The Consistent Writer Coaching Program

Get clear. Get consistent. Get confident.

1:1 coaching to help you create a consistent writing plan that works for your needs, to understand and calm the negative thoughts that stop your flow, and build confidence to write your story, even just for you.

Writing is the one thing in this world you have to do.

But you just can’t do it consistently.

You start and stop. You second-guess yourself. You get overwhelmed wondering where to go next. Exhausted, you doom scroll social media and promptly feel worse seeing other writers dazzle.

Your ideas don’t fit the ‘norm’. Perhaps you are part of the diaspora and you often feel your story is too brown for white audiences and too white for brown folks. 

You have access needs. You might live with chronic illness that leaves you too tired to write. Or you’re neurodivergent and don’t know how to focus on your writing ideas.

So you procrastinate.

Your brain might not even acknowledge these obstacles, instead filling your mind with whispers of, “You’ll never amount to anything, you are a failed writer.” You nod in silent agreement as you keep scrolling, eating raw cookie dough from the back of the fridge- may as well crash and burn all the way, at least that you can accomplish.

If you’re honest with yourself, you recognize that you say writing is a priority, yet you don’t treat it as such.

And you don’t know why.

What you do know is you want to be consistent in your writing.

You want writing to feel fun. Like when you were a kid. You want that ‘yes’ feeling when things flow and you know what you're writing is good. 

Here’s what else you know: 

  • it’s taking more energy to not write than it would to write

  • you want to speak your truth without fear of judgement

  • you want to see progress over perfection

  • you want to maintain your own motivation throughout a piece of writing

  • you want to be able to sit down and just do it


You’ve tried it all: residencies, workshops, classes, accountability groups. These help, sorta.

While you’re in that program, you’re writing, you’re flowing.

But soon after the program or workshop is over, the writing energy wanes. Fades. Stops.

Some time goes by and the whole cycle repeats. You’re tired of the cycle, but you don’t know how to break it.

Here’s the thing that no one talks about: 

There’s writing. And then there’s your THOUGHTS about your writing. Those inner voices that tell you you’re not good enough.


These are actually two different things. And the second, the THOUGHTS about your writing, is what no one talks about.

It’s your thoughts about your writing that I’m here for.

Hi, I’m Phi Petigara

I work with writers who aren’t writing.

I help you identify the exact THOUGHTS that stop you from writing. And I teach you TOOLS to write consistently and confidently.

I get the struggle. I’ve lived it. I taught myself to write over twenty years ago. I know imposter syndrome, perfectionism, fear of judgement.

When I began to examine my thoughts about my writing, it changed everything.

My thoughts stopped being booming voices of authority (and doom). I chipped away at a lifetime of perfectionism. I learned to set tiny writing goals and achieve them. 

And then, I truly came into myself as a writer. 

I help you with just this.

WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO WRITE CONSITENTLY:

I help you to:

  • create tiny, manageable goals so your writing shuffles forward

  • identify the exact thoughts that are sabotaging you and reframe them

  • set a writing plan that works for you- your energy, your neurodiversity, your chronic illness, etc.

So that you can sit down and write with ease (instead of reaching for the sponge because there’s another dishwashing emergency).

The Consistent Writer Coaching Program

1:1 coaching program to help you:

  • get clarity on the thoughts that sabotage your writing

  • create a writing rhythm that is consistent and friction-free

  • get grounded in your values so you speak your truth confidently

  • shift your aim from perfectionism to progress

In our coaching container, you’ll get:

  • 1:1 coaching sessions for as long as you need them (at a pace that works for you)

  • follow up notes, including highlights, insights and writing prompts

  • rituals for opening and closing your writing practice

  • between-session support via voice notes

Cost: $100 per session 

This is for you if you want to:

  • write consistently, with less hesitation and more flow

  • write confidently, even if it’s just for you

  • share your your voice, your truth

  • not hyper-fixate on having something be “publishing quality right now”

  • practice progress over perfection

  • feel excitement over avoidance 

  • feel joy and pleasure in your writing practice once again (like when you were younger)

This is not for you if:

  • you only want to learn the craft of writing

  • you want to write about a traumatic event that you haven’t had therapy around 

Fundamental Pillars of the Program

We start by setting you up with the fundamentals (described below). After that, we help you integrate them.There is no fixed number of sessions you ‘need to do’ with me. We work togehter for as long as it’s helpful to you.


Pillar 1: Lay of the Land + Your Writing Plan

  • clarity on YOUR exact writing blockages so you can identify them forever more

  • clarity on where you want to get to at the end of the program so we meet your goals

  • a writing plan that works for your needs so it’s sustainable

Pillars 2 and 3: Your Why & Your Who

  • clarity on why you write

  • breakdown of your why on the macro level (your larger why) and the micro (for individual projects)

  • clarity on who you write for so your writing is confident, true, and self-motivated

  • guided meditations to get you rooted solidly in your why and who

  • the why and who become your compass and your way back to your flow

Pillar 4-8: Befriending Your Thoughts (aka the fun stuff!)

