by jlouden | Aug 8, 2017 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Video
I just back from leading a writing retreat in Taos, which filled up my heart and soul in a thousand ways, and made me so proud of myself. I have learned to do this work! About half the women who attend my retreats come back again and again and several reflected to me...
by jlouden | Jul 25, 2017 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Video
With this short and grateful love letter to what writing has made me do and what it’s made possible for me, I offer you a way to claim and celebrate what writing has made you do, and might “make” you do in the future. I loved making my list. Now...
by jlouden | Jul 18, 2017 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Video
In today’s video I invite you to do a powerful short exercise – IN WRITING! – that might reveal some fresh insights and simple steps to take you toward an emerging or well loved desire. You’ll need writing materials, a few minutes, and your...
by jlouden | Jul 11, 2017 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Video
Of the things that can block your creativity and productivity like a dam on a wild river, I think the most powerful one might be the fear of being judged. Criticized. Trashed. Found lacking. And I’ve only met a few lucky souls who are immune to this fear, either...
by jlouden | Jun 7, 2017 | Blog, Video
I’m knee deep in writing my memoir right now. I half love it. And I half feel drained and sucked dry after each session. No matter how frequently I try to make art of my own life through telling my most personal stories, each time I do it it feels like I’m...