This two-part toolkit series invites you to use journaling as a natural entry point into your personal story, both as a tool for self-discovery and as a foundation for meaningful creative work. We’ll distinguish between everyday journaling and a more intentional memoir practice that helps you uncover significant memories, recognize patterns and themes, and begin shaping the stories that want to be told. This workshop has consistently been a student favorite in my classes at The Writer’s Center, because it offers a clear, supportive way to begin writing about your life without feeling overwhelmed by the scope of it. This series will help you develop a bank of memories and anecdotes you can leverage to illustrate the themes and storylines that shape your life story.

Please note: Each session offers its own distinct techniques and exercises that connect to the larger theme while also standing fully on their own, so you can attend either one individually or both together and have a meaningful experience either way. If you would like to attend both sessions, you can do that here. If you can’t attend live, the sessions will be recorded and the workshop materials will be provided.