E028 How to Connect with Your Story by using the Art of Personal Mythmaking with Janelle Hardy

Today's guest is Janelle Hardy. She is the creator and teacher of an online transformational memoir-writing course called the Art of Personal Mythmaking. This process uses body-based trauma-informed writing prompts, fairytales and themed modules to support creative folks who are interested in healing from their lifestories as they write their memoirs.

So many times we talk about healing - healing from trauma, healing from schoolyard bullying, and from the pain inflicted on us by comments from our peers, and during episodes of Alopecia Life, we talk about effective ways to heal, to move through the feelings, and guests have talked about what has helped them, saved them, allowed them to move forward. Sometimes that's sports, or art, music, or dance. Other times, it's writing. Whether it's fiction or non-fiction, writing is another art form that allows many of us to process. I'm super biased when I say all Alopecia Life guests are awesome, but Janelle is an extra shot of amazing. She has found the balance of knowing who she is, using what she's learned, and then returning that by giving us insight into how we can tell our own stories in ways that allow us to remove the self-sensoring, reframe negative feedback, and to have it become a piece of ourselves that we can then share with others or keep it all for ourselves.

• Website: http://www.janellehardy.com/
• Personal Mythmaking Podcast: https://www.janellehardy.com/podcast/
• The Art of Personal Mythmaking - online course: https://www.personalmythmaking.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janellehardyart/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janellehardybodylove/

It’s time to stop waiting for inspiration to strike and get started now! https://www.personalmythmaking.com/10-impactful-writing-prompts

10 trauma-informed tips so you can write and heal. https://www.personalmythmaking.com/writing-through-painful-memories

Workshop: Outline Your Memoir: a free 2-hour on-demand workshopUse fairytales and your body to identify themes in your life, organize your thoughts, outline your memoir, and start writing!https://www.personalmythmaking.com/oym-ondemand

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