"I stand here without fear because I remember that I am here
not because of the path that lies before me but because of the path that lies behind me."

~ Morpheus, The Matrix ~

The Content Cocoon

If you are here, chances are...

 You’ve were inspired to write a book
in a moment of crystal clarity and knowing.

You’ve been told more than once that your story is needed,
and you know there’s something to all the nudges.

But what would you say that hasn’t already been said?
Are your story, message, and voice powerful enough to make a difference?

You’ve got a sharp mind and a huge heart,
and you’ve accomplished a whole lot.

You’ve invested plenty of time, energy,
and money into your success.

But how do you get all of the big ideas, good intentions, and juicy stories
into a powerful book without it being a 3,000-page read?
How can you do it quickly and make sure it achieves
your true intention for your reader?

Maybe you’ve started writing and stopped,
and started and stopped again.

Perhaps every time you sit down to write,
you end up editing the content to death, filing papers,
cleaning baseboards, eating pounds of dark chocolate,
or curling up in a ball and reading smut under your desk [true story].

Where did all of that clarity go?
Why doesn’t it sound as good on paper?

Maybe you’ve signed up for a program
to help you get it done.

And not only have you not done it,
you’re kicking yourself for spending
so much money and not finishing.

Perhaps you signed up for a program
to stop self-sabotaging and
got some tools that helped a lot,
but you’re still not done.

What’s it going to take to get that message on the page, and do you have it?
Are your relationships and bank account going to survive this dream?

Maybe you know there’s more to this message than the book
and wonder or even dream of speaking and/or coaching.

Perhaps you get excited every time you think about hosting an event
or facilitating a retreat where you could support groups of people.

In fact, the idea of growing a community
where people feel safe enough to be their true selves
and learn what they need to thrive
makes your heart pound with anticipation…
and maybe a little terror.

But none of those formulas you’ve been immersed in actually feel good to you.

Is it possible to create something that feels good to you—
that nurtures your mind, body, and soul while you support others—
and how does one create it?

We know this journey from the inside-out, as messengers and guides.

We’ve asked ourselves all of the questions most messengers ask.

We’ve felt the paralyzing self-doubt, chocolate-laden resistance, and relationship and monetary desperation.

Plus, we’ve talked to far too many aspiring messengers ready to walk away from all of it because they are on the verge of bankruptcy or divorce, or both, and yet know that their message won’t leave them alone until it’s on the page, the stage, and transforming lives.

If you’re here, and taking time out of your busy life to do some research, then we know you’re serious about figuring out how to change the world with a message.

And maybe your soul brought you here because by helping messengers like you for more than a decade now, we’ve uncovered a way to move people through the process WITHOUT sacrificing one’s sanity or soul along the way.

What if you could write a powerful book in less than a year,
and have the strategy for talks, curriculum, and events?

What if you could start that journey today,
with expert guides that have been there and back again…
some of us more than once…
and some of us in as few as three or six months?

How do we do it?

The short answer is:
We’ve uncovered our sacred codes.

In fact, the one that started it all was our very own Oracle’s Butterfly Approach, which happens to be the reason we have a caterpillar in our logo, included butterfly/messenger development phases on our Inspiration to Impact map, and called this program:

The Content Cocoon

for Upside-down Messengers

messenger (n.): individual called to share a message or story to help others

upside-down (adj.): frustrated, confused, stuck

cocoon (n.): structure safe enough to hold a transformational process

Download The Butterfly Approach Philosophy

The truth is that upside-down happens to almost everyone, but most of us haven’t learned how to create enough content structure and emotional and psychological safety to surrender to the process of saving our own story, so it can save others.

And if we don’t let those old identities and stories dissolve (by being witnessed and healed) and reorganize (by writing and embodying new scripts and behaviors), then we inevitably undermine our messages and/or compromise our sanity and soul while saving everyone else.

We’ve all seen it over and over,
even if we didn’t know what we were seeing (or feeling).

