julia fehrenbacher
Poet. Teacher. Life Coach.
Write Yourself Free​
An Online Writing Series for women
​A six week, autumn writing series
with poet/author Julia Fehrenbacher ​​​
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with a focus on
Permission To Be Ourselves​​​​​​
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WHEN? Tuesdays: September 15th-October 20th
from 3:00-5:00 PM (PST)​
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Where? Online via Zoom.
All classes are recorded & available to participants within 24 hours. ​
Price? $300.00​​​
Since space is limited, I will be unable to issue refunds after 10/13/26 (1 week before class begins). After 10/13, all sales are final.
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This will be an intimate circle of women, limited to 15.​
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Please be sure to read all of the information/description below & feel free to reach out at the following email address with any questions you may have. writeyourselffree@gmail.com
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* To insure the utmost intimacy during live classes, it is requested that cameras be turned on.
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"The circle of women around us weave invisible nets
of love that carry us when we're weak
and sing with us when we are strong." SARK
“She is learning to unlearn what smallness has taught her, to put her ear to the sound of her own drumming heart, to let the low notes be low, the high notes be high—to greet each thing as treasure
no matter how clever the disguise.”
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There are words inside you
that have been waiting.
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Not for the right time.
Not until you are a better writer.
Not until life gets quieter or you feel more ready.
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They have been waiting for your permission.​​​​
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In this six-week writing series, you are invited to show up just as you are, not as you think you should be.
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During our time together, we will explore that holy field that poet, Rumi, speaks about, that field "beyond wrongdoing and rightdoing." The field beyond "good" and "bad." The field beyond censoring and judgment.
Write Yourself Free is about coming home to your own voice, about freeing yourself so that you can write & live from true, rather than writing and living from a place of trying to be "good."
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Over the many years that I have been leading these classes, I notice that women who came in whispering, begin to speak.
Women who thought they had nothing to say discover they have been carrying entire worlds inside them.
Women who wrote only for themselves, begin, quietly and courageously, to share.
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This autumn, I am opening the doors again.
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Julia brings a beauty and an acceptance that is utterly heartwarming, tender, and kind of like the comfiest couch you can ever imagine.
- Elloa Phoenix Barbour
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​I am certain that gathering together with like-hearted women, where we are absolutely safe & free to spill our insides onto the page, is one of the key ingredients to help align us with what truly matters, one of the key ingredients in learning to grow all the truest things.
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​​During our time together, we will let our pens go where they need to go. There will be no editing, no critiquing, no trying to impress, no trying to be good—no trying, period.
As Mary Oliver so beautifully writes in her poem "Praying":
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This isn't a contest but a doorway.
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Writing practice is about separating the creator and the editor, setting the timer for a designated amount of time (usually 10 minutes) and then letting our pens fly...the faster we write, the more able we are to outrun that critic that likes to hang out in our minds.
Allowing our pens to move faster than our monkey mind, allows us to access that deeper place inside of us that tells it as it is (not how we think it should be).
Writing practice is the truest, most healing and powerful thing I know.
Whether you are an experienced writer, a writer who can't seem to bring yourself to the page, or someone who has written very little or not at all, but simply long for a safe, nourishing circle of women where you can see and be seen, hear and be heard— this is your doorway.
Consider it a sanctuary for your spirit, quiet away from the noise. A place to dive into your creative center and hear your own voice speak.
Please Note: You absolutely do not need to consider yourself a writer to find great richness in this class!
This six week offering is rooted in writing practice as developed by author, Natalie Goldberg, in her classic book, Writing Down the Bones.
Many years ago, I had the great honor of attending Natalie's writing retreats in Taos, New Mexico. I’m not sure I would have started sharing my writing or published a book/books without Natalie's permission to"feel free to write the worst junk in the world."
Natalie's permission and encouragement, along with my ongoing commitment to writing practice and conscious, awake living, is what gives me the courage to show up and write, and to share my writing. ​​​​​​​​​
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The aim of writing practice is to burn through to first thoughts, to the place where energy is unobstructed by social politeness or the internal censor, to the place where you are writing what your mind actually sees and feels, not what it thinks it should see and feel.
— Natalie Goldberg
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Our weekly time together will include:
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Live, intimate writing sessions held in a sacred, welcoming space. A space where we are invited to listen with the ears of our heart.
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Full, unconditional permission—to write exactly as you are, not as you think you should be.
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An intimate circle of women who are done performing and are ready to be real.
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Mindful poetry. Short readings about love, presence, trust, courage, brave, wholehearted living, etc...
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The feeling of being seen, valued, and understood — perhaps for the first time in a long time.
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We will alternate between periods of timed writing, (optional) reading our writing aloud to one another, and listening deeply while others share their writing—not from a place of judgment or analysis, or trying to be "good," but rather, from a place of deep presence, attention & wholehearted acceptance.
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If you have been circling this for a while — reading the emails, feeling the pull,
telling yourself maybe next time — I want to gently say:
This might be the time your own voice has been asking you to show up for her.
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My deepest wish is that after six weeks together, you will know — perhaps for the
first time — that it is more than enough to be exactly who you are, that it is possible to create a shelter of kindness inside yourself, to write yourself a little closer to free.
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You do not need to be ready. You just need to arrive.
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With love,
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Julia​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
​It matters that you drape words
off the page, miles off the page
even, that you write your way to true,
that you feel the shake of a voice finally found—
the flutter of a voice finally free.
Ready to Write Yourself Free?​​​​​​​
—Theresa
"Write Yourself Free was one of the first brave steps I made in my journey back to health and myself. Julia, thank you for holding space for me when I was locked up so tight and buried so deep under the pile of shit life had mudslided upon me. Thank you for creating the online safe space for me to write the worst shit and still be a valuable member of the sacred circle, a space for me to weep after writing words that wrote themselves, and hearing them as I read them out loud. Few have penetrated my inner circle as you have. I'm a better woman for it. Thank you."
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"Julia creates such a safe and positive space in her Write Yourself Free classes. My writing in daily life is limited to far too many work emails, so Julia’s class has been a revelation. Her thought-provoking writing prompts and complete acceptance and non-judgement have given me a place to express myself, work through issues, and even surprise myself sometimes. Sharing my writing with the group in the moment is both validating and liberating. I love that there’s no critiquing and only deep listening. It makes me realize what a gift it is to have people listen to me in an accepting, kind, and curious way. I love this class and the way Julia facilitates with heart!"
—Lisa
"Julia’s class was a wonderful opportunity to connect with my deeper self and write from that sacred space. It was so wonderful to gather with other women in a creative and supportive circle—joined by our shared love of writing."
—Michelle
"It’s been so interesting because I’m used to holding so much back, but when I start writing without evaluating what I’m saying or if I should say it, everything just comes out. After the classes I always feel so drained, but in a good way, like after having a really good workout, when you’ve left it all out there. It’s been transformative in ways I never imagined."
—Denea
"Thank you, with all of my heart! Julia, I have felt supported and safer with each week. When I signed up, I honestly wasn’t sure that I’d feel comfortable to read anything out loud. You have been true to your word, created such a soft nest for us, and I’m very grateful for that.Thank you for your encouragement and speaking to my fears. You have helped me write again, get out of my head, and trust in the process of writing practice. You have given so much beauty and love to us, and opened up a new world to me. It’s been a long time coming! Very blessed."
—Jeanette
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Julia's Write Yourself Free class shows us the way was within us all along. It’s not about good writing, it’s more about seeing. Being. Speaking. And being freed from self criticism and the bondage that the opinions of others can bring to us. It’s the field of spaciousness where we come face to face with life.
- Leah Griffith