Open Space Counseling

05/05/2025

This Thursday, May 8th at 6pm is the second meeting of the freewriting workshop I’m facilitating at TADL!

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There are three seats still available—see the link below to register!

Facilitated freestyle writing workshop with goal of fostering creativity and writing for wellness. Each workshop will begin with a warm-up followed by a prompt to get the ideas flowing. Feel free to come to one or all as each workshop is its own unique experience. Participants are asked to please br...

04/16/2025

04/15/2025

Last Thursday’s freewriting group was full of energy, humor, and creative community. Together, we remembered what it can be so easy to forget—that writing is always there for us, waiting to take us where in our hearts and lives we need to go. 💙

Join us Thursday, May 8th for our next meet up! Register here:

http://tadl.org/writingworkshop

04/09/2025

Freewriting Workshop at TADL starts tomorrow! ✨

Thursday, April 10th
6pm @ TADL
Thirlby Room on the second floor

No writing experience necessary—bring yourself, a pen, and some paper. 💛

Facilitated freestyle writing workshop with goal of fostering creativity and self-exploration. Each session will begin with a brief warm-up followed by a prompt that encourages open reflection and the free flow of words and ideas. Feel free to come to one or all as each workshop is its own unique ex...

04/07/2025

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04/07/2025

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💛 credit: Charlotte Freeman - Momentary Happiness

04/01/2025

💛✨ I’d love to see you at these upcoming April events at the Traverse Area District Library! ✨💛

Thursday 4/10 - I’m facilitating a monthly freewriting workshop. If you’re seeking your creative side or a dose of inspiration, please come! The vibe is open, fun, and exploratory—no writing experience necessary.

Thursday 4/17 - My colleague Caroline and I host a quarterly book club for quality reads on mental health / personal growth topics. Join us this month for a discussion of Fair Play by Eve Rodsky.

03/28/2025

An important part of understanding anxiety can come from reflecting on how anxious thoughts and feelings get passed down and absorbed within a family.

Sometimes, people discover that what they experience as anxiety is actually a set of learned patterns of behaving, relating, and coping with emotions that has been passed down between generations. A big aha! moment for some is realizing that in some families, LOVE is so deeply entwined with WORRY that they become the same feeling.

If you struggle with anxiety, especially for your kids, partners, or loved ones, reflecting on the questions below can be very insightful. 🩵

03/18/2025

Always, always—remembering to remember this. 🩵

03/14/2025

I was reflecting with my sister on all the things that have happened in the five years since Covid. There was a breaking open during that time, a pause button in a flood that for many raged and persisted long after lockdown ended.

Most of us have moved on—it’s been necessary for humanity to do that. But alongside the moving on, in our in-between spaces, the reality is that there was just so much loss. People, obviously. But also normalcy. The ability to say goodbye. Breakups and endings accelerated by the squeeze of no escape. For some, a future of decent health. Educations. Rites of passage. Collectively, the belief that what we experienced only happens in movies and history books. Not to mention all the ripple effects big and small we can’t yet understand.

All to say—that this week, I’m honoring the scars both seen and unseen left by the pandemic, and want to say with certainty: that it makes perfect sense if you’re still healing. ❤️‍🩹

03/13/2025

Self-compassion:

the day-to-day
moment-to-moment
work of aspiring to honor

who we are
what we feel
and where we’ve come from.

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03/12/2025

Feeling blocked? Looking for inspiration?

Beginning in April, I’m facilitating a monthly freewriting workshop at the Traverse Area District Library! ☀️ ✏️ ✨

Each session will begin with a brief warm-up followed by prompts that encourage open reflection and the free flow of words and ideas. Feel free to come to one or all as each workshop is its own unique experience.

If you’re yearning to get out of that creative slump or the winter doldrums in a fun, supportive space, this is for you! No writing experience necessary!

https://www.tadl.org/event/freestyle-writing-workshop-21561