  • we identify your thoughts as they arise in our container

  • you learn tools to work through each thought so they no longer sabotage you

  • you learn to be your own witness (what gets you stuck) so you can be your own coach (get yourself unstuck)

IS THIS SOUNDING GOOD TO YOU?

The first step in working with me is to book your first free session.

Why free?

This work is deep and tender. It won’t work if we don’t fit well together. And it’s hard to get a sense of its power if we talk about it theoretically.

Trying it out is the best way to see if it feels right for you.

BOOK FIRST FREE SESSION

Newly Consistent Writers Are Saying…

  • Shawna Ayoub: brown queer writer and instructor

    Working with Phi has changed my life in the positive ways I was afraid to hope I could re-harness through returning to writing. I was not writing at all due to fear of wounds (re)opening. I was afraid to be pushed to engage my writing because I was afraid it would escalate negative interactions from someone I wanted to write about.

    I now write regularly. I have many ideas that I have to work to keep track of. I find I don't have enough time to write, which is funny, because before I could never use the time I set aside to write. I have less body pain because I'm not holding my hard stories in my body.

  • Sareeta Lopez: writer, actor, dancer

    I struggled to write at all, avoiding and dreading it. I was afraid of how I might be perceived and was worried about my own ability to manage the feelings that came up.

    I was also highly critical of my writing and it often stopped me from writing or made writing feel hard.

    After my coaching program, I feel much more in relationship with my writing practice and have been writing regularly for the first time in years. I understand my own process more, and can catch when I am letting my critical side in a little too early. I see the power of my voice and the value of sharing it with others.

  • Kanan Gole: writer, podcaster, social justice professional

    I worked with Phi specifically on reconnecting with my writing practice after a long hiatus. The change that I saw in my perception of my own creativity, of my own writing potential, was so immense.

    Phi provided concrete tools and reflection exercises to dig deep into everything holding me back from getting pen to paper.

    My writing now flows with consistency and confidence.

  • Celeste: artist and writer

    Phi helped me develop clarity & consistency using a decolonial and neurodivergent-friendly approach.

    While I'd been an artist for a while, Phi's coaching helped me really understand my internal voices and triggers.

    She helped me set do-able goals and develop an inner coach. Invaluable!

    If you are considering working with Phi, please do so. It's a gift to your practice and your future self.

  • Juan Melara: researcher, activist, writer and visual artist

    I struggled feeling like an imposter trying to claim an art form that is reserved for "true" artists and writers. I also struggled with negative self talk and thoughts when it comes to art and writing, which means I would talk myself out of creating and writing.

    I have a lot of responsibilities, so I was hesitant about how much effort I would need to put into the program to have a positive outcome.

    After working with Phi, I have come to value and protect my creative time. I no longer fear writing or creating art for the sake of enjoyment. And I have acquired various tools to reframe my negative self talk in a way that is helpful and actually helps my creative process.

    If you’re thinking about this program, I’d say: Do it! Your writing is worth it!

  • Chenyu S: writer, elder advocate

    Before working with Phi, I struggled most with discipline, not making the time, setting aside the time, for writing.

    This coaching program was a welcoming "wake-up" call to dive deeper into why I've struggled to write especially these 5+ years, and addressed a yearning of breakthrough my inner limitations.

    As I went through Phi's clear and gentle coaching, I was able to come face to face with the unconscious thoughts of self-judgements that's impeding me to make space to write.

FAQ

  • A: Yes and No. Our first priority is to help you free your mental landscape (tend to the inner voices). Once you feel that is integrating, we can absolutely move on and examine your writing together, if you so choose.

  • A: Yes! You don’t have to have a project you’re working on at the moment. Though you might end up with one you’re super stoked about by the end of the course:)

  • A: Writing courses teach writing itself: dialogue, scene, story arc. This course is about your THOUGHTS about your writing. It’s your thoughts that stop your flow or send you second-guessing. 

    It’s like your writing gift is the slick car you own- but it keeps stalling on the highway. This program teaches you to be your own mechanic so your ‘car’ always runs smooth. You always have the right wrench in your back pocket (people use wrenches on cars, right?) to get yourself back ‘on the road’. 

  • A: There are reduced prices available at times. Please email me to discuss further.

  • A: We have our 60 minute coaching calls. You choose the frequency.

    The rest of the time commitment is up to you. You may choose to write for one hour per week, or more or less (we talk about all of this a lot). This very thing is part of our work: how much time do you commit to writing and WHY.

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