by Leesa Renée | Jan 3, 2018 | Inner Field Trip
There are 11 lessons I learned writing half a million words over 365 consecutive days. Before I tell you what they are, indulge me as I share one of my favourite “jobs.” I’ve played the organ at 150 funerals over the past three years. Let’s...
by Leesa Renée | Oct 11, 2017 | Inner Field Trip
UPDATE (2023 February 2): Five years after writing this blog post, I wrote some reflections on the BIGGEST lesson I learned. My body of work has matured and shifted since writing this post, e.g. I no longer call myself an expressive writing coach and the weekly...
by Leesa Renée | Aug 23, 2017 | Inner Field Trip
Recently on Facebook, I got a message from a colleague: You help people write for full expression. Do I have that right? If so, what are the benefits of writing expressively? I have a client I think may benefit.” After writing seven books, I started writing...
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by Leesa Renée | Aug 14, 2017 | Inner Field Trip
You’ll never see me in the streets marching with a placard sign. That’s not me. That’s never been me. So, I write. And I write some more. And I write even more. Some days, I write for only 30-minutes. Other days, I write for four hours. Writing is my activism. I...
by Leesa Renée | Jun 5, 2017 | Inner Field Trip
Some of the biggest influencers in our history have written some of the most influential pieces of poetry, plays, and ideas. King David wrote most of the psalms in the Bible and it is read by many Christians who find comfort through his words. William Shakespeare...
by Leesa Renée | May 25, 2017 | Boundaries, Inner Field Trip
Maya Lewis, the mother of Olivia Pope on the award-winning television program called Scandal, laid it all on the line when she unleashed a soul-ridden rant. Here’s the almost two-minute monologue by Mama Pope (played by Khandi Alexander). [easyembed...