The woman who was raped in college and manages to pull her life together and decides to become part of the solution as a sex education teacher. Because she hasn’t healed her pain and has no structure to manage it, she’s a little too rough on the young boys. She tells the class that the majority of these boys will become perpetrators and fails to give them a model of respectful behavior and communication to avoid such a fate. Instead of being part of the solution, she has undermined her intention—seeding possibilities in the minds of young boys and making the girls in the room feel on edge.

Really good intentions.
Not enough st*ry-healing.

The woman who experiences massive personal growth and writes a book to help others do the same, but hasn’t fully integrated what she’s learned in her own life. Thus, her first attempt at a book reads like a compilation of some of the most powerful voices in transformation that happen to not resemble her own voice at all. [Accidental plagiarism alert!] And, her relationships at home and work are stretched and strained to the point that if she puts the message into the world without mad amounts of mindfulness, she is going to lose everyone precious to her.

Beautiful, divine intentions.
Needs more time to heal and integrate.

The man changing the world with a message, rising to success against all odds, after being told by the adults in his life that he would amount to nothing. That wound was the fuel for his success, as he worked to “prove he was more.” But, never fully healed and unmanaged, it eventually turns into more mess than message as he unconsciously and consciously makes little compromises and hurts others to avoid “being the person he was told and came to believe he is.” Worse yet, he begins to resent the audiences and clients he’s helping gain the true inner healing and freedom he still craves.

Powerful gifts and righteous devotion.
Without wholeness, everyone loses.

It’s a bold statement.
But it’s happened to messengers we adore… and to us.

That’s why our priority, as guides, is to
Maximize the Impact & Minimize the Mess.

And we do this by helping messengers uncover their own sacred code
and stay true to it by saving their own story first.

What Participants are Saying

“I was looking to author a book. That was all. Just a book. I had no concrete idea what this book would be about or the purpose it might eventually serve, but I was determined to write a book. My sights were set on this dream in childhood, and it was time. Boy, was it time—time for a massive tearing down and reconstruction of my personal and professional life through the words and stories that would flow out of me. I had no idea, nor even ventured to consider, that this book I had always wanted to write would right my world, in ways that no other form of education or therapy or medication or inspirational seminar or guru could. Narrative therapy on steroids, anyone?

In-person retreats at wondrous locations, in-town retreats at cozy coffee shops, and online retreats in my jammies at home. In the process, I was gifted with a community of like-minded messengers, which served as a lifeline through the process, and continues strong now with the lifelong friendships that were formed.”
Lori Bonnevier
Lori BonnevierCourt-Appointed Evaluator, Best Interest Consultant, and Custody Evaluation Coach
“I wondered how it was possible for a complete stranger to help me write my overwhelming story of tragedy and hope much less navigate the needed healing within my own pages of grief.

Finding connections with this sacred guide, author, and story oracle only intensified my search for more, which quickly moved into a partnership of an unknown journey to be revealed one story at a time.

With the greatest and truest intention, my old manuscript story was slowly and beautifully resurrected—within new graces and mysteries all held within this safe community of medicine—into a new script of speaking the message of hope from the heart of healing instead of from the heart of grief and tragedy, bringing a new light of dawning to the horizon.”
Lisa Boone
Lisa BooneNurse, Advocate, Spiritual Director
“Insightful! Knowledgeable! Creative! Encouraging! Amanda helped me greatly with the manuscript of my first book. In a very good way, she was tough on me, pushing me beyond comfortable boundaries. Yet she did it in a way that built my abilities as a writer. And in a way, that encouraged me to share more of who I am in the book.

After I completed the manuscript, Amanda prepared a package for the preeminent agent in my category at Waterside Productions. The package was professional and opened a window to the heart of what the book was all about. The agent embraced the book based on Amanda’s work.

I’m grateful to have found someone so capable to assist me to bring my writing to the world.”
David Karchere
David KarchereSpiritual Leader, Teacher, Speaker
“I started into the book development process thinking that I knew what I was going to do and how I was going to do it. The reality, however, was that when I tried to put pen to paper, I was truly lost. Enter Amanda.

