The Women's Writing as Healing Workshop
What if you could access your stories easily and feel fully empowered to express your truth?
Let’s expand on that!
What if you could develop yourself as a writer while supporting your personal growth and healing?
And you could feel super-motivated to write while connecting with a group of fabulous and supportive women who were cheering you on?
And you were able to get into a regular writing routine and really fuse with your creativity while deepening your sense of self?
Sound like a dream? Keep reading!
The challenges faced by many women writers
Many women have an inherent desire — and huge capacity — to write! We have vital stories to tell, and the world needs to hear them.
But our voices have been subdued by a culture that rejects our truths. And in turn, consciously or not, we’ve muzzled ourselves.
Here’s what I hear from hundreds of women writers:
- I have a writing block.
- My teachers criticized my writing, and now I feel shut down.
- I lack the discipline to write on a regular basis.
- I can’t call myself a writer until…
- I lack the confidence to read my writing out loud.
- I’m in a rut with my writing.
- I want to break into a new genre, but I’m not sure how.
- I didn’t go to school for writing, and I’m not sure if I’m doing this right.
- I get into a writing routine, then I lose it.
- I have a trauma background that gets in the way of my writing.
- I have anxiety, grief or depression, I think writing would help, but how to approach it?
- I’ve lived a codependent life, and I’ve never gotten in touch with my writing/myself.
- I can write in my journal, but I’m not sure that I can write poetry/fiction.
- I want to write, but it’s isolating, and I don’t want to do it on my own.
- I yearn to explore empowerment issues from a women’s perspective in a close circle of women.
- I feel alone a lot of the time, and I know I have a lot to offer other women in terms of support.
- I write for work, and when I want to write for myself, I’m stumped and burned out.
- I’m a seasoned writer, and I crave a stimulating environment to work on my material or try new genres.
- I’m in the middle of my manuscript, and I miss a community of writers to confer with.
What if you could overcome your writing issue?
Can you imagine…
- Overcoming your writing block with ease and grace
- Experiencing the vale of your creativity flow afar years of shut-down
- Having a routine, weekly opportunity to focus on writing, self-empowerment and growth
- Being able to proudly call yourself a writer for the very reason that you write
- Loving the experience of reading your writing out loud to a group of staunch writing sisters
- Flourishing with creative flow
- Experiencing freely and joyfully with new genres while discovering yourself in fresh ways
- Releasing any insecurity about lack of official schooling
- Finding and maintaining a writing routine that is perfect for you
- Beginning to recognize and address long-standing trauma in a group of loving women who believe in you and share some of your experiences
- Finding a way to release anxiety and depression on the page
- Emerging from under the veil of codependence with the empathy of women who really get it
- Moving seamlessly from journal writing to expressing yourself in poetry, fiction, theatre etc.
- Finding significant connections, and sharing laugher and tears, in a group of dynamic and loving women…while you write!
- Exploring women’s issues and healing from trauma in a close circle of women
- Finding precious opportunities to support other women in significant ways through their life challenges
- Rediscovering your capacity for creative writing outside of the structures of the work world
- Finding a fresh and inspiring circle in which to work on my material and experiment with new genres.
- Finding the perfect community of women writers to share your manuscript with as you add to it in weekly circles
If you’re seeking a writing workshops series that ties together your creative writing process with themes for personal growth and healing, join me and an intimate group of women for a dynamic and life-altering journey!
Introducing the Women’s Writing as Healing workshops series!
The series is based on a proven system that leverages powerful interconnection between women with the opportunity to write to innovative prompts on themes of healing and empowerment.
This program is for you if:
- You want to grow yourself as a writer and sharpen your writing voice
- You want to overcome a writing block
- You want to experiment with new genres
- You desire personal growth
- You are working through a trauma like grief, divorce, or abuse
- You are experiencing anxiety or depression and need a creative, healing outlet
- You’re seeking the fun and support of a group of likeminded women
- You want to thrive in a lush, creative and supportive environment
Hi, I'm Marn!
I’m looking forward to supporting you to strengthen yourself as a writer and empower yourself as a woman!
I facilitate these workshops, and I coach women writers.
I’ve worked through every challenge on the list, so I know what I’m doing when I guide women through their obstacles to expression.
I’ve got a background as a journalist, poet/playwright, and energy-work therapist, and I’ve been facilitating writing workshops for 30 years. This series is entering its eighth year. It’s my great joy to witness women rise to their potential as creators and stand firmly in their power with voices strong!
What you will experience in this program:
For information about our current Writing as Healing series, please see bottom of page under Online Writing as Healing.
The series is four weeks long, with one, two-hour workshop per week.
Sessions follow the same structure:
Guided visualization: Each workshop begins with a 10-minute guided visualization to support women to centre, focus, open to their creativity and tune into their deep needs.
Check-in: The check-in circle is an opportunity to really hear where each woman is coming from that day and to follow their journey from week to week. Guiding questions are where are you in your writing and/or healing journey? I respond to each woman, and women also respond to each other in this circle. This is a place to connect deeply with each other before we dive into the creative process.
Writing inspiration: I offer some inspiration to add to our understanding of the writing process, using a short, compelling quote.
Writing prompts: I offer up to three writing prompts based on the week’s theme.
Examples of themes are Initiation, Possibility, Sensuality, the Body, Transcendence, Curiosity…I am constantly creating new themes to match the needs of participants!
A prompt is a short quote, poem or segment of a talk by a woman writer.
Along with the excerpt, I offer an Invitation. This is a carefully-designed open-ended question intended to inspire women to write from any place that feels authentic to them in that moment.
Invitations are intended to be broadly interpreted so women can write what they please. I encourage women to ignore the Invitation if they aren’t drawn to it, and write what they are inspired to, with the support of the group energy (chi) that we have nurtured.
