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My draft is stuck at "almost done"
On removing the albatross from your back I’ve opened up two sliding scale spots for Bloom, which starts in January, and I have one left. If you want that spot to be yours, please email me at hello@root-kitchens.com and let’s chat! One of my private clients and I talk a lot about birds. Specifically, one…
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60% off classes + coaching through 12/10
Plus simple self-care for writers during the busy holiday season I’ve created another giveaway, and an additional gift for you, as part of my holiday sale.(And paid subscribers: Make sure to scroll to the end for 80% off!) But first: A few ways to support your creative spirit during the holiday season. As folks rush…
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How you work changes how you feel about the work
Plus a big, big sale and giveaway for the holidays, and a reminder to engage in consistent care 60% off every class, plus a giveaway This week, every Roots & Branches workshop, every self-study class and live workshop I offer is 60% off. Just use the code HOLIDAY at checkout. That includes Bloom: My 8…
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On claiming my identity as a writer
It’s time to claim yours, too I’ve been writing for 20ish years in some capacity or other: My first peer-reviewed article came out in 2007 or 2008, and it’s been pretty much nonstop since then, whether I’m writing journal articles, or my dissertation, or a book manuscript, a magazine feature, or this newsletter. But it…
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Easing back into writing: a guide for troubled times
Start with five minutes, and build from there Use the code SOLSTICE for 50% off Bloom, or any of my other programs! Easing back into writing: simple tips for reconnecting with your work, a few minutes at a time In my last issue, I pointed out that this moment, uncertain and sometimes scary as it…
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Hello friends! As some of you know, next month Symbiosis starts: it’s 9 months of creative expansion, grounding, energy work and intuition. It’s like a coaching program, MFA, artist’s residency, energy work space, science lab, and mystery school all rolled into one. Each month, we engage in expansion activities, grounding, practical nuts-and-bolts creative coaching, and…
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It’s wild out there. For those of you know who me personally or have followed my work closely for a while, you know it’s wild in my own world too: A time of transition for myself, alongside pretty much everyone else on the planet, alongside all our systems and structures we’re used to (for better…
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Digital collage, Julia Skinner, 2025 (scroll down for why I chose Mugwort) A decade or so ago, I used to write about things you learn in dreams. Inspired by Gary Burnett, one of my professors and dissertation committee members, who regularly wrote Facebook posts sharing the wild and wonderful lessons from his own dreamscape (and…
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