[In-Person] Write Through the "Pause" -A Creative Reset - 90 Min, Barcelona

Calling the Burnt-Out Wonder Women, Exhausted People-Pleasers, and Always-Climbing-the-Next-Mountain Over-Achievers

You’re tired of running on empty.

You’re juggling too much.

You're on your last nerve.

And still, you think you have to keep feeding the fire that demands more and more.

But lately, you notice:

The restlessness.

The brain fog.

The moodiness.

The whisper that keeps asking, “Is this really what I want to keep doing?”

Deep down you know the truth. You don’t need another five-step personal development plan or a new productivity hack. What you need is space—real space—to pause, listen inwardly, and imagine what wants to emerge next.

This season of life isn’t something to merely endure. It’s a rite-of-passage reckoning that tests us, strips us bare, and shows us how to move forward with renewed purpose and possibility. You are shedding your once-useful, ambitious Wonder Woman skin and embodying the wildly creative crone genius that's just beginning to emerge.

There is a sweet spot–a liminal, mysterious place–where we know, for sure, we are no longer who we were in our 20s, 30s, or 40s, but we're not yet our most mature and unshakeable Wise-Lady Sage selves. We're stepping through a tornado of change, and the only way is through. Who's waiting on the other side? That's what we're figuring out!

In this 90-minute Zoom "Write Through the 'Pause" session, you’ll get a taste for:

• Slowing down, landing in the present moment , and rediscovering the depths of your being
• Using creative prompts to clear the mental clutter and reconnect with your voice and truth
• Exploring what matters most in this season of your life, without pressure or performance
• Resetting your creative capacity to align with your wise-woman iteration, the one who will move you through your epic third act of life
• Shedding old beliefs while upgrading your nervous system, which keeps showing you how exhausted you are of other people's BS... and your own
  

Together, we’ll uncover what’s been hiding in plain sight and begin to calibrate your inner compass toward what’s next. Because, sometimes, all it takes is one conversation, one sincere, generative nudge, to remind you that you’re not lost. You’re becoming.

Welcome to our creative sanctuary for women navigating midlife and beyond.

Here you'll discover a space to reconnect with your story, your voice, and your creative spark.

Why a focus on creativity? Because, if you think about it, your creativity may be one of your most under-rated superpowers. If we can tap into this fired-up, unapologetic side of us, we can invent a way – an empowering way – through it.Your creativity, whether it's through writing, drawing, dancing, singing, or anything else that opens your imagination and keeps you in the present moment, is a little-talked-about tool that helps make sense of what you're experiencing, be more of yourself, and find greater comfort in the big changes you're going through.

The intention is simple but powerful: Write through life’s big pivots—menopause, career changes, identity shifts, or retirement—and unearth what matters most now, with clarity, confidence, and creative aliveness.

Whether you're craving community, expressive freedom, or a soulful check-in with yourself, these 90-minute women's circles are designed to help you slow down, write it out, and talk it through.

This space is for Go-Getter GenX/Midlife women, "Wise-Women Apprentices," and Creative Crones who want to:

✨ Connect with other wise, creative women exploring their "What now?" callings during this stage of life.

✨ Get out of their heads, tune into their bodies, and let their hearts of courage lead.

✨ Use writing, intuitive movement, voice-finding exercises, and mindfulness to navigate the midlife-to-crone path and more fully express themselves.

✨ Share honest, meaningful conversations that inspire and catalyze joy, wonder-filled insight, and real personal growth beyond the 10-point quick-fix that never fixes you.

Come to feel inspired, seen, and nourished.

Join Jenn Baljko and Carrie Lewis for our fall-aligned 2025 sessions.

Two dates announced at our Barcelona venue, with more coming for the winter*:

Saturday, Sept. 20. Time: 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Seasonal Theme: Fulfilment

Saturday, Nov. 15. Time: 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Seasonal Theme: Preparing

**Doors open at 10:45 a.m. **

We'll start promptly at 11 a.m. Please come early to settle into our space.

Location: Heaven Massage Barcelona, Carrer Pelai 12, near Plaça Universitat

Capacity: Limited to 20 participants

Language: Events are held in English, with some Catalan or Spanish translation available when needed

Add-on option for Sept. 20: Join us afterwards for a networking lunch from 1 pm. to 3 p.m. Bring a potluck dish to share or order food from a nearby eatery.

Bonus: Participants will also receive discount codes for massages and future events

*Other related and upcoming events:

In the alternating months (October and December), extended three-hour workshops will be offered at Cal Martí Guest Nest in Vilafranca del Penedès, about 60 kilometers from Barcelona and conventiently located on the R4 Rodalies train line. Please check back soon for additional dates and booking links; details will be finalized in early September.

The virtual version of these workshops run from September 2025 to March 2026. Find out more HERE.

If menopause is a rite of passage, maybe it can feel like this?