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Inner Story is rooted in
self-care and community care.

Creativity is sustained by nourishing practices—not pressure. When we care for ourselves through creative practice, we show up more fully for others, cultivating a culture rooted in empathy, presence, and mutual support.

I guide members to integrate writing as a tool for private self-discovery and outer expression, while offering strategies for navigating the emotional and creative challenges that arise along the way.

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Inner Story is ideal for heart-centered writers who struggle with blocks.

Inner Story members have an insatiable hunger to find meaning in their life experiences through writing, but they might struggle with creative blocks, self-doubt, and learning curves.

Through the monthly workshops, group coaching, and accountability sessions, members have the opportunity for mentorship and community support to work through creative challenges.

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Inner Story will help you
reclaim your story.

Writing may be a solitary act, but you don’t have to do it alone. Together, we explore how past experiences, inner beliefs, cultural messages—and more—shape the stories we tell, and how to reshape them with clarity and compassion.

I offer reflection-based writing practices that help members write from a place of truth—not performance—while honoring the emotional side of storytelling and reclamation.

RECEIVE

…weekly story work exercises and a monthly writing guide that
can be used as a source of ideas for journaling and self-discovery. The monthly themes and prompts guide you to uncover storylines for your life and
material for your writing projects.

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APPRECIATE

…where you are in your writing journey. What you don’t know about writing, you can learn. Inner Story writers come from all levels of experience. Some are professional writers, some have never shared their writing before—all of them value the written word + are committed to developing their craft. We believe that courage comes before craft.

Participate

…in monthly writing and storytelling sessions where you can write with
other committed creatives, share your goals during accountability sessions, and get feedback on your work. Or if you prefer, you can work self-study style and watch all the recorded sessions on your own time.

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Develop

…a deeper awareness of your creative process and how to take care of yourself as you do this courageous work. The key to a sustainable process is leaning into your unique needs, motivations, and gifts, so you can create from a place of
curiosity, flow, joy, and service.

weekly creative inspiration

Delivered by email Sunday nights at 8 pm et

… life reflection exercises to inspire your story work

monthly storytelling workshop

Second Saturday of each month at 10 am et on Zoom

…two-hour Zoom workshop for storytelling, discussion, and feedback

two cowriting sessions per week

Tuesdays at 6 pm et and Thursdays at 12 pm et on Zoom

…60 minutes of quiet writing to get words on the page

MONTHLY OFFICE HOURS SESSIONS

Last Friday of each month at 12 pm et on Zoom

…informal session for asking questions, sharing wins,
challenges and progress

CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS:

Opportunities to learn, experiment, and connect in community

…includes self-discovery workshops
and guided writing sessions

AUTHOR VISTS + TOPICAL EXPERTS:

Authors and Artists sharing their creative work + expertise

…includes guest visits that explore different
aspects of writing life

PRACTICE SESSIONS W/ INVITED GUESTS

Practice sessions are 90-minute monthly group journaling sessions featuring special guests and community members who share an exercise with the group. Our guests offer prompts and a few guiding words followed by writing time, then we get into some voluntary sharing and discussion.

These are a few of the guests we’ve had so far.

These sessions offer:

• Creative inspiration and fuel for your writing practice

• Learning and growing in the collective wisdom of the community

• Opportunity to build courage and confidence in your creative voice in a low-pressure way

AUTHOR VISITS

We have a growing library of author visits from nonfiction and fiction writers who generously share advice and insights from their creative journeys. We discuss their books and have conversations about storytelling themes and how writers tell their stories through different types of books. These are a few of the authors we’ve had so far.

Our discussions include topics like:

• Creative process and best practices for self-care as a writer

• Journey to publication, pros and cons of traditional vs. self-publishing + lessons learned

• Balancing the art, craft, and business of writing

• Deciding on themes and how to make decisions around how much of their personal stories to share in their books

• Coping with self-doubt, perfectionism, distractions, conflicting priorities, and other challenges

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“Everything GG creates, shares, facilitates and leads is pure gold! The Inner Story Writing Circle is, like all her offerings, INCREDIBLE!! Inner Story offers me structure and support, while still giving me the flexibility I desire to carve out my own creative journey. I'm receiving deeply meaningful & thoughtful guidance from GG, access to a beautiful & supportive community, and encouragement & accountability to work on my craft. This program is essentially my entire creative support wishlist wrapped into a single offering. Thank you, GG, for giving us gold yet again!! — Rolanda Findlay

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“GG coming into to my life through the Inner Story Writing Circle and her other workshops has been an unexpected gift that I didn’t realize I was hoping for. GG is a gifted workshop leader who has a special knack for introducing topics, ideas, and lessons that are just what I need on any given day of my creative journey. The co-writing sessions of Inner Story are where I create some of my best work. GG’s warm and abundant style of leadership spills over into the cowriting sessions and monthly workshops, creating an atmosphere of peace, acceptance, and camaraderie. Inner Story also provides me with much needed structure so that I can get the words down on the page—a gift indeed!” — Cindy D.

“What I love about GG’s Inner Story community is that there is a lot of love and support and it’s a diverse group of women, which is different than other writing communities I’ve been in. A community where I feel a deep sense of connection is critical to my writing practice and Inner Story meets that need. Inner Story offers lots of flexibility, which has allowed me to give myself lots of grace as I develop my body of work. I love that GG is generous in sharing her own students' work. She provides excellent resources for deepening my understanding of the writing process and submitting my work.” — Rachel N.

“My growth as a writer, my confidence in my work, and my courage to bare it all is, in large part, due to the writing community that I hold dear. The Inner Story community is a safe space of self-discovery, and I leave each one inspired and emotionally full. GG’s workshops and prompts have produced some of my most authentic and vulnerable pieces of writing.” — Ashleigh V.

"GG, I just wanted to tell you that I completed Section One of my book and now I'm on to Section Two. Thankful for this group and your energy!" — Joyice R.

"I don't share my personal story with anybody, much less my writing about it. But over the past few months, I’ve been able to practice vulnerability when I come to this group. I'm taking baby steps. This is a really safe place to do that and share whatever writing you have because the community is so supportive." — Stephanie D. 

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