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 | Jul 5, 2017 | Blog, Video
Are you like me and you use writing to figure out your life? To figure out how you feel about things, how to decide about things, and how to move forward – or not- on the most important things in your life? Writing for ourselves and to ourselves is a powerful...