WRITE YOURSELF BACK TO LIFE
Somatic writing containers for women who are done living silenced and who are ready to become a force in the world with a voice of their own.
wild & holy
A free 30-minute writing salon
A WOMAN’S DESIRE TO READ AND WRITE POETRY — TO SING HER OWN SONG — ARRIVES WHEN SHE IS DONE PEOPLE PLEASING, HAS HAD A TASTE OF HER OWN POWER AND SHE IS READY TO LEAN INTO UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. TO CLAIM HER RIGHT TO BELONG TO HERSELF.
“We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.” (Dead Poet's Society)
“We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.” (Dead Poet's Society)
the portal
a 5-week autumn writing immersion into the dark, the wild + the unknown.
learn how to surrender to and write from your body. Fall in love with the wisdom, beauty and mystery that emerges from your inner world as you are safely guided to release control and enter into the state of allowing.
This immersion combines meditation, conscious creation, and of course - somatic writing.
It’s for songwriters, poets and those who feel a deep soul-calling to press pen to paper.
the opposite of good girl is not a bad girl - it’s a whole ass woman.
You have a huge heart. You’re gentle. You’re kind. You’ve always been.
And because of that great heart, you’ve become the victim of all kinds of abusive relationships and dynamics.
At some point after you left the abusive situation, your eyes were opened to your role in the cycle of abuse.
Your freedom came when you looked in the mirror and took full responsibility for YOUR role. Not to shame the victim. To empower her.
You’re the kind of woman who has walked through the fire and come out knowing - you created the fire in the first place. You are constantly creating your own life.
Although you’ve been victimized - you are no longer interested in using a victim card. You are ready to step fully into your POWER.
We love that big heart of yours, but it gets quite twisted, manipulative and controlling if it isn’t first held, mothered and nourished by your own power.
Your soul is at a critical juncture —
— you’ll either continue on with the people pleasing, fawning and codependency (let’s be honest) as usual, or you’ll rise as a wild, heart-centered, brimming over the edge with love, deeply rooted individual.
As Pablo Neruda so eloquently said, “poetry arrived in search of me.”
The hunger to write is a sign of life.
Writing your own poetry and singing your own songs is akin to claiming your place on the earth and calling it holy.
This is your one wild and precious life, STEWARD IT WELL! SEIZE THE DAY. CLAIM THE LIFE THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO YOU.
Testimonials
Hey! I’m Dana. I'm a songwriter, poet and teaching artist who believes creativity isn't something reserved for "creative people." It's one of the ways we remember who we are.
I’m a lover of lyrics, poetry, and storytelling. I love mountains, evergreen trees, herbalism, songwriting, live music, and exploring new places and new parts of my heart with my partner. I love my mom’s laugh, my dad’s stoic tenderness, my ride-or-die sister and brother, my nephews and niece, and my late golden retriever Nash - my forever soul dog.
I’m a Greek & Irish Chicago gal with a wild heart.
I believe everyone has a story that could break your heart.
I serve through presence-based creative writing coaching. Writing is alchemical, and in a supportive community, deeply medicinal.