A 5+1 Day Community-Supported Healing Journey

This is not therapy. It’s community-supported self-work.
It’s also emotionally taxing—on purpose.

What is the Expressive Writing Protocol?

It’s a research-backed method* of journaling that invites you to write about emotionally significant life events for 15–20 minutes a day over several days. Explore your thoughts and feelings, without editing, censoring, or trying to make it sound good.

It’s simple. It’s intense. And when done with care and consistency, it can be transformative.

Although emotionally taxing, this kind of writing can have meaningful impacts on your body, mind, and relationships.

Possible Benefits Expressive Writing*

Psychological Gains

• Reduced stress, anxiety, and depression

• Fewer intrusive thoughts and emotional reactivity

• Increased clarity, self-compassion, and resilience

Physical Health Improvements

• Stronger immune function

• Better sleep quality

• Fewer medical visits

Behavioral and Social Upsides

• Clearer decision-making

• Better communication and emotional regulation

• Stronger interpersonal boundaries and empathy

What to Expect

Unlike your typical GoGoDone sessions, these will be cameras off and mics off. We will connect through the chat. The goal is to experience your emotions deeply and explore them. We are here for an extra measure of support and accountability. Knowing others are going through it with you can bolster your commitment and courage!

• Day 1: 60-minute live Zoom session
  — Welcome, science, orientation, and intention-setting

  — Grounding + 20-minute writing session + movement and reentry meditation + optional reflection (chat only)

• Days 2–4: 45-minute daily sessions
  — Grounding + 20-minute writing session + movement and reentry meditation + optional reflection (chat only)

• Day 5 (One week later): 60-minute group debrief & integration (cameras and mics on here!)

Brave Space Agreement

This is not a group therapy session—it’s a personal growth experience done together. And it is vulnerable work.

We commit to:

-Speaking from the “I” (owning our experiences)
-Listening (no advice here)
-Confidentiality and mutual respect
-Taking breaks as needed, scaling back as needed, stepping away as needed
-Never requiring anyone to read or share their writing

Reality Check

This process can bring up strong feelings. That’s part of how it works—but your wellbeing comes first. You can skip prompts, modify the exercises, or stop any time. This space is about you. You’re not letting anyone down if you need to reconfigure how you participate.

If you need additional support, please reach out to a mental health professional. This group is not a substitute for therapy.

For This Beta Test:

• Max 6 participants

• Free to join

• Attendance at all sessions required

• Honest feedback expected in final session

👉 [Register Here] (Acuity link)

*Research supporting expressive writing includes:

• Pennebaker, J.W. (1997). Writing about emotional experiences as a therapeutic process. Psychological Science, 8(3), 162–166.

• Smyth, J.M. (1998). Written emotional expression: effect sizes, outcome types, and moderating variables. JCCP, 66(1), 174–184.

• Guo, J. et al. (2022). Effects of expressive writing on health outcomes: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Health Psychology Review.

• Reinhold, M. et al. (2018). Effects of expressive writing interventions during the postpartum period: A meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders.