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Checking In: A Writing Support Group for Therapists, Caregivers, and Healers

You ask thoughtful questions. You listen deeply. You research and reflect. You empathize, encourage, and root for their well-being. But when was the last time you checked in with yourself? How are you doing? Have you become negligent in caring for the one relationship foundational to all others? Open to new and longtime writers across the genres, this retreat series invites you to take a break, slow down, check inward, and offer yourself the same compassion, time, commitment, and space you provide to countless others. Simple writing and sharing in supportive community with prompts to guide you toward deepening your relationship with yourself to build trust, safety, voice, play, creativity, empathy, vulnerability, and presence within and without. Class time dedicated to writing and sharing to relevant and thematic prompts, discussion around how to use writing on your own to support your writing and self-care practices, as well as how to use therapeutic healing prompts with clients.

All Classes listed on the Loft website take place in Central Time.

Instructions for Accessing This Online Class

In order to access live class meetings, you must have the Zoom application downloaded to your computer. You will also need a WiFi/Internet connection throughout the duration of your scheduled meeting and a computer with audio and video capability. The information to join your Zoom classroom will be provided in your confirmation email upon registration. Please check spam folders if you do not see this email upon registration. For more information on how to use Zoom, please see our training manual here.

Some classes use a supplemental Google Classroom page. Should your teaching artist use Google Classroom, you will be invited to join the classroom via email at least 24 hours in advance of your class (check spam folders if you are not seeing this invitation). Please note that Google Classroom requires a Gmail address to access the Classroom. If you do not have a Gmail account, the email invitation will be sent to the email address we have on file and will prompt you to create a free account or enter an existing account to join the classroom. If we are unable to send an email invitation to your non-gmail account, you will be contacted by a staff member to provide a Gmail address. If you do not have a Gmail account, you can create a free account here. Should you have concerns about this, please contact a Loft staff member at [email protected] or 612-379-8999. For more information on how to use Google Classroom, please see our training manual here.