Every week, we gather for Write the Hard Thing LIVE to move through a gentle ritual for writers, feelers, and anyone learning how to tell the truth on the page without losing themselves in the process.
This week’s prompt was:
Write about a room you once lived in.
What did it know about you that no one else did?
Before writing, I guided everyone through a short grounding, and we moved slowly through the senses, and then, for ten minutes, we wrote.
One of the things that I love most about these short sessions is the constraint itself and how it keeps us from overthinking, from summarizing, from hiding behind the “safe version” of our stories. Ten minutes drops us right into the center of the emotional heat, where truth lives, especially when we start with the breath.
When I wrote alongside everyone this week, my own piece moved between two rooms—the one I lived in as a child, and the one where I rocked my son to sleep. It was like the past and present were folding in on each other, each one illuminating the other in a way that only writing seems to allow.
The title that came to me was The Answer Lies in the Dark. Because so much of this work—this writing, this remembering—is about turning toward what we once turned away from. It’s about reclaiming the parts of ourselves we had to leave behind in order to survive, and learning how to meet them again with compassion.
If there’s a story you’ve been afraid to write, this space is for you. We’ll move with the body, with breath, with truth.
Join me live this Thursday at noon.
How Does It Work?:
Free Live writing every week (20 min total: 10 min writing, plus short grounding practice before/after). Here’s the next one.
All subscribers receive a notification when I’m Live, and I’ll also send a reminder in the chat 12-48 hours beforehand.
Replay will be available for all subscribers (in case you need to write on your own time).
Show up as you are. Come late if you need. Even one minute of writing is a win. You never know what’s going to show up.
And remember, don’t overthink. Just write.
The Flow:
The first 5 minutes will be a brief welcome and grounding.
I’ll give the prompt (use it or follow your own thread).
We’ll write for 10 minutes, together. I’ll let you know when you have one minute left.
We’ll close with a short, regulating breath or body practice.
You can drop off quietly or stick around to ask a question in the chat.
Why Just 10 Minutes?
Because we’re gently retraining the body to believe this is safe.
Ten minutes, over and over again, becomes a practice. A pathway back to yourself. It’s long enough to begin but short enough to stay present. It’s doable, and over time, the body builds trust, which is the whole point. We’re creating a container (a safe, repeatable experience) where your nervous system can learn that it’s safe to tell the truth. We’re offering it new evidence, rewiring the way it relates to the stories we’ve been afraid to touch.
When are the next sessions?
Thursday, November 6 at noon ET
Tuesday, November 11 at noon ET
Thursday, November 20 at noon ET
