Embrace Your STORY, Empower Your SPIRIT
Soul Stories offer a powerful way to connect with your fierce, loving inner guide and create the life you are ready to live!
Transform long-held narratives into life-affirming wisdom
Release stories that bind
Allow light, love and creativity to flow freely into your life
Play and vocalize in a nourishing, supportive circle of women
The Soul Story imaginal process is powerful. This class is a transformative experience where you live into and with your stories. It's fun and surprising to see what stories rise up when invited. The "oh my, I wasn't expecting that," has to be experienced, there are no words! Nothing is required but curiosity. You'll tap into memory in a safe and curious way, investigating and inviting deep understanding of your past and even future life experiences.
In this storytelling circle we play with story, we don’t force it, we dance with it, we trust our intuition and knowing and go with first thoughts. This is a safe and supportive place to dare, share, unearth, open, trust, be curious and feel held and seen while excavating your stories.
Why do this work? Why dance with your stories?
- To heal, forgive, and experience your life stories in a way that releases old beliefs, narratives, and relationships, so you can be free to explore new stories.
- To gain perspective. We carry a story on our back, one told to us, a memory, an idea, and we pack it into the bag that defines our life. Here's your chance to unpack it!
- To tap into your creative center, to listen to your intuition, to set the critic aside and trust yourself.
- To sit in circle in a safe and supported space with other women on the journey.
I am the author of ten best-selling books on parenting, divorce recovery and women’s issues with over a million copies sold. As an editor and coach, I’ve helped hundreds of women with their fiction, memoir, creative non-fiction, and self-help projects. I have BA in psychology and religion an Masters in Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Pacific University.
Are you being called to meet your true self? Do you wish to banish your inner critic forever?
Are you ready to play in your personal story sanctuary, where old beliefs and limitations are transformed into joyful self-understanding? Then say YES, and join me for the Soul Story Origin class!
Still on the fence? Check out what my past students have to say!
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She is passionate about the craft of writing, is a gifted teacher, and is skilled at helping others find their unique writing voice. When I entered my first class with Sheila I had no creative writing experience, however her fun and playful writing exercises quietened my inner critic and gave me permission to just let go and explore. The stories just flowed naturally. Sheila truly believes that each of our hearts are seeded with an infinite number of stories and as a teacher she makes the process of cultivating these seeds one of joyful discovery.
Lorna Vander Ploeg
Sheila’s enthusiasm for writing is contagious. Those times when I was ready to throw my manuscript in the trash, a class with Sheila would boost my confidence and spark new ideas to revitalize my work. She has a green thumb for growing new ideas and practical approaches for organizing them. The prompts she offers in her exercises are just what is needed when you’re stuck staring at a blank sheet of paper.
Judith Royal
Over the years, I toyed with putting thoughts on paper. It seemed daunting, I seemed unqualified. I had no idea how to start. Sheila’s enthusiasm and knowledge made the steps easy. I’ve written things that have excited me, some that have surprised me, and even a few that have blown me away. I have learned that there are words waiting to get out of me, I’m the only one who can access them, and Sheila’s expertise has been the key.
Brenda Herrington
Sheila is the most amazing writing teacher. She helps you touch parts of your life and experiences that you didn’t know existed. And then she gives you the confidence to put those experiences into words. I was awestruck by the way she held the space. I was able to heal on many levels. For me, this process opened up places in my heart that I had forgotten.
Lisa Smith
Sheila’s methods always provide a way through the maze, inspiring new ideas and sometimes sending me off in completely unexpected directions! With Sheila’s easy-to-use exercises and visualization into scene, she helps quiet our inner critic, allowing us to fully express our feelings, exploring our own stories without fear.