you choose your moment.
Week Two: Writing Into and From the Body
We'll workshop each other's pieces in the group – this is where the charge of the moment you choose to write about begins to leave your body. You get feedback + guidance on how to enhance your voice, deepen your scene and your healing through the way you revise your moment.
Week 3: Writing Into and From the Body (Continued)
We'll continue to workshop each other's pieces and draw inspiration from supporting each other. Our hearts, voices and pages will grow stronger.
Week 4: Your Integrated Moment/Celebration Ceremony
We'll gather to share our revised pieces and receive celebration in the form of what each of us loves about your piece. This is your space to notice how different you feel in your body around your moment, and how powerful, visceral and beautiful the piece you've created reads and feels to you.
Come write a visceral, powerful piece of prose 💗Details:
The Main Workshop
Four weeks of live sessions:
- October 13th (Week 1): 10am - 12pm Pacific
- October 20th (Week 2): 10am - 12pm Pacific
- October 27th (Integration & Writing Week): No gathering
- November 3 (Week 3): 10am - 12pm Pacific
- November 10 (Week 4): 10am - 12pm Pacific
- (Limited to 8 women)
- Investment: $350
Optional VIP Upgrade
Everything in the Main Workshop, plus:
- In-Depth Coaching with Me (October 27th): 10am - 12pm Pacific
- 1:1 attention for emotional support, creative guidance or help moving through any blocks or questions as you rewrite
- Written feedback and line edits from me on your final piece once the workshop ends (1500 words max)
- Suggestions on where your writing seems to want to go next (particularly valuable if you're writing a greater story to heal)
- Investment: $950
Register for the main workshop
Meet Your Guide
Hello, I'm Jennifer
Welcome; I'm so glad you're here. I'm an author, writer and somatic writing coach. I help deep-feeling women heal through getting down on the page the way things feel in their body. I'm an award-nominated writer certified in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy.
I have always used writing to process my own trauma and turn those experiences into visceral prose on my page. I've self-published two books, been nominated for the Missouri Review Editor's Prize and spent my life learning how stories live in our bodies and how we can write them out for healing. I believe deeply it is where we're willing to go and how we write our moments that brings us the peace and affecting prose we crave.
Today I offer private coaching, a beautiful trauma-release writing circle called Body Writers and this workshop to help women who are deep and sensitive write their bodies and stories for healing.
What my students & clients say:
Jennifer holds us all so carefully and lovingly.
"She brings such gentleness and sensitivity to our space. She provides a warm, safe space for sensitive writers to write and share. The trust she instills invites us to dig deep, share openly and receive wholeheartedly.
ANNE H.
Magical, healing and fun.
"I have felt such JOY sharing what I've written in this circle, knowing the other women hold sacred space when I do. My circle is full of compassionate, passionate women who lift each other up. I wasn't sure what Jennifer would "be" like, but she is a wonderful guide. Her kindness is a balm."
KELLY C.
I've been able to go to depths I never expected.
"Before I started Body Writing, I honestly didn't believe I'd ever be at the point I am now in my healing journey. I'm so grateful for this space. I've been able to go to depths I never expected, and it's thanks to Jennifer and this process she has created. I feel like I was hidden from myself and through this somatic writing, have been able to turn on a light."
M.J.
She helped me write from a somatic and honest place.
"Jennifer is a gem of a coach and a human. Her gentle, compassionate nature coupled with her thoughtful, insightful feedback – all provided in her deeply safe container – helped me craft a much more embodied story. I'm braver, more honest and vulnerable on my page after working with her."
RACHEL K.
She helped me believe in my voice.
"Jennifer is like a midwife for me, helping me birth my book. Working with her is totally worth it! She is going to be your biggest cheerleader and is well educated in how to write a book. She's just a delightful thoughtful, intelligent person to work with."
JENNA H.
A wonderfully safe and encouraging environment.
"Jennifer is kind, empathetic and caring, but she is also so fucking kick ass at the same time. She encourages the whole range of emotions and celebrates writing with no holds barred. She radiates warmth, sensitivity and strength from her very core, and creates a wonderfully safe and encouraging environment for sensitive women to shine."
JANE McGEOGHAN
Beyond the Workshop:
Support for Your Greater Story
This workshop is the foundation, where you'll learn embodied craft skills and practice writing to a single moment of your story. But if you have a greater story you're writing or want to, you need accountability and ongoing support.
We don't write or heal our tender stories in a vacuum. Our hearts truly do need accountability, draft support and consistent witnessing. This is why completing the Body Writing Workshop unlocks an exclusive invitation to join my monthly read-and-critique group on the backend.
No pressure if that doesn't appeal, but the option to join this intimate, inspiring gathering will be available to you if you want it.
