I work with writers (books, songs, screenplays, poetry) struggling to prioritize their writing.
Writing is one thing, but the THOUGHTS we have about our writing, those little mind gremlins that run amok inside the brain and heart, are a whole other part of writing. So we think we don’t have time to write, but there’s something going on deeper down: little critters running around your mind that sabotage your writing time.
I help folks learn how to deal with the mind gremlins so you can actually create the art you want to. Maybe your inner critic is loud, telling you your art is too outside the box, it should look like everyone else’s. Or that your art isn’t good enough because you don’t have a degree or a publisher or an agent like this friend or that “successful” person. Or you are a perfectionist (like me) and your insides demand that you don’t put anything out there until it’s absolutely perfect.
You might be a diasporic artist. Whether you have the east-west tug inside you or some other combination thereof, you might feel like your art isn’t quite for the white folks you’re surrounded by but nor is it brown enough for brown folks.
You might be in deeply colonized spaces and your insides are ready to decolonize your art (and your self). This includes breaking free from capitalism and patriarchy (or learning to work within them more skillfully) and that deeply seeped white gaze we seem to write for.
how this impacts your creativity:
You find yourself manipulating your shape or making art that’s a diluted version of your truth so others will be comfortable or understand or publish or represent you.
But in creating for others’ approval, you’re not true to you, and your art isn’t quite right.
It doesn’t land for your audience and it doesn’t land for you. Which keeps you stuck in this perpetual cycle of inauthenticity.
what I help you do
I help you identify the PATTERNS of your mind: who shows up in your mind when you want to write (oh hey 4th grade teacher who said I had bad spelling), and what do they say (toxic thoughts, in other words).
I help you find your actual TRUTH amid the mental clutter. Then we get you real clear on who you write for and why (and also how). This is your North Star, your anchor, and it can henceforth be used to guide you- and shield you from nay-sayers.
Finally, we help you create NEW HABITS so you can deal with the inner gremlins each time you need to write with way less effort,
how you’re changed as a result
Your writing is CONSISTENT and CONFIDENT.
Your art comes from your integrity- that alignment of your body, mind and spirit- and it lands exactly right for the exact right audience.
Your art is liberation. For you. For the collective.
testimonials
I first encountered Phi through her incredible gift as a story-teller many years ago. Since then it’s been personally very empowering to witness her soul-journey and how receptive, sensitized, and generous she is as a Being, but also as a "coach," which doesn't quite do justice to her impact. The few sessions we’ve had have left me awe-struck at how much breakthrough of stagnation and paralysis can happen with such loving and intelligent guidance as hers. Phi’s work is deep; it is extraordinary to find someone so attuned with cycles of the psyche, Being With the Body, and beyond. As a fellow brown, queer artist, it’s especially significant to have support like hers, where certain things go without explanation or translation at all. It can be life-saving. I’ve found immense liberation and freedom through my work with Phi, and hope to keep this as a life-long connection.