She heard my heart and helped me to hone in on my message, and then she walked beside me as I processed my own journey, healed my own story, and transformed my own life so that I could then share it in a powerful way that would facilitate the same transformation for others. She challenged me in areas that needed to be challenged and lovingly supported me through every 'upside-down' that came as I grew into my own message.

Throughout the entire writing process, she encouraged me to a deeper level allowing the reader to see more of the healing while still helping me to stay true to my voice, making the finished product authentic to who I am and what I’ve been called to share.”
Marlia Cochran
Marlia CochranFormer Youth Pastor
“When I met Amanda, I had just experienced a major trigger to my story, and the book was just a ‘What if?’ Talking to her made me realize I really could write a book and that she had all the knowledge and tools to help me. BUT what I really needed was her heart, and the safe space she creates at these events.

I came to the retreat with some content done, but it didn't read like the GOOD book that I wanted it to be. I was lost in the details. I couldn't see the overall brand that came from/with the book or hear my voice in the writing. Plus, I was feeling pressure to rebrand my business with something that would tie everything I’m doing together. It felt like I couldn’t move forward without that big picture and overarching theme, and Amanda nailed it. At the retreat, I wrote FIVE chapters and the Introduction, and I knew HOW to write the rest of it powerfully.

Amanda hears your story, processes the most important parts (not to her, but to YOU and your reader), and then spits it back out at you in the form YOU need to see it to move forward. She sees the journey and the message on a level that you might not be able to because you are so IN IT.”
Torey Ivanic
Torey IvanicAdvocate
“By the time I met Amanda, I had written eight chapters in what I thought would be about a ten to twelve-chapter book. Without any writing experience, I was not on track to effectively tell my story. I was scattered in my direction, and my mission was weighed down with story killers.

My story is deeply personal and there was still some healing to do. While my healing was surfacing, the story I wanted to tell was changing, without me realizing it. I was still angry, grieving, and confused. After a three-day writing retreat, a new outline emerged that was much truer to my intention.

The back and forth process of crafting a true to intention message proved invaluable to separating the gold from the ore. She courageously guided me through the temptation to dally in folly and trip over conscious, subconscious, and untied thought laces. The partnership of storytelling is something I will always value.”
Rick Amitin
Rick AmitinFormer Pastor and Teacher
"From the beginning, when I wrote the first words to my book, I could envision the summit—me holding my book in my hand, seeing it in bookshops, giving book talks. But I quickly found out that writing a book is quite a ride. The ups and downs and learning experiences, getting stuck and unstuck, were all incredibly challenging. Amanda and her community were there to hold my hand, explain that everything I was going through was a normal part of the process and, most importantly, continually remind me that there was a summit and I was going to reach it.

Authorship can be a lonely journey, but not with an entire community of authors who feel like family supporting you throughout the process. A benefit that cannot be praised enough! I absolutely could not have finished the book without Amanda and her team. They were friendly, supportive, professional, and knew when I needed a push or a hug."
Michelle Ann Collins
Michelle Ann CollinsGrief and Wellness Coach, Yoga Therapist
“It all happened so fast… from ‘Anyone want to play…?’ to launching my book on a stage with two hundred people in the room…all in less than six months. Amanda saw ‘me’ before I did and gently helped me connect the dots, uncover my brand, and unwrap my story in a way that transformed my own approach to speaking and coaching. Amanda’s wisdom, insight, and unique approach is unmatched in this industry. My book writing and publishing experience can only be described as life-changing.”
Theddee Rheyshelle
Theddee RheyshelleFormer Pastor and Spiritual Coach
“I created an outline and set out on the journey of telling my story. Every turn I took seemed to lead me along roads filled with potholes or obstacles that sat smack dab in my way, causing me to question my initial inspiration. I had decided to try pushing through the angst and frustration one last time when my mentor introduced me to Amanda.

This road had many amazing twists and turns and was not without its potholes and obstacles; but with Amanda's expert guidance, we created a roadmap that led to me completing my journey of writing my book and learning more about myself than I could have ever imagined.

