Archive - Writing Your Resilience

Inspiration Station: Creative Intuition: The Skill That Makes Life and Work Easier

What happens when you stop forcing answers and start listening to the quiet wisdom already inside you.

Mar 5

Why Releasing Perfection Is the Breakthrough Your Memoir Needs

How overcoming perfectionism and devoting yourself to what's yours to create can lead you to the finish line you're hoping to cross.

Mar 3 • Lisa Cooper Ellison

February 2026

Editor's Roundtable: How to Write a Memoir When You Don’t Remember Everything

What to do when your nervous system is fried, your heart is tired, and your writing feels out of reach

Feb 26

Stop Tracking Dog Poop Through Your Memoir Draft

A compassionate guide to letting go of perfection and trusting your process

Feb 24 • Lisa Cooper Ellison

Craft Talks: How to Write a Memoir When You Don’t Remember Everything

Memory, Trauma & Emotional Truth with Sue William Silverman

Feb 19

The Slow Burn of Real Passion

Why Your Writing Thrives on Peace, Boundaries, and Patience

Feb 17 • Lisa Cooper Ellison

Craft Talks: Can You Trust Your Memories?

Trauma, neuroscience, and what writers need to know about telling the truth on the page

Feb 12

Here’s the Sun, Joe

What 29 years of grief after my brother’s suicide has taught me about story, awakening, and learning to breathe again

Feb 10 • Lisa Cooper Ellison

Craft Talks: How to Write about Trauma without Traumatizing Your Reader with Melissa Fraterrigo

Writing about trauma isn’t about explaining pain—it’s about creating space for the reader to meet it.

Feb 5

How Do You Hold Space for Peace?

Following the Monks Walking for Peace taught me that not all resistance looks like protest—and that's okay

Feb 3 • Lisa Cooper Ellison

January 2026

Craft Talks: Memoir Writing Mistakes: Why “This Happened, Then This Happened” Isn’t a Memoir with Wendy Dale

A craft-rich conversation with Wendy Dale on structure, scenes, and what readers truly need in order to feel your story.

Jan 29

How to Take Leaps of Faith When the World Feels Dark

A writer's guide to finding courage, taking action, and increasing love during uncertain times

Jan 27 • Lisa Cooper Ellison

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