Group coaching workshop for The Artist’s Way
Support for completing the 12 weeks of Julia Cameron’s classic creativity book!
Wouldn’t you love to be more creative?
I’ve had writer’s block ever since my bravest essay got decimated in my critique group…
I start pieces but never finish them.
I make things but then hide them in a drawer. I can’t bring myself to show them to others. What if I’m terrible?
I give so much of my energy and myself as a caregiver that when I sit down to create, there’s nothing left…
Don’t go it alone!
The Artist’s Way is famous for helping people in all stages of the process free their creativity and get busy making art:
- Rediscover the joy in just making things that you had as a child
- Give yourself permission to make space for fun
- Tap into your passion and delight
Hi, I'm Joy (she/her)
Book editor, writer, and creativity coach
Succeeding as an artist is as much about developing emotional resilience as perfecting our skill. As a creativity coach, I help artists work through struggles that are common to all creatives, like writer’s block, the inner critic, perfectionism, resistance, and imposter syndrome. And Julia Cameron’s text is one of the most powerful tools I’ve encountered for working through these blocks. Come work through this book with me and a community of artists like you!
Find out more today!
The Artist’s Way leads to powerful changes:
- Stick to a daily creative routine
- Confront and transform messages from past critics
- Heal from procrastination and perfectionism
- Dream bigger
- Discover new art forms
Support for each chapter in The Artist’s Way
Guidance in confronting old demons…
- Week 1: Recovering a Sense of Safety
- Week 2: Recovering a Sense of Identity
- Week 3: Recovering a Sense of Power
- Week 4: Recovering a Sense of Integrity
- Week 5: Recovering a Sense of Possibility
- Week 6: Recovering a Sense of Abundance
While learning to nurture yourself…
- Week 7: Recovering a Sense of Connection
- Week 8: Recovering a Sense of Strength
- Week 9: Recovering a Sense of Compassion
- Week 10: Recovering a Sense of Self-Protection
- Week 11: Recovering a Sense of Autonomy
- Week 12: Recovering a Sense of Faith
“This course was wonderful and I feel hopeful and inspired! I am working my way into a regular writing routine and feel grateful I am unblocking and letting the words flow again.”
“This course has been a blessing and has helped me create some lifelong habits! ”
Is the Artist’s Way group coaching right for you?
This program is for you if…
- You want to become more creative
- You are ready to heal your creative blocks at a spiritual level
- You’re interested in psychology and are ready to dig deep for some inner work
- You can commit to 4 hours of work per week
- You can commit to 12 weeks of self-care
- You’re comfortable using Facebook
This group is not for you if…
- You’re uncomfortable with talk of God or a higher power
- You dislike anything that reminds you of therapy
- You aren’t sure you can commit 3 or 4 hours a week
- You lack the supports for doing deep healing work right now
- You’re not comfortable with Facebook
Rates for the Artist’s Way coaching package
Group coaching on Facebook (private group): $80
Individual coaching (participation in FB group plus 3 coaching calls) : $300
Click here for info about the next session:
You will receive:
Networking with a coach (that’s me) and like-minded group participants via the private FB group for the duration of the course: Drop in when you can from anywhere in the world!
Weekly worksheets to guide you through the reading
Accountability prompts and online support to help complete the activities
Access to facilitated chats on key topics
Want to ensure that you finish this book? Click here to book your spot in the next group workshop!
“My experience with the group was a success on so many levels. For anyone considering journeying through this book with a group, I highly recommend doing so. The book is meant to be an experience, not just a “read,” and the group was a safe place to discuss, laugh, cry, procrastinate … To have someone “meet you where you are” was deepening, strengthening and very rewarding.
I jumped at joining Joy’s group because of her enthusiasm and friendliness. As the group moved forward, I found her willing to be vulnerable right along with the rest of us. Her compassion in her responses to others’ posts about struggles and triumphs was a gift. And her prior experience with the book—its structure and all the challenges she knew it would be presenting to us—was the key to my truly wonderful growth experience.
Joy kept us on pace, and I know this supported my successful journey (thank you!) week to week through the often-challenging chapters to their conclusion. I truly appreciate Joy for both her friendly guidance and her time to maintain organization of the group. Files and references were always easy to find and follow, and her weekly encouragement invaluable to discussions.
I’ve benefited in so many ways by jumping, on what seemed like a crazy whim one day, into this group experience—completely out of my comfort zone. I can’t think of a better way to go through this amazing book!”
How you’ll feel in the process
Supported to confront your inner critics
Inspired to revisit old dreams
Empowered to take risks
Nurtured as you heal past disappointments
Led to believe in yourself
Convinced that you are allowed to be an artist
Energized to welcome new possibilities
Eager to adhere to a daily and weekly routine
Why pay to join a group? Can’t I just read The Artist’s Way?
This text is famous for being life-altering, but it’s also well known for being pretty challenging to get through. Here are some common themes from a survey of female writers:
This book’s been on my shelf for 10 years. I keep meaning to get to it…
I’ve tried reading it at least three times but then never finished. I really want to get through it someday!
I started to do it on my own, but had a hard time holding myself accountable.
I joined a free group but then everyone dropped out and eventually I gave up, too.
The risks of going into The Artist’s Way without support?
Overwhelm
Cultivating new daily habits and doing deep inner work for 3 months on your own is not easy! The beginning and the middle of the course can feel especially daunting.
Creativity coaching is especially well suited for helping artists stick to a daily practice. Together, we’ll normalize struggle and resistance and find the path through the material that is right for you in your artistic journey right now.
Burnout
Working on anything for 3 months day in and day out takes commitment. And the material in The Artist’s Way can be intense. It can be easy to lose sight of the excitement that drew us to the project in the first place.
Working with a coach can help you reconnect with your passion for your creativity and find a deep sense of meaning in the process of this artistic healing journey.
Isolation
In this group, you are not alone! Checking in with peers, whether that’s celebrating the highs together or commiserating on the lows, will help you stay the course.
The community is a source of support, of accountability, and of fresh perspective on the roadblocks that are keeping us from meeting our artistic goals. This is a group of artists who are in the thick of it, just like you, who truly get it.
Perfectionism
The Artist’s Way has more ideas and activities in its pages than one creative could possibly integrate in just 12 weeks. There is truly something there for everyone! And yet many people give up on the book because they aren’t able to do it “perfectly”–that is, to accomplish every single task proposed.
Don’t let the demon of perfectionism get the last word! There is no way to do this wrong. Participation in the group will keep you moving forward on what is the perfect path for you in this moment in time, which may take many forms.
Have a question? Let’s chat!
If you’ve come this far, but you’re still a little unsure, please get in touch.
I’d love to hear from you.
You can reach me by email on joyful@joyhoppenot.com.
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