Class

Healing Through Writing

This workshop is designed for writers, survivors, and truth-seekers who are ready to explore the stories that shaped them—especially the unspoken, hidden, or silenced parts of their family history. Through guided exercises, discussion, reflection, and trauma-informed writing practices, participants will learn to name their truth, process inherited silence, and transform lived experience into narrative. With care at the center, this workshop offers a brave space to examine family secrets while maintaining personal agency, emotional safety, and self-compassion. No prior writing experience is required—only a willingness to listen inward and honor one’s own pace.

Participants will:

–Explore personal and ancestral narratives through reflective writing prompts.

–Develop grounding and self-regulation practices for writing emotionally charged material.

–Differentiate between retraumatizing and reclaiming the story in memoir or reflective writing.

–Gain techniques for writing difficult truths with craft, intention, and consent.

–Transform hidden or painful memories into empowering narrative fragments, scenes, or vignettes.

By the end of class, students will leave with 2–3 written pieces and a personal writing plan to continue after the workshop.

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.