(or, How to Create when Creating feels Impossible)

Available in-person
Registration is closed
Dates:
October 3-5, 2025
Time:
Saturday October 4th, afternoon (Session 3)
Cost:
Base fee of $275–$315, depending on Early Bird discount and member status with TLAN. $125 for student registrants. Additional costs may apply, depending on registration choices.
Location:
Kansas City, MO, Power of Words Conference 2025
* Registration through Transformative Language Arts Network Power of Words conference
* Greenfire Creative is a sponsor of the 2025 TLAN Power of Words conference.
Welcome to the Apocalypse. We’ll be with you shortly.
(or, How to Create when Creating feels Impossible)

How are we meant to do the work we are called to do when upheaval and uncertainty pile onto competing priorities and the constant demands of daily life? How do we create when chaos leaves us feeling hopeless, exhausted, and overwhelmed? In this highly interactive workshop, we’ll explore how to create in the face of what frightens (enrages, baffles, overwhelms) us with curiosity and creativity, compassion and connection.
From pandemics to political upheaval, turbulent times often amplify the voices of our Inner Critics. Long-standing messages concerning (sometimes condemning) our abilities, worth, and confidence are compounded by contemporary fears and anxieties. Self-censorship creeps (or crashes) in, just when we need our voices the most. Sorting out what’s true (internally and externally) is a significant challenge. For anyone who fears they are losing (or have lost) their voice, is struggling to get words on the page, feels as if their creativity has dried up or drained away: this workshop will help you find your way through to your own creativity, your own stories, your own voice.
Cancellation Policy
- Please see policy for the Power of Words 2025 Conference