Holding the Pen with Care
Writing your life story is brave.
Not because it’s polished or perfect—but because it’s honest, and honesty can be heavy.
As a trauma-informed memoir coach, I don’t just help people write. I come alongside them as they unfold their narrative—the tangled threads of memory, meaning, and identity—and try to make sense of it all on the page.
Writing a memoir can be deeply cathartic, but it’s not easy. Especially when your story holds trauma. It’s one thing to revisit a moment in your mind; it’s another to reenter it in language—to give it shape, weight, tone, and voice. That’s where the real work begins.
I provide support not only in the structure of the story, but in the emotionality of it. I create a space where people feel safe to say the things they were once told not to say, to explore the parts of themselves that were dismissed, silenced, or misunderstood.
Why? Because our stories matter. And because being witnessed in our truth can be healing.
When we share our story with care and intention, we reclaim our voice. We take back our agency—not just over what happened, but how it lives in us now. We get to choose:
What to say
How to say it
Who to say it to
And what to hold just for ourselves
Not every coach understands how trauma lives in the body and brain—or how it can rise unexpectedly during the writing process. Being trauma-informed means I move at your pace.
I help you notice your own responses.
I check in.
I invite pauses.
I honor boundaries.
Because pushing too hard, too fast, can re-injure what’s already tender.
Sharing too soon or with the wrong audience can sometimes bring more shame than healing. We’ve all had moments where we overshared out of urgency or need—only to feel exposed instead of empowered. That’s why timing, discernment, and support are everything.
I help writers build a story not only with craft—but with care.
When we write with support:
We start to integrate the pieces
We begin to see ourselves with more compassion
We find themes, strength, humor, connection
We learn to hold tension and truth
And sometimes—beautifully—we help someone else feel less alone.
Your story might show up in a blog, a book, a post, or a private journal—but it doesn’t need a big platform to be powerful. You don’t need to share everything to be free.
If you’re longing to write your story but don’t know where to begin, or you’re afraid of what it might stir up—I’m here. You don’t have to do it alone.
