Ease Into Calm

Lissa knows what it's like to feel stressed and overwhelmed. When she was 30 years old, she worked as a communications professional with the government, clocking 80-hour weeks. It was at that time that she became ill with endometriosis, a debilitating chronic disease whereby the tissue lining the uterus grows in other areas of the body, such as the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or bladder. These endometriosis lesions become inflamed and bleed, causing pa...

Lissa knows what it's like to feel stressed and overwhelmed. When she was 30 years old, she worked as a communications professional with the government, clocking 80-hour weeks. It was at that time that she became ill with endometriosis, a debilitating chronic disease whereby the tissue lining the uterus grows in other areas of the body, such as the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or bladder. These endometriosis lesions become inflamed and bleed, causing pain and other symptoms.

Her illness forced her to stop driving herself so hard and take an honest look at her life. She began to see a therapist, got back to practicing yoga and meditation, and most importantly, she returned to writing—a passion of hers since she was a child.

Over the years she’s realized that writing is much more than a simple art. Writing has the power to heal, reveal, and help us to find our centres—our unique and authentic selves.

Her intuitive guidance and her own mindful writing practice are informed by daily meditation, years of bodywork encompassing craniosacral therapy (CST), yoga, Radical Wholeness embodiment techniques; Jungian dreamwork; and her own journey living with chronic pain over 20 years and coming home to her body.

Lissa’s signature 21 Day Writing Meditation Course has over 3,000 students and has been rated a top mindful writing course. She’s the author of five books including Milk Fever, a historical fiction novel, has been featured in Publisher’s Weekly, Elephant Journal, The Globe and Mail, and on podcasts The Creator’s Journey (along with Jonathan Fields of The Good Life Project and Gretchin Rubin, author of The Happiness Project) and Dear Creativity Let’s Write with Amy Isaman.

She holds an MA in English Studies from the Université de Montréal, Canada and a post-graduate diploma in writing from the University of Victoria, B.C. Along with teaching Write to Calm courses online, she also teaches in the writing program at Calgary University, Alberta, Canada.