Workshop Schedule and Materials
schedule
The Transformational Storytelling Intensive takes place through eight live sessions occurring on Wednesdays:
January 14 and 21, February 4, 11, 25, and March 4, 18, and 25 from 6 pm - 8 pm et.
There will be no sessions January 28, February 18, and March 11.
These pauses create space for reflection, incubation, and the unhurried creative rhythm that writing (and healing) truly needs.
We will use the same Zoom link for all eight sessions:
You can register for the Zoom info here.
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COWRITING SESSIONS
You are welcome to join the Inner Story Writing Circle cowriting sessions while you are in the Intensive. Cowriting sessions take place on Tuesdays from 6 - 7 pm et and on Thursdays from 12 - 1 pm et. These are quiet sessions intended to help you set aside time to get words on the page.
Tuesdays, 6 - 7 pm et: Join Zoom Meeting
Thursdays, 12 - 1 pm et: Join Zoom Meeting
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RECORDINGS AND MATERIALS
session 1 — january 14
✦ Foundations & storyteller identity ✦
In this first week, you’ll name the limiting story you may want to transform and explore what drew you to the workshop, keeping in mind that this intention may change as we move through the process. We’ll discover your storyteller types, clarify your creative needs, and learn the four-step creative process through examples tailored to developing story ideas. This foundation sets the stage for reflective storytelling that is fueled by your unique needs and deeper why.
(Materials will be linked here after each session.)
WRITING GUIDE
VIDEO
session 2 — january 21
✦ idea generation & Connective Threads ✦
Week two focuses on generating ideas and uncovering recurring themes in your life.
You’ll build a bank of memories, identify your connective threads, and use Story Work prompts to confirm the story you feel ready to transform.
You’ll also learn a variety of idea generation methods that provide you with different pathways for gaining insights about your story.
(Materials will be linked here after each session.)
WRITING GUIDE
VIDEO
session 3 — february 4
✦ Story Craft & Structure ✦
This week dives into the structures that support transformational storytelling. You’ll explore storytelling forms, transformational narrative arcs, and literary examples, while experimenting with outlining and prewriting techniques to begin shaping your concepts into a loose structure. At this stage, the focus is on idea development and gaining clarity. Using Story Work tools, we’ll explore the inner shifts and outer events that shape your transformation and ways to bring them to the page.
(Materials will be linked here after each session.)
WRITING GUIDE
VIDEO
session 4 — february 11
✦ Intentional Storylines & Emotional Meaning ✦
Week four goes deeper into meaning-making and clarifying your story’s arc. Through reflective exercises, you’ll explore the old narrative versus the reclaimed narrative, refine the themes that speak through your story, and begin drafting with a focus on curiosity and honesty. Therapeutic methods like expressive writing will help your story open up and reveal more layers.
WRITING GUIDE
VIDEO
session 5 — february 25
✦ Vulnerability on the Page ✦
This week, as you continue drafting, the focus is on writing bravely without self-avoidance. You’ll learn techniques for emotional regulation, discovering deeper truths, working with limited memory, and practicing vulnerability on the page. The goal is to let your story unfold organically while cultivating creative courage, self-compassion, and radical acceptance, both toward your experiences
and the way you express them.
WRITING GUIDE
VIDEO
session 6 — march 4
✦ Review, Revision & Momentum ✦
You’ll look for opportunities to utilize literary devices as well as break rules, make the piece uniquely yours, and begin considering your ideal audience and the impact you want to have. You’ll troubleshoot parts of your story where you feel stuck, strengthen clarity and structure, and receive feedback and Q&A support to get through the murky middle and maintain momentum toward completion.
WRITING GUIDE
VIDEO
session 7 — march 18
✦ Small Group Feedback & Sharing Paths ✦
In week seven, you’ll participate in breakout sessions to gain thoughtful input from peers and from me, the facilitator. You’ll learn strategies for giving and receiving
constructive feedback. There will be more time for Q&A and wee will also discuss publishing and sharing pathways for bringing your story into the world.
WRITING GUIDE
VIDEO
session 8 — march 25
✦ Showcase & next steps ✦
The final week is a celebration of the creative journey we’ve taken together. Writers will share their completed pieces in a live reading, reflect on the personal growth and healing that emerged through the process, and explore their intentions for how to share or continue developing their work. You’ll leave with a polished story and a clear sense of next steps in your writing and creative practice.