Courses and Workshops
Join our inclusive and welcoming community! New groups, workshops, and classes are always in the works! Want to bring Studio 138 to you? Contact me to ask about setting up an in-person class or workshop in your area.
Perfectionism, People Pleasing, and Perimenopause
Join us Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 7pm EST! In this free 60 minute workshop, we’ll talk about working with (and healing from) perfectionism and people pleasing during midlife. We'll explore the impacts of these behavioral patterns and belief systems, and why midlife/perimenopause is a great time to address them. Contrary to popular belief, you can develop new beliefs, attitudes, and ways of relating at this phase of life. You're right on time.
Perfectly Imperfect: Finding Calm and Confidence Before Baby
Join us Tuesday, Septmber 26, 2026 at 6pm EST for this free 60 minute workshop. For more information, click the button below.
Sit, Breathe, Write: A Mindfulness Workshop
Join us Monday, October 5, 2026 from 6-7:30 pm EST. Workshop recording provided for those who can’t attend live. Learn how mindfulness can support your writing process, boost creativity, and soften the inner critic.
M.J. is a certified mindfulness instructor and a published writer. Her work has appeared in Ghost Girls, The Hong Kong Review, and Sewanee Review. She is a lifetime writer in residence at The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs, AR, and she was the recipient of the Tryon Prize in Writing, Smith College, 2024, the Gertrude Posner Spencer Prize for Excellence in Nonfiction Writing, Smith College, 2023, and the Gertrude Posner Spencer Prize for Excellence in Fiction Writing, Smith College, 2023.
Enjoy meditation, mindful writing exercises, and discussion. Whether you write professionally, as a hobby, or only in your journal, this is for you! $38