The best part is being able to look back and see how each curve in the road helped me to develop the strength and courage, insight and awareness, and depth and perception to become more of who I am here to be and to help others along the way.”
Lori Giesey
Lori GieseyEntrepreneur, Mom/Mima
“The space and safety Amanda creates and holds for her clients (who become tribe, community, and FAMILY) is unlike any other. Her intention and devotion to standing by my side through the entire six-year writing to publication process, without a doubt, trumped any other experience I would have had with a typical industry book coach.

The story-healing programs paved the way for each next inward journey my process required at every turn, and the community cradled me through it.

My last two books absolutely would not have been published, let alone with as much impact and integrity to their intention, without Amanda’s sorcery at work in the background. This community was just the catalyst my series needed to come through me and into the world just the way it needed to."
Alyssa Noelle Coelho
Alyssa Noelle CoelhoDesigner, Writer, Poet
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The Content Cocoon

Over the last decade, we’ve streamlined our approach to move messengers quickly through the phases of clarity, branding, strategy, and storytelling skill-building, so they can use the momentum to move confidently into content development and st*ry-healing.

We invite messengers to play at one of two levels based on their goals.

And, if you haven’t noticed yet, CHOCOLATE is one of our secrets to success here, which is why we use it to categorize these programs.

Some Details!

Completed Manuscript

We will support you through the entire process of completing your manuscript. When you’re done with the program, it will be ready for light copyediting, formatting, design, or production.

Signature Talk

We will work together to craft a powerful presentation and get you ready to engage, enlighten, and empower your audiences AND sell your services without it feeling icky.

Revenue Model

After experiencing your powerful book or keynote, people are going to ask you, “What’s next?” We want to help you dream up a client experience through a funnel that feels exciting and doable for you.

BONUS: Sales Camp

Because we want you to be able to make some good money as you impact the world, we’re including an amazing bonus. Sales Camp is an incredible digital training course facilitated by our favorite sales expert, Ursula Mentjes. You’ll walk away from that training with sales scripts and systems that will make it so much easier for you to sell in alignment with your soul.

PLUS, Devoted Guides and
A Community Full of Allies

As messengers and guides for others on the journey, we have experienced the power of messengers coming together, co-creating a safe space to share their stories, and working alongside each other to develop and polish content. Not only does the level of accountability go up, making it harder to push that project to the back burner; but you will be stunned by how quickly you can heal st*ries and get content into the world. Our allies will help you stay true to your intention, have a hell-of-a-lot more fun on the journey, and get where you’re going with more ease, grace, and velocity. Truly, these are friendships and collaborations that will likely last a lifetime.

How we’ll do it!

CocoonU Membership. CocoonU is the online platform we use to deliver pre-recorded training sessions and quests, as well as connect guides, allies, and potential collaborators across all of our programs.

A Hatful of Magic & Mess. Pre-recorded training with homework in CocoonU. This personal reflection time will help you more deeply understand and prepare for your Messenger Dream and Journey. It will also unearth much of the information we need to begin helping you uncover your sacred code and organize your material.

The Greatest Messenger. Pre-recorded training with homework in CocoonU and group coaching. This personal and communal experience will expand your vision and open up portals of possibilities around changing the world with your sacred message WITHOUT compromising your sanity or your soul, alchemizing your story and expertise to create maximum impact, publishing and monetizing your message, and building that safe cocoon structure you need for the transformative journey ahead.

2 Pre-Retreat Sessions. 90 minutes each via Zoom. You’ll send us your pre-work, and the Oracle and your Chosen Ally will discuss and expand upon it, and then create as much organization as we can to get you ready to write.

Quarterly 3-Day Message Magic Retreats. A draft of what in a day? Oh yeah! That’s the goal. You do the part that you can do, and we’ll partner with you to do the rest.

