Write your way to clarity.
Literary Therapy is an interactive experience that uses introspective writing, mindfulness strategies, group discussion in a safe and supportive environment to center joy, foster connection, and cultivate tools and strategies to cope and thrive during this raggedy moment in history.
With over 1,000 participants from 20+ countries since its creation in 2015, Literary Therapy offers affirming space for cathartic expression and unpacking topics related to mental and emotional wellness with a trauma-informed facilitator, GetSomeJoy co-founder Alexander Hardy.
The program has yielded 15 digital Literary Therapy Exploration Workbooks since Summer 2021.
Literary Therapy sessions can be one-time experiences or part of a series and include a digital or print Literary Therapy Exploration Workbook.
AUDIENCE: The Literary Therapy Writing Program is a dynamic experience tailored to support community, academic, non-profit, corporate, municipal, and other groups with a welcoming, restorative space for creative expression and cultivating tools for thriving.
This framework is ideal for anyone open to using introspective and creative writing as a tool to make sense of life and find clarity, connection, and joy.
(You, too, managers!)
What happens during Literary Therapy?
During the sessions, participants:
practice mindfulness and grounding activities,
explore topics such as joy, safety, stress, creativity, isolation, loss, goals, caregiving, giving ourselves and others grace, etc.,
share some insights with others + keep some private,
curate restorative wellness practices and support,
receive tools for self-affirmation and connecting to resources + support networks, and
prioritize their joy and well-being.
The sessions underscore writing's effectiveness as a vehicle for healing and catharsis, and allows participants to take an inventory of and gain clarity on their wellness journeys.
Outcomes
Normalize discussions around self-care, stress, joy, and wellness.
Enhance individual and collective authenticity, accountability, vulnerability, and clarity.
Foster connection, creativity, self-affirmation, self-love, decisiveness, and a greater sense of power and freedom.
Remember to choose joy more often.
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NAVIGATING GRIEF OR MAJOR TRANSITION?
Join a Literary Therapy Writing Circle
Our 4-week Writing Circles offer intimate space to connect and reflect, ongoing support from a licensed clinician, creative tools for thriving, and community to help you find joy in raggedy times. Join solo or with a friend, partner, or relative at a group discount.
We have 3 available cohorts:
DAY (12pm EST):
Friday, February 23, March 1, 8, 15
EVENING (8pm EST):
Tuesday, February 20 + 27, March 5 + 12
SATURDAY (12pm EST):
Saturday, March 2, 9, 16, 23
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
Traveling Community Literary Therapy Wall
A public space for conversations about joy. Visit our installation to see what other people are doing to getsomejoy, share what joy means to you, and grab a button + a Literary Therapy Exploration Workbook.
Current Location (May + June 2022):
Oakland Public Library—Elmhurst Branch
1427 88th Ave, Oakland, CA 94621
SPRING 2022
Literary Therapy: Spring Cleaning + Making Space for Joy
A community writing workshop on emotional decluttering, celebrating progress, and creating space for joy during this raggedy moment in history.
Includes a digital Literary Therapy Exploration Workbook
MARCH 2022
Literary Therapy: Joy, Grief, Healing, and Recovery
with Dominican Writers Association
A four-part introspective writing program offering community space to navigate life in this raggedy moment in history. With custom Literary Therapy exploration Workbooks.
Week 1: Joy, Boundaries, and Restorative Practices
Week 2: Grief + Post-Traumatic Growth
Week 3: Intergenerational Healing + New Family Narratives
Week 4: Recovery + Self-Love
Our Literary Therapy Pop-Up at the 2022 Black Joy Parade
We shared Black Joy Parade Edition Literary Therapy Exploration Workbooks + life improving community resources by 1Degree and invited people to write about joy.
WINTER 2022
Literary Therapy: Black Joy Parade Edition
What are your favorite parts about being Black? What songs inspire joy and get you in a good mood?
GetSomeJoy hosted a free community writing workshop ahead of our pop-up at the 2022 Black Joy Parade.
FALL/WINTER 2021
Literary Therapy: Caregiving, Shame, Self-Love, and Recovery
Session 1 - Caregiving, Creative Outlets + Joy Action Plans
Session 2 - Guilt, Shame, and Grace
Session 3 - Accountability, Supportive Rituals, and Self-Sabotage
Session 4 - Recovery, Self-Loathing, and Self-Love
SUMMER 2021
Literary Therapy: Joy, Grief, Pleasure, and Growth
Session 1 - joy, boundaries + restorative practices
Session 2 - grief + post-traumatic growth
Session 3 - pleasure + playtime
Session 4 - letting go + releasing
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