It’s the age-old story for many women:
Can you relate?
What is midlife?
It's deciding that THIS IS IT. Now is your time.
The Universe is inviting YOU to the dance and if there are things you want to do in your life NOW is the time.
Maybe you feel ready to step outside of your familiar, well-worn patterns and shake things up.
What if you felt inspired to become the bravest, most authentic version of yourself?
Instead of feeling your way around in the dark, what if someone who has walked this path before you could take you by the hand and guide you through?
That’s where The Unfolding can help.
My own Unfolding started in my mid-30s. My cubicle job no longer felt fulfilling. I felt like I was living on autopilot. Something started bubbling up, calling me to start asking some questions about where my life was going.
Particularly, how did I slowly settle into this watered- down version of myself instead of really living and intentionally creating a colorful, abundant life?
So I started paying attention. I started shifting my routines and inviting more joy into my life. I allowed myself to play. And gradually the fabric of my life became richer and more interesting.
I’ve become a journaling evangelist! After years of creative journaling, I know how exercises like these encourage deep reflection and growth.
I will shout this from the rooftops if you’ll let me :) Joy is a practice and we all have the capacity to invite more awe and delight into our lives.
We create our lives as we go - on the fly - and now is the time to really dig deep and start living with intention and purpose.
You want to cultivate a life of optimism & gratitude.
You believe in joy for joy's sake.
You know self-compassion will sustain you through good times and bad.
You are ready to find your way home to your true self.
These exercises are personal to my own journey and have helped me gain focus, awareness, and meaning in my life.
The goal of journaling for The Unfolding is not perfection, but to chronicle this exploration, to capture your thoughts, feelings, and learnings in one big, messy, beautiful place. Looking back on your journal will be more fulfilling if it is an authentic recording of this time together.
No art skill or experience necessary! Just have fun :)
Lori’s prompts are meant to inspire you and get you thinking, and they do not disappoint. I return to my pages often to remind myself of who I am when I start to feel overloaded, and I continue to use art in my journaling. I highly recommend The Unfolding for anyone who needs re-centering, rest, and time to reflect.
Grab a notebook or journal and some art supplies ~ we're moving towards a new sense of wholeness, people! We're not dipping a toe in the water here, we're going all in!
We'll take a playful approach to this kind of exploration through hands-on activities, expanding ourselves into the world of poetry, music, and storytelling to remind us that this kind of seeking is heart-led.
The Unfolding offers several printable PDF-worksheets, inspirational artwork, and a bonus mini journal - all designed to encourage, move, and delight you.
“The Straight Road Was Lost”
You’ll create a strong foundation for this exploration by diving into what’s stirring in you at this time in your life. We’re leaning into gratitude and trusting our inner voice to guide us forward.
ACTIVITY:
Build an altar to your life
“Find Yourself Again”
You’ll unpack your true nature, the patterns you may have settled into in your life. What cultivates a sense of meaning in your life? We’re exploring what ignites your passion and brings you joy.
ACTIVITY:
Write your own “Where I’m From” poem
"Change & The Passing of Time"
You’ll explore the profound sense of change that happens during midlife and the opportunity this provides to change our perspective. What have you been putting off doing in your life? How might you trim the fat and make room for the things that really matter? You’ll also hear from guest poet and artist Lori Heteen.
ACTIVITY:
Start a Creative Mindfulness Project
“Telling Your Story”
You’ll explore how telling your story can open up possibilities for greater self-awareness and creative expression. What roles have you taken on during your life so far? Acknowledging how these roles change over time, helps us grow and make meaning in our experience. You’ll also hear from guest artists Becky Dawson and Emily Anderson.
ACTIVITY:
Create The Soundtrack of Your Life
“Moving Towards Wholeness”
What makes you feel whole? You’ll explore the themes of creativity, connection, solitude, purpose, and hope as core pillars that nourish our spirits. You’ll also hear from guest artist Jen Willhoite.
ACTIVITY:
Create a Midlife Manifesto
“Your Vision”
You’ll explore what your vision of midlife looks like. Who are your midlife role models? What parts of your body, mind and spirit need tending? You’ll examine meaningful ways to share your wisdom and create your legacy.
ACTIVITY:
Create a Midlife Vision Board
Plus these Bonuses
Lori Heeten
Poet and Artist
Becky Dawson
Artist, Gallery & Gift Shop Owner
Emily Anderson
Fine Artist and Nature Lover
Laura Bray
Writer and Textile Artist
Jen Willhoite
Storyteller and Spiritual Tool Developer
The time will come
when, with elation, you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other's welcome,
and say, sit here. Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was your self.
Give wine. Give bread, Give back your heart
to itself, to the stranger who has loved you
all your life, whom you ignored
for another, who knows you by heart.
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf
the photographs, the desperate notes,
peel your own image from the mirror.
Sit. Feast on your life.
You can benefit from this kind of self-reflection at any age! I started my own Unfolding in my 30s.
This course is about waking up, taking stock, asking some hard questions, and moving into the rest of our lives with intention and purpose.
Once you enroll you have access to the entire course and all the materials.
The course is divided into 6 sections and was initially created as a 6-week course but because you have access to all of the content at once, you can go at your own pace.
This interactive course encourages you to creatively approach the concepts through journaling prompts & hands-on activities. It is not a course on how to paint.
There are suggestions on how you might art journal the prompts but you can also just use a notebook and pen.
No, there is no Facebook group. You are able to comment on each lesson
within the course and if there is enough interest we can start a private community within the Kajabi classroom.
We can also connect using the hashtag #TheUnfoldingCourse on social media.
Once you are enrolled in the course I am unable to offer a refund.
I encourage you to contact me if you have any questions about the course prior to signing up.
The Unfolding is now an interactive online course that includes illustrated journaling prompts, videos and activities. There are several printable PDFs in this course but not in a workbook format.
I've never felt as authentically, honestly, passionately me as I do now, at age 50.
What is Midlife?
It's saying HECK YEAH, the second half of my life
is at my doorstep and I'm here for it.
