Spring 2026

Writing Our Way to Wellness: Podcast Production

This Journey invites mentors and mentees to explore the intersection of storytelling and wellness through the art of podcasting. Participants will engage in intergenerational, holistic conversations that honor both the craft of writing and the power of human connection. They will explore what wellness means to them personally and as a practice, and learn to structure episodes that educate, inspire, and resonate. Participants will also build practical skills in shaping and producing a polished podcast episode. By the end of this two-cycle journey, each participant will have a published episode on the Writing Our Way to Wellness podcast streaming on all platforms!

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Learning Objectives

Highlighting Wellness Through Storytelling

Explore multiple forms of wellness and consider how they can be emphasized in storytelling.

Using Personal Reflection to Guide Your Story

Reflect on personal experiences to inform the guiding question and interview approach.

Selecting the Right Guest for Your Story

Identify a guest whose experiences or expertise align with the guiding question.

Crafting Questions That Reveal Deeper Insights

Differentiate between surface-level and reflective interview questions to elicit deeper understanding.

Writing Our Way to Wellness Community Experiences

Participants are required to attend one Journey Live Meetings each month throughout the cycle. Additionally, you can schedule 1:1 office hours with the Journey Instructor for individual assistance as needed.

Spring Cycle Journey Meetings:

• Saturday, March 14th, 2026, 1-3pm ET

• Saturday, April 11th, 2026, 1-3pm ET

• Saturday, May 16th, 1-3pm ET

If you’re unable to attend a Journey meeting, you must notify your Staff Lead in advance and attend a community event to make up for it—strongly recommended options for this journey include Leadership Community Studios, Community Conversations, and Career Chats.

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Writing our Way to Wellness Courses

Writing our Way to Wellness: The Art of the Conversation
In the first part of this two-cycle journey, mentees will research and identify their ideal podcast guest, sharpen their interviewing and listening skills, and learn how to shape thoughtful, guiding questions. Mentees will investigate what wellness means to them as both a topic and a practice. By the end of the first cycle, mentees will have the framework for a powerful and educational podcast episode rooted in curiosity and compassion.

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Writing our Way to Wellness Mentoring

Mentors and mentees in this Journey will be matched for a minimum of one cycle. Pairs will meet for at least two hour long sessions each month. This journey is open to both mentor/mentee pairs and peer-to-peer pairs.

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Journey Teaching Artist

Sally Familia

Girls Write Now Staff

Sally Familia (they/them) is a queer poet and freelance editor. Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Washington Heights, Familia has a rooted passion for their community. They spent a year serving as senior editor for La Galería Magazine, a Dominican-based magazine for the Dominican diaspora in Washington Heights. They hold a B.A. in creative writing with a focus on poetry from SUNY Oswego. Most recently, Sally’s passions have shifted; now incorporating a strong desire to work with and for the youth. Sally hopes to merge their love for literature, Queer and BIPOC communities, and the youth as they continue to navigate the artist/ professional dichotomy. Sally has been awarded the Academy of American Poets Prize for the poem, “The Trouble with Reminiscing” (2019). They were also nominated for a Pushcart Prize by Brooklyn Poets for the poem, “Esperanza, Republica Dominicana”. Sally is currently working on their first poetry collection.

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Wellness 360

Journeys in the Wellness 360 Adventure focus on using writing and creating as a tool to help support your mental heath and general well-being. It is designed for mentees and mentors who want to embrace self-love and healing in their work.

Writing Our Way to Wellness is a Journey in the Wellness 360 Adventure.

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