I love how you turn this piece. It starts out so idealistic and then becomes something with more substance, and inclusive of suffering and human foibles. It's such an interesting piece of writing...
Incredibly beautiful and visceral, Jeannine. Oh, how I felt this in my own body as I read. Thank you for your writing and showing us what is possible by feeling and seeing it all.
I don't know quite how you bring forth moments of your life in a way that moves me into a space of deep self reflection. You are a master at creating connection. I'm looking forward to the next writing challenge with you.
Having so recently read your memoir, this brought so much of it back to mind, body and spirit. Your writing does that to me - I don’t just read it and forget it - it touches parts of my own little child that have laid dormant much too long.
I have so much to learn from you, and am so excited for the next challenge (tho I’m still enjoying Story!) Thank you for sharing this - hope it encourages more people to read your memoir! It’s so powerful!
Jeannine, I am having a physical reaction/response to this piece. I suppose it's a visceral response. I'm a friendly neighbor from just over the mountains in Montana. I can smell the sage and almost catch that tumbleweed. Lost items were handled the same way by my mother both big and small. Again, I leave this space with more assured hope that at some point, my story will be told, and told with care, safety and not in isolation as I'd previously thought. I can not wait for this "The Visceral Self" to begin but then again, I know it will happen exactly when it's supposed to. Deeply grateful for all you are offering here. Thank you so so much.
I feel so honored by this comment and by your willingness to share this synergy with me, Niki, my friendly neighbor from just over the mountains. Incredible that we live in a time when our paths can cross this way. I am excited to write with you. ❤️
You know, I was wondering if I could do the next challenge, and then I read your words here and there's not really a question anymore. So many stunning words and phrases. (Makes me know I need to pull your book out for another read, too.)
Yay, I'm so glad you'll join us! And we get a little rest between Story and Visceral to just do some fun exercises, get our breath. I am so glad you'll write along!
I am having what feels like 2 separate responses to your essay. First, pleasure when i read the words, the clear images they brought to mind and the desire to keep reading to see what happened next. Truly a pleasure. And then, there is a deep visceral tenderness that brings tears to my eye — this is surprising and a little confusing to me. I think your story touched something in me that is beyond language. A truly novel experience for me - i dont believe this has ever happened before, at least not since i have been conscious lol. Thank you Jeannine.
That you would take the time to so carefully and precisely describe this reaction to me is deeply meaningful and I'll be savoring this feedback for a very long time. I hope this can be in part attributed to visceral, embodied techniques, which is what I teach and look forward to teaching more specifically in April. Thank you so much, Cindy.
Mesmerizing Jeannine! Truly incredible writing! So honored to be part of your subscriber tribe and look forward to continuing my own writing journey with you and the tribe during the Visceral Self intensive❤️
Thank you! And yay, I am so pleased you'll be following along in The Visceral Self. I am so looking forward to exploring and practicing embodied writing with all of you.
Thank you so much, David. This is an early draft of one section of what eventually became my memoir, The Part That Burns. Much of this was retained in the finished draft, except parts of it changed, landed elsewhere, etc.
I love how you turn this piece. It starts out so idealistic and then becomes something with more substance, and inclusive of suffering and human foibles. It's such an interesting piece of writing...
Will you be running the Visceral Self again in the future? ✨
Incredibly beautiful and visceral, Jeannine. Oh, how I felt this in my own body as I read. Thank you for your writing and showing us what is possible by feeling and seeing it all.
I don't know quite how you bring forth moments of your life in a way that moves me into a space of deep self reflection. You are a master at creating connection. I'm looking forward to the next writing challenge with you.
Thank you so much, Diana. I am looking forward, too.
I want to write like you, Jeannine
Berlin 🥰
Having so recently read your memoir, this brought so much of it back to mind, body and spirit. Your writing does that to me - I don’t just read it and forget it - it touches parts of my own little child that have laid dormant much too long.
I have so much to learn from you, and am so excited for the next challenge (tho I’m still enjoying Story!) Thank you for sharing this - hope it encourages more people to read your memoir! It’s so powerful!
Love the gentle time-travelling in this piece and the sense of 'we are our mothers and our daughters'. Beautiful!
Jeannine, I am having a physical reaction/response to this piece. I suppose it's a visceral response. I'm a friendly neighbor from just over the mountains in Montana. I can smell the sage and almost catch that tumbleweed. Lost items were handled the same way by my mother both big and small. Again, I leave this space with more assured hope that at some point, my story will be told, and told with care, safety and not in isolation as I'd previously thought. I can not wait for this "The Visceral Self" to begin but then again, I know it will happen exactly when it's supposed to. Deeply grateful for all you are offering here. Thank you so so much.
I feel so honored by this comment and by your willingness to share this synergy with me, Niki, my friendly neighbor from just over the mountains. Incredible that we live in a time when our paths can cross this way. I am excited to write with you. ❤️
It is indeed! Grateful ✨
Dang this text is ALIVE.
Thank you, Maria ❤️
Stunning. The sage crumbled into hair is staying with me this afternoon.
Ah, thank you, ej
You know, I was wondering if I could do the next challenge, and then I read your words here and there's not really a question anymore. So many stunning words and phrases. (Makes me know I need to pull your book out for another read, too.)
Yay, I'm so glad you'll join us! And we get a little rest between Story and Visceral to just do some fun exercises, get our breath. I am so glad you'll write along!
Thank you, me too!
I felt the BURN Jeannine and I actually ground wheat berries when I was teaching The Gut Class. Beautiful writing, Trish
Oh my, to think we share the grinding of wheat berries in common, too. Sisterhood, my friend. Sisterhood.
I am having what feels like 2 separate responses to your essay. First, pleasure when i read the words, the clear images they brought to mind and the desire to keep reading to see what happened next. Truly a pleasure. And then, there is a deep visceral tenderness that brings tears to my eye — this is surprising and a little confusing to me. I think your story touched something in me that is beyond language. A truly novel experience for me - i dont believe this has ever happened before, at least not since i have been conscious lol. Thank you Jeannine.
That you would take the time to so carefully and precisely describe this reaction to me is deeply meaningful and I'll be savoring this feedback for a very long time. I hope this can be in part attributed to visceral, embodied techniques, which is what I teach and look forward to teaching more specifically in April. Thank you so much, Cindy.
Mesmerizing Jeannine! Truly incredible writing! So honored to be part of your subscriber tribe and look forward to continuing my own writing journey with you and the tribe during the Visceral Self intensive❤️
Thank you! And yay, I am so pleased you'll be following along in The Visceral Self. I am so looking forward to exploring and practicing embodied writing with all of you.
Beautiful! I think I will reread a few times…
Thank you, Imola xo
Makes me want to read on even as I see that it's a self-contained work of art.
Thank you so much, David. This is an early draft of one section of what eventually became my memoir, The Part That Burns. Much of this was retained in the finished draft, except parts of it changed, landed elsewhere, etc.