Writing Coaching & Partnership. Some messengers arrive with exceptional writing skills, but most have very little confidence in their ability. Don’t worry. We’re going to give you strong models with prompts for you to write first drafts of small scenes and lessons, and then we’ll help you refine them, improving your writing one skill at a time. Regardless of where you’re starting, this collaboration is going to create a lot of safety for you to focus on the part that only you can do—get what’s in your heart and head out on paper. The shaping and reshaping is collaborative until one day, you will send a draft and receive only applause back.

Monthly Virtual Momentum Retreats. Every month, we’ve set aside 3 days for a virtual retreat to build more momentum and get more done.

Weekly Cocoon Breakthrough & Co-working Sessions. On Tuesdays, we invite you to commune and co-work with us virtually. This is a regular opportunity to celebrate your wins, work through any internal st*ry challenges, and ask for/receive support on all things message-related to stay the course.

Weekly Branding & Marketing Sessions. While we want most of your energy focused on writing, it’s also vital that you begin to think about things like branding and marketing, as those will be very important conversations as soon as your manuscript is complete. The more you immerse yourself in these conversations with guides and allies further along on the journey, the more you’ll know what will feel good for you once you need to take action. Whether you want to be an author, speaker, or coach [or all three], it will help you figure out the next steps to grow your brand strategically and organically. No inauthentic formulas. Just following the magic that’s right in front of you.

Publishing Portal Program. Pre-recorded training with homework in CocoonU and group/individual coaching. Once you’re done with the manuscript, you’ll gain access to this program designed to get you educated and empowered for the next phase of your journey. The training, templates, and group and individual coaching, will prepare you for the adventure that is branding, publishing, launching, and leading your message.

What Participants are Saying

“If you want to write a book, you made it to the right place. Not only will Amanda help you get the book out of your head, she’ll ensure that you write a bestseller that you will love, and so will your readers. Amanda has been with me on my entire writing journey, and my books would not be where they are today without her expertise, genius, and love of her art.”
Ursula Mentjes
Ursula MentjesSales Expert
“My first intuition about Amanda Johnson was, ‘I need to work with her.’ After reading her site front to back, our chat was the final confirmation. She masterfully led me through the development phase of my book. She ensured the road was clear from our first meeting until the end. The book took shape, led by her invisible hand. I felt guided.

It was a grueling process, considering the surprising enormity of the project—nearly 1500 manuscript pages in 7 months. There were moments when I felt like quitting. Ultimately, there was no other option. 'If not me, then who? If not now, then when?'

Since seeing the film, Pulp Fiction, I always looked to find the Wolf—the ultimate fixer. Amanda was that for me and so much more. If you ever dream about authorship, check out this oracle."
Assaf Raz
Assaf RazEntrepreneur, Patriot
“I thought I was going to leave the retreat with my book written because I was a good writer and I totally had my story down. Ummm...wrong! Ha ha! This experience was the safe space I needed to admit that I didn’t have my story or message totally 'baked' and to rework my approach to it. Amanda helped me retell my story, so that I could see common themes and emphasize the nuances that I may have missed (and did!).

I now know how to write to engage a reader and share a message. I know how to write in an authentic voice. I know how to tell a story.

The best part about working at the retreat was the immediate feedback: Write. Send. Revise. Write. Send. Revise. Repeat. Plus, there were so many personal a-has and breakthroughs that would NOT have occurred without this experience! I wrote this book in a little more than thirty days, and it was fun! I 100% recommend this experience for ANYONE who is struggling to write a book or create a message AND to anyone who thinks they have their shit together… because without Amanda, you don't.”
Abby Walker
Abby WalkerFounder of Vivian Lou
“Before hiring Amanda as my writing coach, I was stuck. I had great ideas for my books and great intentions to begin writing them, but I just did not know how to get started.

Amanda has a clear, direct yet nurturing way of holding me accountable to get the job done. I would strongly encourage anyone looking for a GREAT writing coach to help them organize their thoughts, create a useful book outline, write a compelling story, and eventually build a solid business model to engage Amanda’s service NOW before her prices go up due to demand.”
Ruben Estrada
Ruben EstradaConsultant, Founder of Estrada Strategies
“I had the entire framework in place but knew something was missing. Amanda immediately pinpointed the missing element—my personal story.

