Where: The Calmm, Newport

When: Sunday 29th September, 2:00-3:30pm

With: @southernspells

Investment: $40 and 90 mins of your time. Includes take-home prompts, tea + light snacks

BYO: your favourite journal (this is optional - blank paper and pens will be provided)

Join us at The Calmm Newport for DEAR DIARY, a new workshop with writer and tarot reader, Sophia Somerville.

Want to learn the life-changing magic of a personal writing practice? This fun and practical workshop is for you. Sophia will share her multifaceted journey with keeping a diary and how it has impacted her life and health. You’ll learn four simple writing exercises to help you express emotional energy, clear your head, work with creative blocks, and make writing *fun* instead of a chore. You’ll walk away feeling connected to your inner child, armed with the tools and motivation to make journaling a staple of your self care.

This workshop is open to all — no writing experience necessary. Perfect for anyone who secretly wants to write their thoughts and ideas down but feels intimidated by the prospect of telling the truth in words. This workshop is also suited to more seasoned writers who are burned out, uninspired or in need of some gentle refocusing to face the blank page.

If you have a busy mind, a curious heart and a half-empty journal lying around, this one's for you.

What will be covered: 

✴ Why we write

✴ Digital vs Analogue diaries

✴ Creative Blocks and limitations

✴ Celebrity Journals inspo

✴ Morning Pages

✴ Writing with Tarot and Oracle Cards

✴ Bibliomancy

About Sophia:

Sophia is a writer, tarot reader and mum who has been leading creative writing groups since 2020. She is also the creator of Magic Words, a seasonal guided journal that she self-published in 2023. She writes about grief, tarot, and celebrity gossip on her Substack, The Crucible.