the big picture
At Word Balm Tribe, I'm bringing together thoughtful, big-hearted journalers to expand our perspectives and possibilities through community-supported personal writing practices so that we can joyfully nurture our emerging selves, trust our authentic voices in a noisy world, and courageously live from the inside out.
I'd love for you to become a part of what we're building together through our new course+community!
With us you’ll learn:
Your benefits:
I'd love for you to become a part of what we're building together through our new course+community!
With us you’ll learn:
- Five powerful purposes of journaling and how you can harness each of them in your own personal writing practice
- What therapeutic ideas and practices can teach us about journaling as a tool for emotional balance, personal growth, and social transformation
- How to build an easy-to-learn weekly rhythm of reflection around your journaling practice to more fully integrate your writing with your living
Your benefits:
- Start, grow, or refine a journaling practice that consistently brings joy and meaning to your life
- Expand your sense of self-worth and more effectively engage in self-care
- Live with greater intention, integrity, authenticity, and balance
- Discover intersections between becoming a better you and working toward a better world
free mini-lesson course sneak peek!Watch this mini-lesson for a sneak peek of what you can expect in our journal immersion experience!
In the video, I outline a couple of key concepts from therapy that inform how I view journaling as well as define five powerful purposes of journaling. |
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the details
Here's the "dive" map for how we'll get there (spoiler alert: there's lots of room for you to build-your-own expedition that's just right for you!).

Our Format:
Each week I'll bring our attention to one of five powerful purposes of journaling. We’ll experience that purpose through a learning session, personal writing exercises, and community discussions.
Your Time Investment:
You can customize your engagement to best meet your needs, mixing live participation with participation on your own schedule in the ways that work best for you.
Here are a few examples of what varying levels of participation may look like:
Your Financial Investment:
For a one-time payment of $199.99, you'll receive access to all of our course content and community spaces. You can stay and continue connecting and growing with your fellow journalers for as long as you'd like, for no additional cost. Plus, your newly deepened journal practice will be yours to draw upon and expand your whole life long!
Each week I'll bring our attention to one of five powerful purposes of journaling. We’ll experience that purpose through a learning session, personal writing exercises, and community discussions.
- Our 30 minute learning sessions will take place on Mondays at 12 noon EST (9 am PST) via Zoom; the sessions will also be recorded for those who are unable to attend live.
- Our 60 minute community conversation sessions will take place on Fridays at 12 noon EST/9 am PST via Zoom; to protect privacy, I’ll record a 10 minute summary video reviewing the major themes of our community conversation for those who are unable to attend live.
- In between our live sessions together, I'll help you apply the journal purpose we're focusing on through gently structured writing prompts and discussions in our online community forum.
Your Time Investment:
You can customize your engagement to best meet your needs, mixing live participation with participation on your own schedule in the ways that work best for you.
Here are a few examples of what varying levels of participation may look like:
- Snorkler (1 hour per week): Watch recorded videos on your own time schedule, dabble in community forum conversations, journal at least 1x per week
- Beginning Diver (1-2 hours per week): Participate in some live sessions and watch others recorded as your schedule allows, engage regularly in community forum conversations, journal at least 2x per week
- Advanced Diver (2-3 hours per week): Participate in all live sessions, engage fully in community forum conversations, journal at least 3x per week
Your Financial Investment:
For a one-time payment of $199.99, you'll receive access to all of our course content and community spaces. You can stay and continue connecting and growing with your fellow journalers for as long as you'd like, for no additional cost. Plus, your newly deepened journal practice will be yours to draw upon and expand your whole life long!
meet our course creator + facilitator

I'm Laurie, and I'm both a licensed therapist and an avid journaler.
I'm bringing my professional knowledge and my personal experiences together to create this one-of-a-kind opportunity for growth, relationships, and self-care. I'm passionate about working with big-hearted, thoughtful people who need encouragement to turn that big-heart toward the self and support to integrate all those complex thoughts with the flow of emotions (because I'm on that same journey with you, journal friend!).
You can learn more about me here.
I'm bringing my professional knowledge and my personal experiences together to create this one-of-a-kind opportunity for growth, relationships, and self-care. I'm passionate about working with big-hearted, thoughtful people who need encouragement to turn that big-heart toward the self and support to integrate all those complex thoughts with the flow of emotions (because I'm on that same journey with you, journal friend!).
You can learn more about me here.