Being a very private person, I have a hard time sharing my vulnerabilities and challenges, but Amanda helped me realize those stories were exactly what my readers need to connect with me and see their own potential for healing and transformation.

She worked with me to craft my stories, and the rest of the book flowed in an amazing way and was completed in less than six months. The most exciting thing I receive are letters of gratitude from people around the world that I have never met who tell me that my book… and my stories… gave them hope for living.

I now am an internationally known thought leader because Amanda helped me get my books, curriculum, and online courses launched. I'm grateful she insisted that I prioritize my stories over the academic and technical knowledge I wanted to share. She helped me become a brave messenger, and I’m proud of my finished products.”
Dr. Niki Elliott
Dr. Niki ElliottEducator, Founder of The Innerlight Method and The Mindful Leaders Project
"Before I started to work with Amanda, my journal of living with Parkinson’s was a series of disjointed segments that did not flow or engage the reader. It was a long way from ever being considered as a book. After struggling with Parkinson’s and declining cognitive skills for ten years, it was apparent that my journey dealing with a chronic disease was not going to be told or become a reality.

Amanda’s initial tasks were to guide the development of a story line and establish a framework. The theme needed to be one that I could relate to and embrace, and since football was my favorite sport, The Parkinson’s Playbook was born. Amanda was more than an editor critiquing my work. She was a coach and teacher on how to write and tell my whole story.

The Parkinson’s Playbook has attracted a well-recognized publisher (Hatherleigh Press and distributor Penguin Random House) that will make the book available in the US and abroad. Everyone who reads my story comments on how engaging, timely, and helpful it is for those with Parkinson’s and their families."
Robert Smith
Robert SmithLandscape Architect
“From the moment I met Amanda, I felt she had a clear understanding of the journey of messengers and a mastery in guiding them with care and accountability. That impression only got reinforced as I worked with her and the team.

I found a unique and refreshing balance of inner work and outer action. Amanda's journey made her deeply attuned to the wounds of being a messenger and she holds you as a whole person, not just an author putting words on paper. It makes all the difference, and you emerge from the process with a more embodied message. I am so grateful I was introduced to Amanda and her team, and I cannot recommend them enough to new paradigm messengers."
Kawtar El Alaoui
Kawtar El AlaouiFounder and CEO of Conscious Togetherness
“I wholeheartedly recommend Amanda Johnson to anyone seeking a dedicated and talented collaborator for their writing journey. She not only contributed to the success of my manuscript, but she left an indelible mark on the entire journey. Throughout the entire process, she nurtured the development of my project and provided unwavering support and guidance. Her genuine care and encouragement helped me overcome challenges and embrace some reluctant vulnerabilities. I felt safe in her supportive environment, and she skillfully guided me through the entire process.

Remarkably, just six months after our initial introduction, I found my manuscript ready for publishing, which I attribute to her expertise, dedication, and bright spirit. I certainly wouldn't have been able to accomplish that without her."
Stephanie P. Kemp
Stephanie P. KempAward-winning Choreographer, No-nonsense Serial Entrepreneur
“Even though I felt pretty directed and was clear about the ‘what’ I was called to share in the teaching and in the story, the ‘how’ was not nearly as apparent. Well, that is where Amanda swept in to save the day. In short order, her powerful Message Matrix structure laid the groundwork for the book and we became a force to be reckoned with.

The best part was that being a high-performer, I thoroughly enjoyed working with another high-performer and her great team, that is not only responsive and accountable but also appreciated the value of time. Amanda is much more than an editor. She is a message coach and true to intention; and when partnered with yours, nothing is impossible. I look forward to future projects with her, as they make themselves known.”
Daniela Bumann
Daniela BumannLeadership Speaker, Coach, Trainer
“Amanda is an amazing coach! She is extremely patient and was always focused and present during our structure sessions. Her attention to detail helped me add context and depth to my characters and storyline. I would highly recommend… correction, I have recommended Amanda to anyone who has asked about my book and the writing process.”
Janise Graham
Janise GrahamBusiness Succession Strategist
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Plus, the St*ry-saving work!

