Guided Writing Session Directory
Below, you will find recordings for each Guided Writing Session dating back to August 2021 when the sessions began.
Take a moment to review the Usage and Guidelines Folder below for information on how to post work and use the directory.
Use the Independent Entries Folder for submissions not specific to a monthly program or Guided Writing Session.
More About Guided Writing Sessions
Guided Writing Session: December 15
Use the red links below to watch or listen to the session recordings.
The session writing prompts are included below.
Writing Prompts:
1. Examine a traumatic memory from your past through the lens of the impartial witness. What looks different from this perspective? Be specific.
- Is there resistance to looking at this memory impartially? If so, what is it?
- Does the witness perspective shift the blame in this memory for you? Why or why not?
- Does the witness perspective shift your pain in any way?
2. Which memories do you dwell on that cause you pain? How does ruminating on these past experiences make them worse?
- Do these painful memories impact your sense of self-worth? If so, how?
- Which aspects of these memories might be questionable or even untrue?
- How might you unhook from these ruminations? Be specific.
For those of you unfamiliar with this term, here's a short description from Psych Central that will be useful:
https://psychcentral.com/blog/repetition-compulsion-why-do-we-repeat-the-past#what-is-repetition-compulsion