Four Day Therapeutic Writing Course – Online

£195 – places strictly limited to 8

Four mornings: Friday 18th December, Saturday 19th December, Sunday 20th December, Monday 21st December 8am-10am

Join an intimate group for this therapeutic workshop during the dark mornings of Solstice. This experience will run very deep: the writing method we will use is specifically designed for trauma processing. We meet in the mornings so that you have lots of time to settle during the days, before it is time to sleep.

Pennebaker’s writing protocol is the most evidence-based expressive journalling technique. In over 200 studies it has been shown to provide great relief from haunting traumatic memories, deliver measurable improvements in physical health, psychological well-being, and even improve academic and professional performance.

This is for all of us who hold memories which hurt and which we are ready to let go of. Our time together will be two hours each day, and you should factor in plenty of downtime for rest and recovery, preferably in nature, walking or gardening or the like.

There’s a great description of the technique here, which can be done alone, and on this course, you will have the alchemical support and structure of a group while you do your inner work. https://blog.mylifenote.ai/pennebaker-writing-protocol/#what-is-the-pennebaker-writing-protocol

A rough outline of these confidential and professionally-held sessions will include:

– thirty minutes of grounding and intention-setting

– a check-in and check-out which will be timed so that everybody has equal time to be heard

– thirty minutes of writing time

– quiet alone time and tea breaks

– time to discuss in the group – optional only as people may wish to keep their experience private, and facilitated/timed for equality of time and space for every participant

– grounding and simple somatic work before closing

The Pennebaker protocol is designed to happen over 4 consecutive days, with a predictable arc that the first day will be the hardest, with reduced reactivity and deep integration and reflectiveness by the fourth day. You will be supported every step of the way.

Please contact me for a confidential and absolutely no obligation discussion. While this is not therapy, the experience will be therapeutic. These four days represent a real opportunity to let go of something you are ready to let go of, at the auspicious time of Solstice when the light is signalled to return.

Sarah Taylor

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Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne