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Self Soothe: The Work of the Glimmer
A Polyvagal Practice for Writers in Overwhelming Times
Feb 8
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Chelsea Bieker
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Self-Soothe: Releasing Emotional Pressure
A private expressive writing ritual for unblocking stuck writing
Feb 1
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Chelsea Bieker
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Self Soothe: What Does It Mean to “Move Energy,” Anyway?
An energetic housekeeping practice for writers to protect the creative channel
Jan 25
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Chelsea Bieker
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Deep Water: On the Perils of Putting the Hook Before the Book
Literary Real Talk About Trusting the Unknown, Behind the Scenes of Godshot, and Writers as Tastemakers
Jan 22
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Chelsea Bieker
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Self Soothe: A Reasonable Retail Moment
The best lipgloss in the world, the holiness of small, beautiful things, and my Clare V disaster
Jan 18
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Chelsea Bieker
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A New Chapter for Make Up Your Life
Introducing Self-Soothe Sundays and Deep Water Thursdays
Jan 17
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Chelsea Bieker
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Showing Up for Life: On 18 Years of Sobriety
Creative Sobriety and the Long Work of Staying Awake; Plus the Best Book I've Read in a Long Time.
Jan 13
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Chelsea Bieker
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What if you wrote your book this winter?
A sneak peak at our Winter Intensive Welcome Letter
Jan 2
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Chelsea Bieker
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My favorite things of 2025 and looking ahead to 2026
And thots on yoga, our new puppy, that DV documentary, winter offerings, dreamwork, and two books you must preorder NOW!
Dec 16, 2025
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Chelsea Bieker
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Let's Write Together this November
A FREE 30 Day Writing Challenge for you
Oct 29, 2025
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Chelsea Bieker
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Why Do We Need So Much External Motivation?
How chasing reminders and hacks might keep us from the soul-level work of writing
Sep 18, 2025
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Chelsea Bieker
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Reimagining the Book Event
A simple format shift that brought ease, depth, and joy to the room!
Sep 12, 2025
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Chelsea Bieker
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How to Facilitate an Author Event
So you've been asked to be "in conversation" with a writer about their book...
Aug 28, 2025
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Chelsea Bieker
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My Writer's Toolkit: Products that really have changed my life
Sometimes we just need to make the process a little easier.
Aug 20, 2025
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Chelsea Bieker
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