Writing: I always encourage women to write from first thoughts, from the point of highest energy. Our focus is always on process and never on product. Writing time depends on women’s needs: 10-20 minutes.
Optional share circles: After we write, a share circle provides the opportunity for women to share their writing and/or their process with it.
The role of listeners is to support the writer and reflect where they are moved and inspired with the piece. This is not a critique!
This is an opportunity for women to support each other’s creative processes and healing journeys profoundly, and it occurs in every workshop.
This is a big part of the magic that grows women’s writing voices and empowerment.
My role as facilitator: I hold space, set the energetic tone, maintain a high level of safety for the group, provide structure and facilitate the flow of the circle.
I am always the first responder to a piece of writing, leading by example and diving deeply into the essence of a piece to reflect the core of its power back to the writer.
I use every tool in my kit to serve the creative and personal-development needs of my participants, from my 25-year background as a professional writer, editor and consultant to my background as an intuitive energy-work therapist.
My style is gentle, powerful, playful and empathetic.
Onscreen presence (for online workshops): To build and maintain community and to respect each other’s privacy, I kindly request that women show up on-screen for sessions with the exception of their meditation and writing time.
What makes the Women’s Writing as Healing series unique?
The WWAH series is a writer development program that integrates the writing and healing processes.
It is my experience that these processes always move in tandem with each other, because our spirituality and creativity are closely linked.
This program takes this perspective and runs with it, fusing writing and personal development in a way that traditional writing courses do not.
In this way, it taps directly into the transformative power of women’s experience to kindle and ignite our creative expression!
The share circles in the WWAH series are rooted in feminism and are non-hierarchical.
I don’t “teach”women how to write, yet the participants in my programs grow exponentially as writers through a pedagogy of love and respect.
Traditional writing courses use criticism as a major tool, but in the WWAH series we learn through positive reflection and make room for our intuition to support the deepening of each other’s writing processes.
After working with Marn for a year now, I can safely say that this is a special offering, and Marn is a special person. I found Marn while I was in a deep healing process, and not only did the sessions help me process what I was going through, but they also gave me the most beautiful community of sisters while developing my writing practice. Through Marn, I came to find myself again as a writer and poet. She facilitates such a great space, creates excellent themes and prompts and sees the light in everyone. I came out feeling more myself and deeply connected. If you're thinking about working with her, take this as a sign that you must!
Are you ready to own your writing voice and break through long-standing personal and creative blocks?
Join a dynamic four-week journey of creativity, healing and connection!
View a Free Info Session and/or book a call to discuss how this program might serve your creative and personal needs.
When you enrol today, you’ll get:
Level I
4, 2-hour writing workshops
Regular tuition is $400 + GST CA
Please feel free to inquire about our payment plans or, if you earn less than $25,000 CA/year, sliding scale options.
For women who wish to go even deeper into their writing processes and/or address their healing issues through intuitive energy-work, levels II and III add two and three writing-coaching/energy work session to your 4-week package.
FAQs
The WWAH series is for women writers, from beginner to professional. Because the prompts are versatile, women at any stage in the writing journey can benefit.
There is never any pressure placed on a participant to read her work after a prompt.
Women are encouraged to listen to their hearts around when they are ready to write and share.
That said, it is a demonstrated fact that all women eventually write in these workshops!
Women often use the prompts from these workshops as creative fodder for their ongoing fiction, memoirs etc.
In this way, they use workshop time to add to their manuscripts and have an opportunity to read from their new work in a supportive circle.
Yes, this series was made for you!
I’ve witnessed women with writing they thought was prosaic move to writing they found to be expressive and lyrical within weeks!
It is truly magical to witness this progression and the growth of self-esteem that accompanies it.
Yes, this really works over Zoom!
The level of intimacy that women attain, often from the first workshop, is astonishing for those who aren’t familiar with the innate capacity of women to consistently forge abiding connections with each other under every circumstance.
Geography and physical immediacy are irrelevant when women unite to grow their creativity and heal themselves and each other.
Women often find the convenience of Zoom supportive in integrating the workshops into busy lives and childcare routines.
There is also value in writing in one’s private and chosen environment.
Join the WWAH series today and discover how hundreds of women have used this program to connect significantly with their writing, grow their voices and thrive as women!
ONLINE WRITING AS HEALING, 4-WEEK SERIES, MONDAYS 6 – 8 PM PDT, OCTOBER 12, 19, 26 + NOVEMBER 9, 2026.
Writing into the light: a workshop for women writing into empowerment
Are you ready to thrive in your writing life?
Would you like to release any patterns that have held you back?
Women writers, especially those with histories of trauma, can face a host of challenges over the course of their lives.
From people-pleasing to perfectionism to imposter syndrome, these behaviours work against us on our writing journeys, thwarting our efforts and draining our power.
This intimate, four-week journey guides participants into the heart of their stories by both inviting them into their power and addressing the demons that can pop up as women open their channels to write their truths.
Using poetry, creative nonfiction and anecdotes from women writers as our prompts, we will explore and write around themes such as:
Self-validation + claiming our writing voices
Saying goodbye to perfectionism
Writing, love + heartbreak
Truth-telling + the human energy system
This program is for you if:
- You’re ready to embrace the joy + power of your writing self
- You’d like to dismantle self-limiting beliefs and thrive as a writer
- You would benefit from the support of a dynamic community of writing sisters
- You crave prompts and concepts that will dive you into the heart of your writing process
- You would benefit from the input of an experienced mentor
GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE
Offer the gift of writing to a woman in your life through the purchase of a workshop series or writing-coaching package.
VIEW A FREE INFO SESSION
Interested in joining this series, checked out the FAQ, but still uncertain? Book a Zoom call with Marn!