Express Yourself
Express Yourself is a guided writing cohort for MFR Therapists which offers a powerful supported self care practice, while deepening capacity and skill with attunement, deep listening, and potent dialoguing.
The Experience
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SMALL GROUPS
Sessions are 75 minutes on Zoom, once a week, for 3 months with the same intimate small group cohort (five members or less for each cohort). This allows us to establish trust and grow together as a closed circle. -
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GUIDED SESSIONS
We start with a short meditation to bring mind and body together. A prompt is offered, which can be interpreted (and even ignored) in any way the writer chooses. We write for 15-20 minutes without concern for structure or grammar or editing.
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SUPPORTIVE SHARING
Those who are willing then read their piece to the group and receive feedback around which parts created impact for the listeners. Feedback is offered through concrete guidelines which keep the writer safe. Both the giving and receiving of feedback is structured in ways that are full of learning opportunities and supportive insight.
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DEEP DISCOVERY
Express Yourself is a container for MFR therapists to deepen your understanding of your self, your gifts, your clients, and your practice through writing and sharing. This offering is intentionally created around two core tenants of Tara’s mentorship:
The very foundation of mastery is self-knowledge.
Our artistry arises from our authenticity.
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DEVOTED SELF-CARE
While you will experience the deep work of discovery, this group is also a supported way to devote yourself to a fruitful self care practice. As a therapist, you listen to the stories of others all day. This is an opportunity for you to welcome the transformative experience of being listened to deeply, with care and connection, and without judgement or advice.
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BONUS SESSIONS
Once monthly optional larger group experience with all cohorts together. This will allow you the option to hear shares and receive feedback from a larger group of therapists who are all doing the same work without disrupting the cohesion of the circle of your cohort.
NEXT SESSION BEGINS JUNE 2
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NEXT SESSION BEGINS JUNE 2 ✺
INVESTMENT
We ask that all participants of Express Yourself commit themselves to the full 3 month journey with their cohort.
$99 per month
($297 total)
SEATS AVAILABLE
We are committed to maintaining small group cohorts to give all members the transformative experience they desire. In order to accomplish this, we have limited capacity for each session of Express Yourself.
10 6 SEATS REMAINING
NOT SURE IF EXPRESS YOURSELF IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
DROP-IN FOR AN OPEN HOUSE
We will be hosting three Zoom Open House sessions in May so you can peek inside the Express Yourself writing group session structure and experience the transformations birthed through this practice for yourself before you commit. The Open House dates are:
May 20 at 6pm Eastern
May 29 at 8:45am Eastern
May 30 at 12pm Eastern
Submit the interest form below to receive email updates about the Open House sessions and enrollment details for the next session of Express Yourself.
What Members Are Saying
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“this is one of the most powerful explorations I have ever been on!”
“For those of us who are always listening, this group is a much needed way to be heard.”
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“I joined Express Yourself thinking it would help me with copywriting for my business. Instead, it has been a gentle side door entry into something completely transformative for me.”
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“I am blown away by the difference it has made to share unfiltered feelings out loud. Once I hear myself saying things, they shift. I’m learning the difference between habitual thoughts about who I am and what I’ve experienced, vs the underground stories and feelings that are rarely acknowledged or given a voice. Both of those influence me. Both deserve closer attention.”
For those ready to dive deeper into the esoteric parts of our practice…
Express Yourself is a truly special path to connect to honest self discovery, your unique artistry, and your personal expression.
You listen to others with compassion and patience all day. You hear and feel their stories; you hold space for their emotions; you employ careful skill and informed intention to gently facilitate breakthroughs and a-ha moments. You keep your needs in a neutral place throughout your days of tending to the needs of others.
Express Yourself is a place where we will hold that kind of space to deeply listen to you. And we’ll be doing so through the same caring lens that we all offer to our clients. No judgments, no labels, no expectations, no criticism, no advice. Just the experience of being deeply seen and heard, which allows you to know yourself in new and transformational ways.
As an alum of a writing salon which held space for a mixture of professions and intentions, I can absolutely attest to the next-level power of doing this with fellow MFR therapists. We start with some implicit understanding around our respect for emotion and the many ways it can be expressed. We already know how we hold both trauma and treasure in our subconscious mind. We share the dance between facilitating healing for others while staying true to our own needs around healing.
We don’t need to explain ourselves to each other, and that level of coherence is very potent, and rare, in group experience. Our focus is not on form, grammar, or editing; it is on dropping into our bodies and staying open to what arises without limiting expression with our engrained protective habits. It is meditative, generous, and supported.
Here’s what I have learned in the process of formally mentoring fellow MFR therapists:
The very foundation of mastery is self-knowledge.
Our artistry arises from our authenticity.
Express Yourself allows you to dive into these principles through the practice of guided writing and sharing in a community who knows how to hold space for you. The safety, community, and embodiment are where the magic happens.
Why join Express Yourself?
Come for the deep self knowing and a-ha moments which arise from discovering the stories underneath your stories.
Come to expand your capacity for deep presence and attention, gleaning wisdom from emotion, narrative, and energy in the moment to infuse wisdom into your choices in the treatment room.
Come for the liberation of being in relationship with your observer self, which leads acceptance of personal strengths and challenges, helping you work collaboratively with your protective ego, unhelpful masking, and posturing.
Come to uncover, and recover, parts of yourself which have been hidden in the echo chamber of your own mind and heart. Share who you are.
Come to uncover stories which will help you share your “why” with your clients. Consider how these heartfelt stories can infuse your clinical conversations, social media posts, website, and all of the myriad of ways we can help others decide to take a chance on investing in themselves through MFR.
Come to develop a more effortless ability to stay humbly curious, genuinely patient, and deeply connected in the midst exploring painful emotions, outdated belief systems, and stuckness.
Come to be compassionately witnessed, and to feel a precious depth of camaraderie and companionship in a small closed circle of fellow therapists. Experience being held in a container of safety, respect, wonder, and heartfelt connection.
Come to explore moments, from pivotal life events to mundane daily routines, which have shaped your personal expression and choices.
Come to experience a renewed sense of wonder and connection through a more attuned experience of time, sharper attentiveness to what is unfolding around you, and clearer perception of your intuitive/inner voice.
NEXT SESSION BEGINS JUNE 2
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NEXT SESSION BEGINS JUNE 2 ✺
Express Yourself is for you if…
You are looking for a safe and sacred place to explore the meaning and magic of your own stories
You are looking to simultaneously develop deeper capabilities with your presence, listening, compassionate connection, dialoguing, and attunement.
You understand and embrace the idea that the very foundation of therapeutic artistry and mastery is authenticity and self-knowledge.
Express Yourself is not for you if…
You are looking for a space to write formulaic copy; we connect to stories without limiting ourselves to a goal.
You are put off by real, raw, honest, and sometimes difficult stories and feelings. We go deep in Express Yourself!
You enjoy editing and coaching the writing of others, and are looking for a space or group to do that. This is not a training for writing, it is a self care practice.
READY FOR EXPRESS YOURSELF?
FILL OUT THIS FORM
We will be hosting three Open House sessions in May so you can peek inside the Express Yourself writing group session structure and experience the transformations birthed through this practice for yourself before you commit. We will also be matching up cohorts and sending out enrollment details based on the submissions to this form!
The Open House dates are:
May 20 at 6pm Eastern
May 29 at 8:45am Eastern
May 30 at 12pm Eastern
Submit the interest form below to receive email updates about the Open House sessions and enrollment details for the next session of Express Yourself.