Life Source Writing™: A Reflective Wellness Practice for Helping Professionals has been designed especially for social workers, psychologists, therapists, counsellors and healers who want to learn how to use a transformative 5-step journal writing method for clarity, self-care, personal/professional growth and well-being.

 

Introduction of the Story Keeper & the Humanity of Helpers 

As a helping professional, you are a story keeper.  You listen, you help, and you offer a compassionate, non-judgemental, and skilled presence to individuals in need of your assistance.  You offer this depth of yourself over and over again.  This is emotional labour.  These stories include the pain, suffering, traumas, losses, and resiliency of others and, in some way, become part of your story too.

This is the beauty and privilege of being a helping professional – you bear witness.  There is a paradox present in this witnessing – where you as a helper can also experience stress and pain from holding the space and heart for other people’s suffering – this is often referred to within the occupational hazards for helpers including such things as burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma.

Expressive, reflective writing is a proven strategy for reducing stress, releasing painful emotions, cultivating self-awareness, and cultivating well-being.

About this program:

Life Source Writing™: A Journal Coaching Program for Helping Professionals is a safe, compassionate place to explore, through the use of journaling and life writing, combined with mindfulness, relaxation, reflection and gratitude practices - who you are, who you are becoming and how you are doing in the deep end of caring for and supporting others.  This is a chance for you to be heard, to be held with high regard and respect, to reflect, to connect with yourself and others who understand the intricacies of being a helping professional – it is a place to observe, know, grow and care for yourself.  It is a place to be truly acknowledged for the meaningful work that you do.

This Creative Wellness coaching program offers you a place to write, share your writing (always optional), receive feedback, learn from the power of story (your own and others), learn the writing/wellness connection, receive inspiration and support for your reflective writing practice, as well as many writing prompts and exercises to put in your writing/journaling/self-care toolkit.

Give yourself the gift of self-discovery, self-nurturing, creativity and well-being through going to the page in this “fun, innovative, creative, and inspiring” group coaching program. 

This unique coaching program respects the ethics of confidentiality (does not ask in any way for you to share particulars of your work with clients) and extends confidentiality for the sharing we will do together.

What you can expect:  

During this journal coaching program, you will…

• learn the Life Source Writing™ – a 5-step holistic, reflective journaling method for clarity, well-being and success
• experience reflective writing exercises that are intended to explore self-care, stress management, and renewal as a helping professional
• discover how to use mindfulness and relaxation exercises including guided meditation as tools to enhance both your journal writing and your well-being
• connect with the power of inquiry and reflection as tools for personal growth within your journal
• enjoy a sense of renewed energy, purpose and passion through writing for yourself, within a circle of fellow helpers, healers and leaders

What are people saying about Life Source Writing?

“Freeing, creative, beautiful – thank you for the opportunity to be myself, to find myself again and to allow me the time and inclination to make a commitment to myself.” ~ Patti Bauer

“I was inspired to learn of the tool and the capacity it has to create opportunities for self awareness, growth and change; it has been life giving from the perspective of giving something of significant worth to me, to my life and inviting, because it spoke to me in a way that nothing has before – Life Source Writing has invited me to be a partner in self discovery and healing. I feel like I have taken a huge step in my own self awareness and growth.  I look so forward to more “ah-ha” moments that I am confident will happen through “getting to the page!”   – Cathy Simunovic, Social Worker

Proven benefits of reflective writing

Did you know you can experience the following benefits from regular reflective journal writing:

• balance your emotions
• know and understand yourself better
• grapple with a life dilemma–illness, career issues, stress
• find more meaning in your life
• improve your writing skills
• boost your creativity

Source: International Association of Journal Writers, 2009

Life Source Writing™ – can help you remember that you are enough!

Weekly Themes for the Life Source Writing™ coaching program include (but are not limited to – as we co-create the focus of our time together):

• Health, Wellness & Self-Care
• Work-Life Balance/Integration
• Caring for Others/Caring for Self
• Impact of Being a Helping Professional on Personal/Family Life
• Defining Meaning as a Helper/Life Beyond Helping
• Celebrating Essential Goodness

Details

This coaching program is accessed via telephone (call in details provided upon registration) – offering you the convenience, affordability and accessibility of connecting with others from the comfort of your own location.

The Program includes:

• 6 x 75 minute group coaching calls
• 1 x 30 minute individual laser coaching/goal setting call in advance of the group program
• 1 x 30 minute individual completion coaching call at the end of the program
• Copy of the Life Source Writing™ e-book (value $19.95)
• Setting your experience within the Life Source Writing™ program up for success – a helpful overview of tips and considerations for your participation within this group coaching program.
• Weekly handout each call, including writing prompts, information, and suggested resources relevant to the theme of each week’s call.
• Exclusive access to a participant only online community where you can ask questions, connect with one another, share your writing (if you wish) & receive bonus journal coaching from me between coaching calls.

Maximum 8 participants to ensure a meaningful experience for all.

Cost: $595.00 CDN

Your next steps: 1) register now (click on the button below) to ensure your spot in the next Life Source Writing Coaching Program 2) you will receive your welcome package including further details upon registration.  I look forward to “going to the page” together soon!

 Next Life Source Writing™ Coaching Circle- Fall 2012.

About Lynda Monk, MSW, RSW, CPCC

As a registered social worker and life coach with twenty years experience being in service to others, often working in high stress and high trauma work environments such as child welfare and medical social, I understand the impact that caring for others can have on our own personal world view and well-being – both positively and at times difficult.  As a journal writer for more than twenty-five years, and now a memoir writer (book in progress), I have great reverence for the healing power of writing and the value of the expressive and applied art of storytelling as tools for well-being and self-care. Click here to view my writing resume.

Join me for a guided journal writing and coaching experience to cultivate self-awareness, reduce stress, and connect with yourself and others in a fun, soulful, creative way.

Write for the health of it!

 Do you want to bring this program to your workplace or group?

Life Source Writing™: A Reflective Wellness Practice for Helping Professionals is also available to teams, working groups, and organizations either by 1) in person one-day workshops at your location or 2) accessed virtually by teleconference.  Please contact me to discuss this program for your staff or group.