Week 1
Belonging – finding yourself through the written word. The confidence to start. What to write about. Creating a sanctuary for storytelling. How to write creatively and reflectively.
Week 2
Love – developing love for self and love for others. Deepening self-awareness and discovering qualities, values and desires. Reflecting on dreams and disappointments through powerful writing exercises.
Week 3
Lovechild – conversations with your inner child through letter writing, fairy tales and reparenting stories. Meeting your inner child with compassion and empathy. Unpacking bonds, attachments, archetypes and fantasies.
Week 4
The dark night of the soul – death, rebirth and discovery. How the dark makes the light more interesting. Awakening and change. Transcendental explorations through creative writing and guided meditations.
Week 5
Fear – reflecting, exploring and overcoming. Confronting the fear that may feel like it’s lurking in your life. Connect with the power of writing as you acknowledge your fear and seek to transform it into freedom and happiness.
Week 6
Acceptance – finding forgiveness and authenticity. Explore parts of your story that demand vulnerability and courage. Notice your thoughts and your internal narrative. write to release guilt and shame and embrace a sense of love and acceptance for who you are and who you are becoming.
Who is this course for?
Anyone who wishes to write, discover, and heal. I look forward to meeting you in our diverse, creative, celebratory safe spaces.
What you will receive and experience over the 6 weeks
An exceptional therapeutic and reflective creative writing experience delivered by Dionne St. Hill – a writer, groupwork facilitator, tutor and therapist with an empathic interest and professional specialism in trauma, race, identity and writing for therapeutic and creative purposes.
Weekly written feedback on your work, two telephone calls and two zoom calls.
Plus, a group zoom ‘open mic’ meeting with other writers – an opportunity to share some of your work in a safe space with other course participants.
The cost to you
£180 per course or £300 when you book 2 courses at the same time.
*installment payment plans are available.
Gift a course to a friend/family member with my BOGOF Offer – You may wish to do this course alongside someone you love or care about, if you do, when you buy a course or courses, nominate the person you’d like to join the course with you and I will send them the course or courses you are doing for FREE as a gift from you.
What I need from you
Your time, commitment, patience, non-judgement, respect, regard, courage, creativity, honesty, vulnerability, your inner cheerleader, acceptance and the belief that you will never write or say a wrong thing.
Your inner critic may show up in our creative writing space, let’s hear what they have to say – it may inspire some great writing, but let’s turn them down if what they have to say begins to get in the way of your creative process.
I look forward to meeting you and sharing the privilege of discovery through the prism of writing for therapeutic and creative purposes.
what you do next is up to you…
Sign up for another of my courses, commit to journaling every day, develop your writing style, self-publish, attract an agent, begin a blog, pursue a publishing deal, launch a podcast, start your own reading or writing group, develop your work for radio, TV or the stage, but most importantly it is my wish that you may continue to write, reflect, heal and dream… because your words matter.