Saturday, November 8 from 11:30am-3:30pm at Story Parlor
Early bird $75 | Register by October 10 (discount applied at checkout)
Regular Price $90 | Effective October 11, 2025
Space is LIMITED to ensure an intimate experience. We recommend signing up early!
Refund and other policies can be found here.
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While pain is an unpleasant and universal part of the human experience, it can be a profound gateway to deeper connection, understanding, and empowerment. With this understanding, workshop facilitator, Emily Marjean Coolbeth, will lead participants through mindfulness and creative writing exercises designed to tap into both areas of joy and woundedness in order to help transform our places of hurt into areas of strength.
In this workshop, we will:
Create a safe space in which to reflect and share
Identify what brings us joy, courage, faith, and/or strength
Learn and use mindfulness techniques
Address and honor our suffering through guided writing prompts
Share our journey with others (if willing)
Learn to let go of painful blocks and cultivate gratitude
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Emily believes that all persons have areas in their life that need healing; This workshop is open to anyone who feels emotion and is ready and willing to be authentic and vulnerable. No creative writing experience is necessary.
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"I must admit that I had my doubts about Scribbles of Strength in the beginning. However, I truly held back nothing when determining whether it would be effective or not. After writing my two pieces in the workshop, I felt an incredible sense of relief throughout my body. It was as if I cured a long time ailment. I would definitely recommend SOS to anyone who has been bottling up their emotions."
-- Rob W.
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Emily Marjean Coolbeth is a seasoned writer, educator, and mentor and is currently a graduate student pursuing her MFA in creative writing and a certificate in Narrative Healthcare from Lenoir-Rhyne University.
Emily is a person in recovery from substance addiction and a survivor of various forms of abuse and neglect among other experiences that caused trauma in her life.
She is also the creator of No Pain Wasted, an online literary publication through Substack, which celebrates the light within the darkness. Emily has found writing to be a powerful vehicle for healing in her life and feels driven to share this transformative experience with others.
