Writing The Great Turning: Climate Writing

Discover your path to climate action with creative writing and deep emotional learning. 

The climate crisis affects all of us, but showing up to this fight will mean healing ourselves as much as it means healing the planet. Creative writing is a powerful tool for looking our grief in the face while allowing us to envision the world we long for. This workshop is designed give climate change-makers a path forward, written in their own words. 

Program Highlights

• Undertake a series of writing exercises based on “The Work That Reconnects,” Joanna Macy’s program for nurturing climate leaders.  
• Come together in circle to feel into the stages of the Spiral of The Work That Reconnects:
  • Coming from Gratitude 
  • Honoring our Pain for the World
  • Seeing with New and Ancient Eyes 
  • Going Forth
• Share writing in a supportive, judgment-free environment.
• Engage in catalytic activities, from garden walks and sensory exploration in nature to dance and music making. 

Testimonials

“Working with Jess has been life changing! Jess helped me identify my strengths and my values-based priorities which has forever changed the way in which I will engage in climate justice work. She is full of joy, kind and compassionate, and pushed me to challenge myself constantly. If you are feeling overwhelmed by the way you’re currently engaged in climate activism, and want to bring your more mindful, passionate, and innovative self to the table, I highly recommend working with Jess. She’s the best!”  – Laalitha Surapaneni, physician & climate justice advocate

“An outstanding piece of climate fiction. Zoe’s work is vividly real and is conceivably non-fiction in the future California. The humanity of it makes it more real knowing the cultural aspects of the region.” – Reader of Zoe’s Short Story “The Last Almond,” 2nd place winner of Grist’s Future Ancestors competition and syndicated in Yes Magazine

“With so much discordant communication and so much hurt swirling around me, it was incredibly grounding to hold space for the emotions we don’t give ourselves time to process. I left feeling more ready to show up to my work than ever before.” – Kati Kallins, Global Sustainability Lead at Adobe

Daily Schedule

A detailed schedule will be emailed to you about 30 days prior to your program. Click here to view a sample program schedule.