Narrative Moth[er] Writing Workshops

Coming soon

Where people come together, share and connect over their human experience, and write their stories to life as a survival guide for others.

I lead writing workshops to help others share their valuable stories.

"But my interest is in how these marks that I am scratching on this page can mean anything at all. If they can have meaning, then life can have meaning, then I can have meaning."

- James by Percival Everett

Research shows that writing about your life gives structure to chaotic experiences. When we experience trauma, our memories can fragment and get lost in the pain and survival. Writing helps us reauthor those experiences, bringing coherence, meaning and healing.

When we write our stories, we witness ourselves. That act alone—of saying this happened, this mattered, I mattered—is a radical step toward healing and self-advocacy. It's not about perfect grammar or pretty sentences. It's about reclaiming your own narrative from the margins where it was hidden or silenced. It creates a “witness” to your story—so you no longer carry it alone. 

Even if writing for yourself only, the act of writing says: My life matters. This happened. I get to name it. But my goal is to put your writing in front of people.

Writing helps us connect the dots between what we’ve lived and what we’ve learned. It gives shape to the unspeakable. We stop being scattered puzzle pieces and begin to see the whole picture of who we are.

Your story is a form of self-advocacy. You exist, you have a right to be heard. That’s powerful—especially for those of us whose stories were dismissed, distorted or erased. 

And when one of us writes with honesty, it liberates others to do the same. Writing becomes activism—not always loud, but always illuminating the way for others.

When others read your story, they may see themselves in it. Your voice becomes a lantern for others in the dark, breaking stigma and isolation.

Personal storytelling has historically powered so many social movements. When people speak from the “I,” they connect deeply to the collective “we.”

And this isn’t just about writing. It’s about becoming visible to yourself and to a world that needs your story, your light. 

Telling your truth reclaims power in systems that often erase, minimize or distort lived experience. It’s not just healing. It’s revolutionary.

When we write our stories, we don't just heal the past—we shape the future. For ourselves. For others like us. For the world we’re helping to remake.

Come write your truth. Come write your way home. Come write your way back to yourself and to the world where you belong.

I nurture the voices of the voiceless, drawing on nearly 20 years of experience as an educator, narrative journalist, and news editor, and, most importantly, as a fellow human.

Over time, for those who volunteer to share, I plan to curate a publication that houses stories born in these workshops.

With love,

Jocelyn

Email narrativemoth@gmail.com for more information.

These stories may also serve as qualitative research and case studies for the nonprofits that serve the workshop participants. If desired, I would support the application of this writing as a narrative strategist.