by Marilyn | Jan 14, 2015 | Conscious writing, Shifting Limiting Beliefs, Truth
Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. Pema Chödrön Last week one of my new Transform Your Writing/Transform Your Life™ one-on-one clients wrote me an email in response to the 6-month mentorship schedule I’d just sent her. Uh, oh: she felt...
by Marilyn | Jan 7, 2015 | Conscious writing, Shifting Limiting Beliefs, Truth
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams and live the life you imagined.” Thoreau Now that you’ve settled on a Writing Word of the Year to guide you toward becoming your best writing self in 2015, it’s time to create your writing vision. So often...
by Marilyn | Sep 16, 2014 | Classes, Conscious writing, Memoir, Shifting Limiting Beliefs, Silencing, Voice, writing process
This week’s article is an audio recording interview with me by Jeanne Schlesinger on her radio program “To See with Soul.” After taking my course “Excavate Your Truth/Free Your Voice,” Jeanne found that much of the writing we did was,...
by Marilyn | Jul 23, 2014 | Conscious writing, Shifting Limiting Beliefs, Silencing, Virginia Woolf, Writing Block, writing process
Killing the Angel in the House was part of the occupation of a woman writer. Virginia Woolf When I begin working with women in my “Transform Your Writing/Transform Your Life” mentorship program, I give them what I call a “Conscious Writing Packet.” The...
by Marilyn | Oct 10, 2013 | Shifting Limiting Beliefs, Submissions
As girls we learn not to stand out, not to be brave, not to be bold, not to break the rules. We learn that it is shameful to “brag,” so without realizing it, we downplay our accomplishments. We carry this internalized conditioning into every area of our adult lives,...
