Description
Do you hold a sincere intention to get something done, only to feel your attention fracture under the pull of too many competing demands? Do you find yourself overwhelmed by choice, as though you’re walking twenty paths at once instead of one? Do memories of trauma—or a history of being misunderstood—sometimes disrupt your ability to direct your energy toward what matters most?
Would it feel meaningful to have acknowledgment for how hard everyday tasks can be? Have you been told—explicitly or implicitly—that you are wrong, lazy, or bad for the way your mind naturally works?
Many people with attentional differences experience time in unusual ways. You may find yourself slipping into hyperfocus, hours disappearing without notice. Or you may struggle to sense time as it passes, leading to tension in relationships, work, and self-trust. In a world that rewards narrow focus and constant productivity, these differences are often treated as failures rather than signals of a nervous system shaped by stress, trauma, ancestry, or neurodivergence.
Attentional difficulties are not all the same. Sometimes they arise in response to danger or chaos. Sometimes they emerge when too many internal voices are asking for care at once. And sometimes they are rooted in genetics or early relational experiences that shaped how the brain learned to stay safe. For many people with ADHD (or those who resonate with attentional challenges but have never been formally named) attention is not broken, but contextual.
When we grow up being told that our way of focusing is wrong, a harsh inner critic often develops. Over time, this self-critical voice becomes part of the struggle itself, compounding difficulty with shame, doubt, and exhaustion.
In this course, we will gently dismantle the authority of the negative inner voice and cultivate a resonant self-witness: an inner presence that accompanies us with warmth, clarity, and understanding. This is not about forcing reassurance or “fixing” ourselves, but about discovering a grounded sense that we make sense. As we learn to link our frustration to our best qualities—our love of flow, integrity, partnership, and creativity—the nervous system begins to settle. Emotional regulation becomes more possible, and forward movement no longer has to be driven by fear or self-attack.
As attention softens and self-trust grows, creativity and follow-through naturally re-emerge. Over the course of this six week class, participants will explore nervous-system-informed tools for working with attention, time, and self-criticism, while reconnecting with their innate gifts and ways of contributing. Participants will leave with increased self-compassion, practical supports for navigating focus and overwhelm, and a renewed sense of confidence in their capacity to act, create, and move through the world with integrity.
Where?
The course will meet via zoom. We welcome participants from all time zones who wish to learn asynchronously for some or all of the sessions. Recordings and visuals will be made available to those who are registered for the live program (typically available within 72 hours of the live session).
When?
Starts: March 17, 2026
Ends: April 21, 2026
6 weeks, no skips
Day of Week: Tuesday
Time: 8:00 AM – 9:25 AM Pacific Time
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What To Expect
A warm space that creates room for the flow from thought into expression, support and resonant feedback, all in service of unblocking your creativity and more fluid expression. In each 85-minute class, we will:
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- Begin with a free writing period
- Offer a resonance exercise or demonstration to support the movement toward free expression
- Continue with a second free writing period
- Create space for sharing and resonant responses to each other’s work
The classes will be recorded for participants in many time zones
What You'll Learn
Week 1: Attention: Neuroscience and Resonance
Week 2: Releasing Unconscious Contracts That Block Self-Warmth When We Lose Focus
Week 3: Your Nervous System Set Point: Loosening Nervous System Commitments to Hyper Vigilance
Week 4: Trauma and Focus: Time Travel for Self-Reclamation
Week 5: Warmth for The Default Mode Network
Week 6: Celebrating the Strengths of Attentional Neurodivergence
Who is This Course For?
For writers, artists, explorers and creatives looking for a resonant space in which to support their creative expression. The creative process work that we’ll explore in this class is for anyone involved in, or longing to be involved in, any kind of creative pursuit.
This Course Includes Resonant Assistant Support
Assistant support is available during classes. There are three ways this happens:
- In groups of three with one assistant and two participants, so that participants can practice the breakout exercises with support.
- In small groups, with 1 assistant and 3+ participants, with work with one participant occurring by lottery, and the remaining participants observing.
- Depending on assistant availability, the third option is 1-1 support to receive resonant processes like time travel and unconscious contracts for material that comes up during class.
Cost
$175-400
- This course is set up so that participants can contribute what they can.
- Please choose a variation that considers your financial resources as well as the contribution you would like to offer Sarah and her team.
- The standard tuition for this course is $300. If you choose to pay more, your contribution will go toward supporting those with fewer resources to attend.
Please Note:
- Your tuition payment is non-refundable (but it is transferable).
- This course will be recorded for those who want to learn asynchronously for some or all sessions.
- This work is not therapy and is not a substitute for therapy. If you have a sense that you would be destabilized by yourself or others speaking about difficult events, then this course may not be for you. While we hope that the processes and information that we share can be of use in your journey, we do not have the resources to support extreme psychological difficulties.
