Quotes to Spark Writing
One entry point into restorative writing is by responding to a compelling, provocative or lyrical quote. Download my current favorites here!
Get Lit(erate).
Bookology ®
The study of books and reading, notebooks and writing, mindfulness and creativity.
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Bookologist ®
A person with the art and skill needed to curate bespoke bookish and notebookish experiences for others....me!
Writing changes lives.
Defined simply, therapeutic journaling is a special kind of writing that invites us to explore the fabric of our lives and the future we want to have.
Whether that's writing to launch a business and become the most organized version of ourselves or writing to heal from chronic conditions and feel that creative spark again, our notebook can be a catalyst for it all.
Just one restorative writing session can help you cultivate a writing life that brings wellness, restoration and new energy to the season of life you are in.
Want more information on restorative writing, therapeutic journaling and how you can get started? Share your email address below and I'll send my free guide right to your Inbox!
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About Stephanie
I am a book-loving, notebook-hoarding literacy educator on a mission to change lives one book and one notebook at a time. I’m also a coffee-loving mother of three with a slight addiction to peanut butter and vanilla frosting.
Do you find yourself searching for more? A way to bring more reading, writing, learning and creativity into your life to feel more centered, grounded and more YOU?
You’ve come to the right place.
READ MORE!Therapeutic Journaling & Restorative Writing Sessions
Just one restorative writing session can help you cultivate a writing life that brings wellness, restoration and healing to your actual life.
Each restorative writing and therapeutic writing session is tailored to meet you and your writing life where you are and where you want to go. It might include a combination of discussion, notebooking and journaling, short readings and other creative activities to explore how restorative writing can support you in your current season of life.
Everyone's experience with restorative writing and therapeutic journaling is unique, but here’s what you can expect to gain from our sessions together:
- a deeper understanding of how your writing habits, notebooking choices and actions can make your actual life better.
- joyful strategies to write with an open mind and an open heart to listen to the nudges coming from the page and whispering to your heart.
- an intentional plan to make your actual life better by choosing particular restorative writing techniques just for you.
- a personalized notebook apothecary filled with therapeutic journaling prompts designed to meet you where you are, where you want to go and to help you grow through what you're going through.
- a more open and reflective look at your life through the pages of a notebook
- motivation to take strategic, inspired action to make your life better.
Plus, you can opt to add on a personalized aromatherapy tincture and/or restorative pencil pouch filled with items to support your restorative writing journey.
Choose from my coaching packages below!
Restorative Writing: Single Session
Are you ready to lean into your most powerful, joyful seasons of writing yet? Join me for a single one-hour session to help you harness the power of writing to make life better. With just one meeting, you'll plan for your writing habits, heart and communities in the season ahead.
We'll talk about the season of life you're in, what you want out of your writing life and how you can get there, along with a personalized book and notebook apothecary for your journey ahead.
Here’s how it works:
- You’ll get access to a personalized coaching page to choose your session date, prepare for our collaboration and download your personalized resources.
- Choose your date, start reflecting and show up live to our of conversation.
- I'll send you all of the resources we discussed, along with a personalized book and notebook apothecary right to your coaching page.
Additionally, you can opt to add on a personalized aromatherapy tincture and/or restorative pencil pouch filled with items to support your restorative writing journey.
The good news? If you love the session, you can choose to continue our work together as part of a coaching package.
Choose my session now!Writing to Ease Chronic Pain Coaching Package
I’ve been on my own healing journey to find freedom from chronic pain.
I’ve tried everything: doctors, specialists, acupuncture, nutrition therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, lifestyle changes and more.
Some helped, some didn’t.
But I’ve finally found something that has given me more hope than I’ve had in a while and IT’S WORKING: expressive writing therapy.
Expressive writing is the kind of writing that lays it all out on the page: the anger, frustration, rage, shame, sadness, all of it. A gleaming notebook page is an invitation to journal it all out, to say the things that need to be said, to work through the feelings you have…and then let it all go. Literally.
MindBody research shows us that many physical symptoms, such as chronic pain, are often the result of a dysregulated nervous system. How do we get a dysregulated nervous system? Through years of pent-up stress, stored trauma and emotions left unexpressed. Your nervous system looks at these emotional triggers as threats and reacts accordingly…by giving you something else to focus on, such as searing low back pain, constant headaches, throbbing joints or anything else that might ail you. Combine that with the fear, anxiety and depression that can accompany chronic pain and you’ve entered a pain spiral that’s hard to emerge from.
But, if we embrace the idea of neuroplasticity (the idea that the brain can change and rewire its thoughts) and address the long-held emotions stored inside the body, the daily stressors that deplete our nervous systems and the personality characteristics that can keep us stuck in a pain cycle, we can truly free ourselves from the chronic pain we feel. No, that doesn't mean that the physical conditions impacting our body magically disappear, but it DOES mean we can cope with them better and literally change how we process pain.
I can say firsthand that this intense expressive journaling has lessened my chronic pain more than anything I’ve tried and is helping me live a more aligned life, too. In less than 30 minutes a day, I’m taking my life back.
And now, I want to offer you the same ray of hope. In just four personalized one-hour sessions, you'll:
- understand the science behind the MindBody connection and how it connects to your unique physical experience.
- embrace a particular form of expressive writing therapy to lessen the load on your nervous system.
- explore self-soothing and self-compassion techniques to calm your nervous system and help you escape the pain spiral.
- lessen the chronic pain and symptoms you are feeling and boost your own personal well-being.
Additionally, you can opt to add on a personalized aromatherapy tincture and/or restorative pencil pouch filled with items to support your restorative writing journey.
Let's Get Started!See What Others Have to Say!
Amy S.
"As a voracious reader, I was very curious about a Book Apothecary. The Book Apothecary created for me, could not be any more perfect! Beginning with the interview process, the experience was truly delightful! Stephanie made me feel comfortable and asked thought provoking questions. They brought out my aspirations as a reader. She seemed to know exactly what books my reading heart and soul needed. When I received my personalized apothecary in my inbox, I immediately opened it up. As soon as I began to read her introduction, a personalized letter, tears sprang to my eyes! The books that Stephanie selected for my apothecary seemed to be written just for me. There are a variety of genres and topics that are near and dear to me. I am overjoyed with my book recommendations! I immediately ordered the books so I could get started on my reading adventure and keep them in my collection. Thank you Stephanie! You’ve made my reading heart so happy!:
Katherine S..
“The list of book recommendations Stephanie procured for me is uncannily suited to my taste! By just asking a few questions about my interests, she easily honed in on several titles to match my interests in reading, hobbies and life! She truly has a gift!"
Amy W.
“You nailed it! I love, love, love, the Voxer message. I felt like it was my own personal podcast episode. The PDF is great too because it keeps the recommendations visible for me".
Dawn N.
“Thank you, Stephanie for curating just the right mix of books for me. You NAILED it! Thanks for selecting some fiction, non-fiction, and YA on the list. Now, I just need to decide which one to read first".
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