Your Inside Voice – Free Writing Group

This weekly gathering meets in the Conference Room in HOPE's Main Auditorium and invites participants to explore their inside voice - the voice that almost always has something important to offer, but often speaks so softly that it gets lost in the busyness and noise of daily life.

The free writing process is simple. Each member is given the same prompt (a word, a picture, a poem) and asked to write without fear, without filtering, and without restrictions for ten minutes. Members are then invited (not required) to share what they have written while others in the group listen, hold space, and respond with ways they connect with what was written. The process invites courage, acceptance, intimacy, and the ability to hear without judgement.

Bring a pad of paper and a pen and an open mind. Leave your inner critic and filter at home.