Writing Through
Loss and Trauma
A Creative Journey Toward Peace and Hope
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There's a Reason You're Here.
Maybe something inside of you has been quietly whispering that it's time to write your story. Perhaps you've been journaling or jotting down ideas, and some part of you knows that your experience could inspire and help others.
Maybe you want to witness and honor your own loss through writing. Maybe you want to preserve the legacy of someone you've loved. Maybe you just want to make sense of what happened.
That inner voice is right. Your story is important.
Research shows that writing about loss and trauma can be healing for the spirit and the body. And here's what we want you to know: you don't need to write a book. You don't need perfect grammar or a finished product. You just need to begin. The healing isn't in the finished page โ it's in the writing itself.
"As I look back, if I had to choose one thing that is most healing in grief, it would be writing."โ David Kessler
The Course
Five Weeks Toward Your Story
New content unlocks each week to guide you through the writing process at a steady, supported pace. David and Andrea will walk alongside you every step of the way.
Week 1
Writing Through Your Loss and Trauma
- Why writing about grief and trauma is different from any other kind of writing
- How to begin without getting pulled under by the pain
- Simple tools to start writing today, no matter where you are
- Understanding what your story is really about
- Creating the writing rituals that will carry you through
Week 2
Owning and Telling Your Story
- How to find and trust your authentic voice
- Quieting the inner critic that tells you your story doesn't matter
- Moving from raw experience to meaningful narrative
- Writing the hard parts without reliving them
- What it means to own your story fully
Week 3
The Moment That Everything Changed
- How to write the heart of your story without getting stuck
- Working with memory, including the parts that are fragmented or unclear
- Finding the details that bring your story to life
- Writing toward truth, even when the truth is complicated
- How grief and writing intersect at the deepest moments
Week 4
Surprises Along the Journey
- The unexpected places your writing will take you
- What to do when new grief surfaces in the process
- Finding meaning, beauty, and even gratitude in the most difficult passages
- When writing becomes something more than you expected
- Staying with your story even when it's hard
Week 5
Sharing Your Story
- Deciding what to do with what you've written
- Writing for yourself versus writing for others
- How to find the right audience for your story
- The difference between a journal, a memoir, an essay, and a legacy letter
- How sharing your story can help others grieve and heal
"Healing doesn't mean forgetting. It doesn't mean moving on. It means that you can eventually remember with more love than pain."โ David Kessler
How We'll Journey Together
Everything You Need to Tell Your Story
Weekly Video Lessons
Each week, a new module unlocks with short, focused video lessons designed to build on the week before. Includes writing exercises designed to meet you exactly where you are.
Monthly Live Writing Gatherings
Beginning May 2026, on the first Tuesday of each month, David and Andrea host a live writing gathering. You'll write together in real time, share your work, and find community.
Private Writer's Community
Between sessions, connect with fellow writers in a private community. Share your work, ask questions, celebrate progress, and find support from those who understand.
Lifetime Access
All video lessons and session replays are yours to keep. Return to any lesson whenever you need it. Your writing journey doesn't end when the course does.
Is This Course Right for You?
You Don't Have to Be Ready. You Just Have to Show Up.
If you have an inkling that you may have a story to tell โ or if you think it might be healing to write about the losses, traumas, and challenges you have faced โ now is the time to begin.
You don't have to be an experienced writer. You don't need perfect grammar. You don't need to know what form your writing will take or where it will end up.
This course is for you if you have experienced grief, loss, or trauma and feel the pull to write about it โ recently or years ago, whether for yourself, for others, or simply because something inside you is asking you to.
David and Andrea will meet you there.
Meet Your Teachers
Guided by Those Who Know the Journey
David Kessler
Grief Expert & Bestselling AuthorDavid Kessler knows traumatic grief firsthand. As a child, he witnessed a mass shooting while his mother was dying in a hospital. Decades later, his twenty-one-year-old son died suddenly โ a loss that shattered everything he thought he knew about grief.
He is one of the world's foremost experts on grief and loss, author of six bestselling books including Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief, and founder of Grief.com, which receives over five million visits yearly from 167 countries.
Andrea Cagan
Writing Coach, Editor & AuthorAndrea Cagan is a sought-after writing coach, editor, ghostwriter, and author. She has helped clients and students craft and publish dozens of books, including many bestsellers.
Andrea's approach meets writers exactly where they are โ whether beginning to put their experience into words or working toward a finished book. She has a rare gift for helping people find their authentic voice and tell the stories only they can tell.
100% Risk-Free Guarantee
We believe deeply in this program and in the power of writing through loss and trauma. If you give this a try and you're not satisfied, simply let us know within 10 days and we'll issue you a full refund โ no questions asked.
Your grief holds a story that only you can tell.
This is where you begin to tell it.
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