Explore Your Hidden Potential as a Writer at Your Own Pace: Homestudy

In this new program developed for 2022, author Dr. Jamie Marich explores the questions she is most often asked by her readers who also have desires to write in the form of a day-long retreat. Originally recorded in March 2022, in this self-paced homestudy version you will have the opportunity to use the modules however you see fit, setting aside a day or even an entire period of days to devote to writing and to exploration.


Many people experience a strong prompting to write—whether it be a book in their professional field, a blog, a creative work, an academic paper—yet feel a variety of blocks around where and how to start. Although this retreat is primarily designed for people who want to write non-fiction, regardless of the form, we welcome anyone who is feeling a desire to write and might be feeling stuck. 

 

Dr. Jamie, an author of more than 10 non-fiction books and educational manuals in the fields of trauma therapy and expressive arts therapy, will speak and lead guided exercises on the following topics:

 

  • Setting an intention for writing 
  • Finding the appropriate forms to share my ideas (i.e., article/blog, book, or all of the above)
  • Self-Publishing vs. Finding a publisher or a media outlet 
  • Crafting a pitch and a proposal
  • Strategies for addressing “writer’s block”
  • Finding your flow as a writer 

 

All of the ideas shared are directed by Dr. Jamie’s nearly fifteen years of experience as a professional writer in her field and beyond. The workshop will conclude by having you develop a plan for your life as a writer in the days, weeks, and months following the workshop.

 

This course is not available for CE credit hours of any kind but may be counted towards the Institute for Creative Mindfulness' Certificate of Expressive Arts Therapy if you are in that program.


Sliding Scale Pricing: We are offering tiered pricing for this program, and you are asked to register at the level that most applies to how you describe yourself or your business at this time:

-Individual in need of a price break due to circumstances beyond their control: $80.00

-Individual who currently describes themselves as thriving in their professional pursuits: $125.00

-Organizational representative primarily attending for their organization in need of a price break: $100.00

-Organizational representative primarily attending for their thriving organization: $175.00

 If for some reason these costs are still a barrier, you are invited to fill out our Diversity and Social Justice Scholarship Application Form. If you qualify and you would like to fill it out to support your attendance in this program, you are welcome to submit an application. 

 

*The informational and guided exercise portions of this day retreat will be recorded and made available for purchase later. If taking the program this way, you will not have full access to the interactive experiences. We are planning to schedule this program in real-time once again in the late summer or autumn of 2022, and Dr. Jamie is also planning an extended weekend writer’s retreat later in 2022.

By Registering for this Retreat, You Acknowledge and Agree to the Following:

Correspondence from Training Organization: The Institute for Creative Mindfulness regularly sends correspondence about the training, including an email confirmation at registration and several emails leading up to each training. The emails presently come from [email protected]. Additionally, The Institute for Creative Mindfulness may send out emails from [email protected]. If you are not receiving these emails, you are required to check your Spam folder as correspondence from new organizations often ends up there. Once you receive your first correspondence, please save the email to your address book. If you have not received a confirmation email or other correspondence from the organization within seven days of the event, it is your responsibility to reach out to us by email or phone. 


Accommodations: The Institute for Creative Mindfulness follows the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We ask that if you are in need of any special accommodations that will allow you to take your training with us online, please email us with any special requests thirty days before the scheduled training. If, during the training, a need for an accommodation arises, you are expected to contact your instructor and/or practicum assistant immediately and we will discuss the best possible solution.


Refund/Cancellation Policy: You have read and agree to ICM's Organizational Policies, which stipulate the terms for refunds, cancellations, and resolving grievances and disputes.


Cost: We are offering tiered pricing for this program, and you are asked to register at the level that most applies to how you describe yourself or your business at this time:

-Individual in need of a price break due to circumstances beyond their control: $80.00

-Individual who currently describes themselves as thriving in their professional pursuits: $125.00

-Organizational representative primarily attending for their organization in need of a price break: $100.00

-Organizational representative primarily attending for their thriving organization: $175.00


If for some reason these costs are still a barrier, you are invited to fill out our Diversity and Social Justice Scholarship Application Form. If you qualify and you would like to fill it out to support your attendance in this program, you are welcome to submit an application.

After completing this initial registration, you will receive an email from Thinkific to finalize your registration and be given access to preliminary course materials in your personalized dashboard.

Email [email protected] with any questions or concerns.


After paying for this course you will receive an email from Thinkific to complete your registration and receive access to your course dashboard.

You have 180 days to complete a homestudy course from the time that you sign up. After 180 days, you will be assessed a $25.00 administrative renewal fee to access and complete the course. 


Instructor

ICM Founder & Director Jamie Marich

Dr. Jamie Marich (she/they/we) began her career as a humanitarian aid worker in Bosnia-Hercegovina from 2000-2003, primarily teaching English and music. Jamie travels internationally teaching on topics related to trauma, EMDR therapy, expressive arts, mindfulness, and yoga, while maintaining a private practice and online education operations in her home base of Akron, OH. Marich is the founder of the Institute for Creative Mindfulness and the developer of the Dancing Mindfulness approach to expressive arts therapy. Marich is the author of EMDR Made Simple: 4 Approaches for Using EMDR with Every Client (2011), Trauma and the Twelve Steps: A Complete Guide for Recovery Enhancement (2012), Creative Mindfulness (2013), Trauma Made Simple: Competencies in Assessment, Treatment, and Working with Survivors, Dancing Mindfulness: A Creative Path to Healing and Transformation (2015), and Process Not Perfection: Expressive Arts Solutions for Trauma Recovery (2019). Marich co-authored EMDR Therapy & Mindfulness for Trauma-Focused Care along with colleague Dr. Stephen Dansiger in 2018, and their new book with Springer Publishing Healing Addiction with EMDR Therapy: A Trauma-Focused Guide released in 2021. North Atlantic Books published a revised and expanded edition of Trauma and the 12 Steps in the Summer of 2020, and they released The Healing Power of Jiu-Jitsu: A Guide to Transforming Trauma and Facilitating Recovery in 2022. Her latest release with North Atlantic Book, Dissociation Made Simple: A Stigma-Free Guide to Embracing Your Dissociative Mind and Navigating Life came out in January 2023. She has three more projects in the works with North Atlantic Books, including her personal memoir about surviving spiritual abuse called You Lied to Me About God, due out in Autumn 2024. The Huffington Post published her personal story of being out as a clinical professional with a dissociative disorder in May 2023. The New York Times featured Marich’s writing and work on Dancing Mindfulness in 2017 and 2020. NALGAP: The Association of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Addiction Professionals and Their Allies awarded Jamie with their esteemed President’s Award in 2015 for her work as an LGBT advocate. The EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) granted Jamie the 2019 Advocacy in EMDR Award for her using her public platform in media and in the addiction field to advance awareness about EMDR therapy and to reduce stigma around mental health. Jamie also sits on the editorial board of the EMDR Journal of Practice and Research, and she was the 2008 winner of the Poster Research Award at the EMDRIA Annual Conference.

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