Rage as Reinvention

Unleashing your truth through journaling

I love it when the sky reflects my emotions

Dear Friend

How are you feeling? Shame that the rain has replaced the glorious sunshine, but I have a good feeling that more sunny rays are coming our way.

As I’m getting prepared for hosting a few “Rage on a Page” workshops at The Big Retreat Festival this weekend, alongside the likes of Ruby Wax, Gail Porter, Gaz Oakley, Simon Ong, and Cath Pendleton just to name a few, I wanted to highlight why I’m on a mission to share the wellbeing benefits of therapeutic journaling.

I’m particularly passionate about helping women who are navigating the complexities of divorce, menopause, grief, career upheaval and major life transitions.  As it’s no surprise that intense emotions like rage often arise when we least expect it. I know all too well about, what was once suppressed, can erupt unexpectedly, leaving one feeling overwhelmed and confused.

After years of wrestling with the page, either in my diary or through morning pages (which didn’t work out that well for me), I created my own journaling technique, which is now a powerful force, called “Rage on a Page”.  It’s an 8 week therapeutic journaling program designed specifically for midlife women to metabolise different emotions through the cathartic practice of daily journaling. I teach journaling techniques such as micro movements, sentence stems, mind maps, lists, creative art, unsent letters, character sketching plus more.

I’ve created an authentic space, where women can bear witness to their inner experience without judgement.  Emotions are given the dignity of being fully felt and honoured.  It’s through allowing yourself to be totally vulnerable that creates profound healing.  What was once trapped and toxic begins to alchemise into self-knowledge and tender self compassion.

There is no better feeling than when you’re connected with likeminded women, all sharing their untold stories, where you feel seen and heard without any judgement whatsoever.  From this embodied state of presence on each of my live workshops, I guide you through transformative journaling exercises to reframe limiting beliefs, develop self-leadership and uncover your deepest truth.  Honestly, the magic in the room can be electric.  Pages that began with outpourings of fury ultimately unveil reservoirs of wisdom, meaning and possibility, that you may never have thought was possible.

For the women who have undertaken this journey, the results have been utterly life-changing:

“I’ve never felt so clearly attuned to who I am and what I need.  “Rage on a Page” helped me navigate a soul-shaking time if my life in the most empowered way.”

“After years of numbing through unhealthy coping habits, I’ve finally given my emotions a respectful container to exist and be heard.  I honestly feel like I can breathe again.  My journal comes with me everywhere I go.”

“ Talk about turning lead into gold!  My anger has revealed so much about where I need to reparent myself with love.  I’m no longer at war with my feelings.  Journaling for me is a life long commitment and has been the best form of therapy to date.”

Those were just some of the comments that I’ve received since “Rage on a Page” was launched early last year. It’s so rewarding to read through them as witness how women are improving their self-esteem, building their confidence and taking back control of their rage.

At it’s core, this program dismantles the cultural paradigm that emotion should be minimised, or that fear based belief that anger is destructive.  Instead, what I’m discovering during every series of “Rage on a Page” is that women are identifying their emotions as a messenger and gateway to their most vibrant selves.

If my stories about “Rage on a Page” are resonating with you, if you’ve been wondering how journaling could benefit your mental health and you’re ready to take back control of your emotions, I’ve curated a few journaling prompts that might help you.

1. Write a furious letter to whatever is causing your anger ( a situation, a person, the injustice of life).  Don’t censor, just let it all pour out onto the page.

2. What colour represents your anger, frustration and rage?  Use this colour to intuitively create an “anger portrait” through shapes, doodles, symbols, or words.

3. If your rage had a voice, what would it say?  Write for 2 minutes at least to describe how you understand its wisdom.

4. List past times you felt rage but suppressed it.  How did holding it in manifest in your life?  Write about reclaiming those repressed parts.

5. Write the back story to your anger.  What memories, ancestral wounds or core beliefs may be fuelling this response?

6. Write a vow to embrace the fullness off your emotional range, rather than rejecting any part of your humanity.  What does this look and feel like?

The wisdom of “Rage on aPage” reveals that when we befriend our most challenging emotions with compassion and creativity, they guide us home to our most authentic, liberated selves.  

It takes courage to try something new, to join a group of strangers and introduce your true, honest self.  Please know that I hold a safe space where women join forces, are supportive and caring, where you’ll be looked after and form friendships like no other.

I know my past and present students would happily chat to you about their own personal experiences since joining “Rage on a Page”.  If you’d like to learn more about the therapeutic benefits of the programs and workshops I hope, please don’t hesitate to connect with me.

If you’d like to trial a session, you’re very welcome to join my “Journal with Ease” online workshop this Thursday at 1pm.  A gentle 45 minutes of guided journaling via zoom, no previous journaling experience required.  Here is the link

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8105574925

Hey and if you’re attending The Big Retreat Festival do pop by to one of my workshops to say hello. I’ll be based in the Mind Space tent.

Friday - 2pm | Saturday - 1pm | Sunday - 1pm

Until the next time

Take care and stay safe xxx

About me… I’m Tanya Lynch, a mother, a ridgeback owner and the founder of Ease Retreats.  I love what I do, collaborating with authors and creatives, hosting retreats in beautiful venues across the UK.  I’m also a therapeutic journaling coach and through my program Rage on a Page, I help midlife women channel their emotions into something more positive and creative in less than 60 days. Each Thursday I host an online journaling club called Journal with Ease and it’s free for paid subscribers to attend. If you have any questions about the benefits of therapeutic journaling, please reach out and connect. I’m usually on a beach walking the dogs, hosting retreats or hanging out here on Substack.