21–Day Quest From Character to Co–Author. Videos. Writing Prompts. Reflections. Group Experience via Zoom and CocoonU. Use a powerful, in-our-DNA approach to st*ry-healing to shift one st*ry that’s been sabotaging your efforts to get your message into the world.

Quarterly 3-Day YCMTSU Retreats. We use the power of Story, Writing, and Community to uncover and rewrite the st*ries that are holding us back. Imagine a magical slumber party with new besties, an epic feelings corner, and moments that will leave you forever changed. NOTE: These are held right before the Message Magic Retreats. In other words, three days of healing st*ry, a day off to process, and then three days of moving your message forward.

Monthly InnerlightSessions. Every month, you’ll be invited to join us for a group Innerlight session. This energy balancing modality helps the nervous system settle and the body digest and reorganize all of the material that is being dissolved. In fewer words, it will help you move faster!

10-minute SOS Calls and Emails. Because it’s not for the faint-hearted. Because you will be clear and excited. And then you’ll be upside-down. And you’ll need a reminder that it’s okay to be where you are, and maybe some support in figuring out the next right step.

Included: Cozy accommodations and delicious food are included for all of the retreats.

Additional Investments: The only additional investment is whatever it takes for you to get to the location or secure a private room.

What Experts are Saying

“Joining True To Intention’s Cocoon Community was like entering a literary haven of inspiration, motivation, and encouragement. I was welcomed with open arms and instantly knew I had found a safe and supportive family that would shepherd me through my writing journey.

Amanda, with her visionary intuition and magical compass, helped me navigate the intricate and sometimes thorny landscape of telling my story, providing extra personal and tender support through the surprises and unexpected twists that emerged in my writing process. Her wisdom and ever-present guiding hand turned what seemed like a daunting and messy path into a clear and achievable adventure.

The camaraderie and rallying support of this community of fellow storytellers, in person and online, made it possible for me to write my story authentically with my message delivered clearly. My experience with True To Intention brought clarity to the bewildering aspects of the writing journey, helped prepare me for the publishing process, and introduced me to many special and talented humans that I know are now forever-friends. I wholeheartedly endorse this community to any aspiring writer seeking a supportive and empowering space in which to embark on their literary adventure!"
Karlyn Pleasants, PsyD
Karlyn Pleasants, PsyDClinician, Speaker, Facilitator
"Polyvagal breathing techniques, centered and grounded mindfulness approaches, cognitive-behavioral modeling, and even some smatterings of psychospiritual methods are intertwined to provide outcomes similar to that of narrative therapy. (And don't forget the dark chocolate—there is research to demonstrate that it really does help us deal with dementors!)

From the perspective of 'deep psychology,' Amanda's process emulates that of an ancient healing pedagogy of storytelling through writing. She encourages others to define what lies outside of our conscious awareness and may even illuminate that which an author may hold in an unconscious space: thoughts, impressions, and feelings which may not have not been previously admitted, even to oneself, including potential collective consciousnesses aspects with cultural and archetypal dimensions.

The invitation is in the tradition of depth work—one in which the participant may observe, grapple with, and consider what it means to really heal, and then share that journey with others who may find connection and even hope through the process."
Lonny R. Webb, MSV, LCSW
Lonny R. Webb, MSV, LCSWClinical and Forensic Social Work
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If this program feels like an answer, schedule time with us to make sure this is the best next step for you. That might look like us recommending one of these programs to you, but it could also look like us encouraging you to focus on something else in your life before you jump into this experience. We want you to be ready to make the most of your epic journey.

Because we devote so much time to each client and message, we work with ONLY 12 messengers every year.

So, if you’re feeling the tug, or have questions…

Want to chat and see if this is a fit for you?

Are we the right fit for your story
and journey to saving the world with it?

Contact us for a free chat and let's make sure.
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