A Fusion of Empowerment & Craft
What must you untangle to become whole?
A Background Regarding the Series: I became an empowerment coach in 2001, while still in the fitness industry. I’ve invested across two decades, coaching others—high school teens in the juvenile system, athletes, couples, and organizations. Even more, I continued to be coached and coach myself. I continued to attend courses, workshops, schooling, sessions—honing my skills. Since 2006, I’ve attempted numerous methods to release the hard narratives I carry—in my heart, in my body. I fictionalized my experiences. I re-invented my history and re-placed myself in character and content. I reworked that fiction into first-person, which nearly did me in. And then, after a thousand tries, I dove into my second MFA, this time in poetry. The infusion of craft and language helped me unleash just part of my narrative into a first book, a memoir in verse, Tangled by Blood.
What you should know is that, over these years, I maintained self-coaching journals which included coping (and not coping) writing exercises, empowerment activities, literary craft, art, self-care, bodywork, and more. From these “working” journals, I’ve curated this workshop: Untangling the Difficult Narrative.
For those of you who have not taken a workshop from me (since 2001), you need to know that I never repeat a course. I continuously create new material—for me and for those who choose to share space with me.
Each class is fresh.
Each class is a stand-alone.
Each class is designed for writers of all levels.
As we move through 2024, you’ll see my offer of Untangling Workshops through numerous venues with a variety of approaches: IWWG, Sarabande Books, Narratively literary journal, and more.
Most of the workshops are free.
Many offer an online option or have been recorded so you can watch the replay.
Trauma writing (poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction)—whether personal, cultural, or collective—can be more than catharsis. It can offer craft and writing skills, create awareness and conversation. Writers at all levels can develop writing skills to approach narrative that sometimes feels too overwhelming, personal, or shameful to pen.
In the workshop, Rebecca shares empowerment activities surrounding self-care for the writer, along with craft moves and ideas specific to the difficult narrative.
Past Workshops
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Hosted by Narratively
A Three-Week Class
Saturdays
March 23rd – April 6th
12-1:30 pm
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Hosted by The International Women’s Writing Guild
A Two-Hour Virtual Event
April 13th
12-2 pm PST / 1-3 pm MST / 2-4 pm CST / 5-7 pm EST
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Hosted by Sarabande Books
A One-Hour Virtual Event
A Playful Approach to the Difficult Narrative – an exploration into mini zines and art as a method to process and dive deep.
May 10th, 2024
9 am PST / 10 am MST / 11 am CST / 12 pm EST
A special thanks to Idaho Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts for support and funding A Playful Approach to the Difficult Narrative, expanding Rebecca Evans’ outreach to help others share, write, and heal.
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Untangling the Difficult Narrative: Using Form, Language, and Self-Care to Access Our Wounds
Hosted by The Cabin, Boise, Idaho
with Rebecca Evans
Through compassionate and gentle exploration–using empowerment and artistic tools–writers at all levels can access narrative that sometimes seems overwhelming or shameful. Through this process, we’ll learn to re-frame experiences into craft that feels true and meaningful.
Tuition: $30 for non-members or $25 for Cabin Members
Wednesday, December 13th 6:30-8:30 pm MST
