Writing your wilderness™
nature writing for self discovery
This virtual workshop takes place once a season on Saturday 2:00-4:00 p.m. EST over Zoom.
Next workshop date:
Saturday December 20th
from 2-4 p.m. EST
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What's the connection between creative writing and nature therapy?
For as long as humans have been writing, we've written about and through the natural world. Of course we have! Humans are, at our center, natural beings, with our own cycles and seasons. Our digital, indoor lifestyle disconnects us from nature, which can lead to dissociation and dysregulation.
Oftentimes, when we find ourselves in this state, our thoughts become stuck or catastrophic. This is when we look to our body and the natural world as raw and real resources that can help us process emotions, untangle thoughts, and lead us toward whole-body wellness.
Weaving a creative writing practice into these nature-based and body-based therapeutic practices can reconnect us to the natural world, to ourselves, and to the wilderness that lives inside us all.
A note from Bailey
Unlike typical writing workshops, Writing Your Wilderness blends intuitive writing, body-based awareness, and nature connection to help you explore and express your inner wilderness and truth.
This workshop is for the intuitive ones, the deep-feelers, the self-reflective souls. The ones asking questions, longing to feel rooted again — in their bodies, their lives, and the living world around them.
It’s an invitation to reconnect with the earth, with yourself, and with the wilderness that lives within us all.
This isn’t just a writing workshop—it’s a guided journey back to your inner wilderness, reconnecting you with yourself and the natural world.
Explore your inner wilderness and learn to slow down, reconnect, and nourish your whole being in a world that rarely gives you permission to pause.
You will walk away form this workshop with:
anxiety & stress reduction
Find ease and release through the experience of connecting with nature and exploration of writing.
connection & community
Be together with nature as you write in the great outdoors and share with the group.
self reflection & knowledge
Through the experience you'll use the natural world as a mirror for looking within, and take away a written reminder.
This is for you–
The intuitive, reflective soul craving deeper self-connection
The nature lover who feels most grounded outdoors
The overwhelmed or anxious heart needing space to slow down
The healing-centered human drawn to body, breath & earth-based practices
The writer, journaler, or creative seeking mindful inspiration
writing your wilderness™ workshop
Ready to discover how writing in nature can transform your life?
$45
Financial assistance available. Please reach out to [email protected]
In this workshop you will…
Reconnect with Nature & Yourself
Explore the deep connection between writing, nature, and the body to reduce stress, process emotions, and nourish your whole being.
Engage in a Guided Writing Journey
Through journaling, nature-based exercises, and creative expression, discover your inner wilderness and develop a reflective writing practice.
Receive Expert Guidance
Led by therapist & writer Bailey Sims and writing-for-wellness expert Emma Hudelson, this workshop blends expressive writing with mindfulness and nature-based healing.
Experience Nourishing Community
Connect with other like minded individuals who are on a similar journey of connection, expression and self-reflection through writing & the natural world.
Gain Better Understanding of Self
Through experiencing, reflecting, writing and sharing in community the dimensions of your own being will take solid shape, deepening your understanding of self.
Your host:
Author | phd
Emma Hudelson
Emma Hudelson is a nonfiction writer and an Assistant Professor of English at Eastern Kentucky University, where she is core faculty in the Bluegrass Writers Studio. Sky Watch: Chasing an American Saddlebred Story is her first book, and it received the 2025 Equine Media Award and was a finalist for the Foreword Indies Book of the Year. Her work can also be found in the Cincinnati Review, the Chattahoochee Review, and the Rumpus. Emma holds a PhD in creative writing from the University of Cincinnati and an MFA in creative writing from Butler University, where she directed the Creative Writing for Wellness program. She has two daughters, one husband, three dogs, one cat, and one horse.
Your host:
therapist | LMHC
Bailey Sims
Bailey Sims holds a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Christian Theological Seminary and a B.A. in Cross Cultural Community Development. She is a registered yoga teacher (200 hour).
She works as a mental health counselor in Indiana, holding space for transformation and incorporating mindfulness, body and nature based modalities into her work.
Creating, making, and cultivating experiences for people that instill love, compassion, and comfort is her life's work.
kind words from participants
"This gathering nearly surprises me each time as to how much it allows me to feel, reflect, and feel comfortable with near strangers. Spending time outside around a fire with kind humans there to share and be…it’s quite special. And something I’d encourage anyone to join."
—Lauren Day
“Writing Your Wilderness rejuvenates my spirit every season! I enjoy being able to slow down, sit in nature and community, and have space and guidance to channel my creative energy. I always leave this experience feeling calmer, more grounded, and with a good poem or two in hand!”
—Workshop participant
“"The workshop as a whole was so refreshing—a wonderful blend of individual self-exploration and communal sharing of experiences. I was moved by all parts of the workshop, and I look forward to participating in future opportunities."
—Alison B.
"I really loved learning and practicing new mindfulness techniques! I think the structure of practicing them together helps me remember each practice and feel confident doing it on my own."
—Workshop participant