Living Story Project
Symbol, Selfhood, and the Creative Life
September 28, 2026

Artwork courtesy of Jeanie Tomanek www.jeanietomanek.com
What happens after we begin to come home to ourselves?
Many women spend years learning how to care for others, anticipate needs, maintain relationships, and navigate the demands of everyday life. Yet beneath these responsibilities, another question often waits quietly:
What wants to emerge from me now?
Symbol, Selfhood, and the Creative Life is a nine-month journey for women who are interested in exploring the deeper currents of their lives through story, creativity, reflection, embodiment, and community.
Together we will explore the ways that myths, fairy tales, images, dreams, symbols, and recurring life themes can illuminate our inner worlds and help us cultivate a more authentic relationship with ourselves.
Participants can expect to move through the arc of self-abandonment toward self-expression:
1. Entering
2. Not Knowing
3. Listening
4. Meeting What Has Been Lost
5. Reclaiming Instinct
6. Trusting Inner Guidance
7. Creating
8. Claiming Authorship
9. Returning
This is not an art class and no artistic experience is required.
The creative practices are designed not to produce beautiful artwork, but to deepen self-awareness, invite curiosity, and create space for new insights to emerge.
Over nine monthly gatherings, participants will engage with themes such as transition, intuition, creativity, identity, belonging, meaning, and personal transformation.
Each session includes:
• A story, image, or symbolic theme
• A creative exploration
• Guided reflection and group discussion
• An embodied mindfulness practice
Together we will explore questions such as:
• What is emerging in my life right now?
• What have I outgrown?
• What is asking for my attention?
• What nourishes my creativity and vitality?
• What does it mean to live from a deeper sense of self?
• How might I cultivate greater trust in my own inner knowing?
This group is for women who are longing for meaningful conversation, creative exploration, and a deeper connection to themselves and the symbolic dimensions of life.
No artistic experience is necessary. Only curiosity, openness, and a willingness to explore.
Monthly Dates:
Monday, September 28, 2026
Monday, October 26, 2026
Monday, November 23, 2026
Monday, December 14. 2026
Monday, January 25, 2027
Monday, February 22, 2027
Monday, March 22, 2027
Monday, April 26, 2027
Monday, May 31, 2027
Time:
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Living Story Project 🌱
Kristy + Deb