I have participated in multiple self-discovery workshops with Kathleen over the last four years. Each workshop has had a different focus but each one elevates my ability to truly understand, appreciate, and love myself. They are held in a safe, warm atmosphere with other other individuals who come not to judge or critique in any way, but rather to learn more about themselves through their own writing and that of others.
Kathleen puts so much thought and creativity into each of the activities we engage in each night of the workshop. At first, I felt so far out of my comfort zone, but quickly felt the shift of being able to be silly, serious, emotional, and deep with my writing, drawings, charts, and verbal feedback. I leave every workshop wishing it were longer and learning something new about myself. I also leave every workshop feeling like a stronger woman for allowing myself to be vulnerable.
Somehow, Kathleen has found a portal for magic in her workshops. She has created a way to marry the self and the artist within us, without us fully realizing it--until we see it in our work and in our reflections with others. I can't recommend this workshop strongly enough!
One thing I loved about this writing group was how I/we seemed to come up with poems that were partly understood by our own selves and partly not; and then after sharing them we could see things about ourselves not fully heard or seen before-all of it fantastically enriching not only our inner selves and but our ability to build deeper creative relationships with others. This is not a "how to write" workshop. It's more about finding what's inside that needs to be written. I can't recommend Kathleen's workshops strongly enough!