Unknot – Write to Heal
I remember the first time I wrote a story about a pain I had carried for years, a pain which had begun to fester. It was an autobiographical story, written like fiction.
I let the raw emotion flow out of me in prodigious abandon. The fictional treatment gave me a sense of safety.
It wasn’t meant for anyone else’s eyes—no one was ever going to read it. I wasn’t even sure I wanted to reread it myself. But the moment the words spilled onto the page, something shifted. It was as if a knot somewhere deep inside had loosened, giving me the room to breathe again.
Even if someone read it, I could always claim it was pure fiction. Only I would know the truth.
It was liberating. The best of both worlds. I got to say what I wanted… to the minutest, most painful detail… and yet kept my privacy intact.
Emboldened, I wrote more such stories. With time, as the edge of my pain began to dull, I even shared some on my personal blog. The exercise was liberating and healing and immensely empowering… all at once.
That’s the strange, gentle magic of writing.
- It doesn’t erase what happened.
- Doesn’t pretend it didn’t hurt.
- It simply allows us to hold our own story, to see ourselves—and to be seen.
Over the years, I’ve watched this happen with the writers and storytellers we work with. A single story, carefully excavated from memory, shaped by reflection, and finally set down on paper, can soften wounds that once felt too sharp to touch.
I’ve often wondered why we don’t make this practice a part of our healing journeys more consciously. It should be a part of the school curriculum, apart from a truckload of skills which help achieve emotional regulation, healing and autonomy. But since that hasn’t happened yet, we must limp along as best as we may, lending a shoulder to those who are hurt worse than us.
That’s why we created Unknot – Write to Heal
Unknot – Write to Heal is a 5-day guided writing workshop where you’ll take a painful memory and transform it into a story.
Not because the story needs to be published.
Or because someone else needs to read it.
But because you deserve to see your pain given shape and meaning.
This isn’t therapy. It’s not a substitute for professional support. It’s a creative, compassionate space where we’ll use the act of writing as a gentle, cathartic practice.
How does it work?
We begin with a Google Meet circle on Monday, 7.00 PM, where we’ll walk you through how we’ll approach this process together. Over the next five days, you’ll receive a daily writing activity—thoughtfully crafted prompts designed to help you recall, process, and begin shaping your memory into a story. Each day also comes with curated reading material to guide and support you.
By Friday afternoon, you’ll have a first draft of your story—a testament to your resilience, your tenderness, your courage to revisit a part of your life that needed to be acknowledged.
We’ll meet one last time on Friday evening for a closing circle. This is where you’ll have the option to share your experience, reflect on what surfaced for you during the week, and celebrate the story you’ve claimed.
Why do this at all? Because…
Unspoken stories weigh heavy.
Unacknowledged pain lingers in the corners of our hearts.
Writing can be a quiet, gentle way to lay those stories down.
If you’ve been carrying a story you’ve never told—or one you’ve never written—Unknot. This might be the space you didn’t know you needed.
That’s what Unknot is about. Not perfect stories. Not polished prose. Just honest, heart-led writing that lets you release what’s long been knotted up within.
If this resonates with you, I’d love for you to join us.
👉 To learn how the program works, read our FAQs, and understand the emotional safety guidelines, before you register.
Registrations are open now. Click to register: https://forms.gle/fdHpaUrmxsZnLrqW6
Come, write with us.
Mother of three adult humans. An idealistic, outspoken woman of scrupulous integrity, in love with words. A storyteller who enjoys crocheting tales.
And a passionate bibliophile, of course.