Writing Around Hard Sh@%
How do we draw from, borrow, write into and through, re-member or re-imagine, our personal experiences, wounds, in service of alchemy, in service of meaning-making without retraumatizing or reopening our most deeply held wounds?
What tools, tricks, safeguards, and ripcords - can we put in place so that we can make the best possible art, art that changes the world - without costing ourselves too much?
How do we create sustainable practices along the way that allow us to emerge on the other side with our humanity still intact?
In this 6-week workshop, we will explore how to navigate the deep-dive into the depths of the darkest parts of our origin stories in order to speak truth to power, to tell stories with a raw authenticity and vulnerable specificity. We will generate material populated by complex characters in stories that vibrate with energy without losing ourselves in the process.
How do we draw from, borrow, write into and through, re-member or re-imagine, our personal experiences, wounds, in service of alchemy, in service of meaning-making without retraumatizing or reopening our most deeply held wounds?
What tools, tricks, safeguards, and ripcords - can we put in place so that we can make the best possible art, art that changes the world - without costing ourselves too much?
How do we create sustainable practices along the way that allow us to emerge on the other side with our humanity still intact?
In this 6-week workshop, we will explore how to navigate the deep-dive into the depths of the darkest parts of our origin stories in order to speak truth to power, to tell stories with a raw authenticity and vulnerable specificity. We will generate material populated by complex characters in stories that vibrate with energy without losing ourselves in the process.