Self-Authorship: Write Your Own Story Every Single Day with guest facilitator Lyssa Mandel
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✨ Aliveness Experience✨
Self-Authorship: Write Your Own Story Every Single Day
A Writing Jacuzzi experience with guest facilitator Lyssa Mandel
We are the author of our own lives, despite so much happening in the world that makes it seem otherwise. Because authorship is a practice, a mindset, and an embodiment. And no matter what is going on outside of us, we get to choose what’s happening inside.
In this Aliveness Collective experience, somatic therapist Lyssa Mandel will guide us through her beloved Writing Jacuzzi—a warm, informal, deeply supportive space to write what’s moving for you, in real time. You will literally and figuratively be writing your story through your sensations, your feelings, your language, and the stories you repeat (or release).
What to expect:
A grounding and nervous-system drop-in
Inspiration sparks for your story
Open writing time
Optional sharing, witnessing, and gentle positive reflection
No fixing. No critiquing. No pressure to be “good at writing.”
Whether you identify as a writer or not, this space is about expression—not output. Insight—not polish. Presence—not performance.
You’ll leave with:
A felt sense of agency over the stories shaping your days
A renewed connection to your inner voice
The embodied reminder that authorship is something you can reclaim—again and again
Come as you are. Bring a notebook, a pen, and a willingness to listen inward.
All levels of writing experience welcome.
Guest Facilitator: Lyssa Mandel
Lyssa Mandel is a somatic therapist, writer, tarot reader and astrologer. She's also a recovering comedian and actor (once that bug bites, it's in you forever). She hosts a biweekly virtual writing space called the Writing Jacuzzi, and is the host and producer of multiple podcasts.
What is The Aliveness Collective?
Your twice monthly invitation to slow down and practice what you know is good for you (but sometimes forget), in community with others who are doing the work too.
The Aliveness Collective offers you a 90-minute embodied experience—a chance to step out of autopilot; connect deeply to yourself, to others, and a topic that affects your life and aliveness; and leave feeling more nourished and full. It’s like a workout class to strengthen your “how I want to live my life” muscles.
We’ve reserved this time for you.
Show up as you are. We’ll do the rest.
Learn more at alivenesscollective.com.
About the experience creators:
This experience is facilitated by Aliveness Collective co-founders Caitlin Nisos and Krissie McMenamin.
Caitlin has a double-masters in Social Development Practice and Transformational Leadership and Coaching and helps people who have lost themselves reconnect with who they are and reclaim joy, purpose, and peace.
Krissie harnesses her MBA from Northwestern, MA in Transformational Leadership and Coaching and embodied anger to spark people and leadership teams on a journey of self-discovery through experiences, facilitation, and coaching.
Both have been on deep growth journeys that intersected on a Zoom dance floor mid pandemic.