Therapeutically Crafted™

You’ve been holding a lot… and still showing up like everything is fine. You are not the problem. The pressure is.

Therapeutically Crafted™ is a six-month, in-person creative wellness experience for women of color designed to explore how perfectionism shapes the way we create, connect, and show up in our lives.

Through hands-on crafting, reflective writing, and guided community conversation, each session creates space to build self-compassion, deepen emotional awareness, and develop a new relationship with expectations… your own and everyone else’s. This is not a class. This is not therapy. This is a community of women doing the slow, meaningful work of letting go of the pressure to be perfect… together.

You don’t have to come in ready.

You can come exactly as you are.

Each monthly session runs approximately 2.5 hours and includes three core experiences:

Crafting Experience (1 Hour) A hands-on creative activity led by a women-owned partner artist. No artistic experience needed. Every craft is chosen intentionally to mirror the session’s emotional theme. All materials are provided.

Narrative Writing (30 Minutes) Guided journaling prompts connected to the month’s theme. This is private reflection time. Nothing is shared unless you choose to. You keep your journal.

Community Reflection (20 Minutes) A guided group conversation rooted in care and psychological safety. You will be heard, witnessed, and affirmed. Participation is always optional.

Format: In-Person | Cohort-Based | Monthly Sessions

Duration: Six months — May through October 2026

Session Length: 2.5 hours per session

Frequency: Once per month | Last Saturday of each month

Location: Locations will be announced closer to the class date. Class will be in the Baltimore City/County radius.

This is a cohort experience — meaning the same group of women moves through all six sessions together. Community is built intentionally from Session 1 and deepens with each gathering. You will know the women in the room. You will grow alongside them.

Each session stands on its own, but the full journey is designed to be experienced as a whole. The themes build on one another — what you explore in May becomes the foundation for what you uncover in October.

Between sessions, participants are connected through a shared online community space with discussion posts, reflection prompts, and peer support so the growth doesn't pause when the session ends.

Therapeutically Crafted™ is designed for a specific community, and that intentionality matters. Please read before registering:

Who this program is for:

• Women of color — Black, Brown, and Indigenous women of color
• Ages 25–40 (recommended but must be over 18+)
• Women who are curious about how perfectionism shows up in their lives
• Women who are open to creative expression as a form of self-exploration
• Women who want community — not just content

What we ask of participants:

• Commitment — Full Series participants are expected to attend all six sessions. Your presence matters to the cohort, not just to yourself
• Openness — You do not need to have any experience with therapy, journaling, or crafting. You only need to be willing to show up
• Confidentiality — What is shared in the room stays in the room. Every participant agrees to this as a condition of joining
• Respect — This is a space built on care, not competition. We ask that every participant honor the experiences and boundaries of others

What is NOT required:

• Any prior experience with crafting, art, or creative work
• Any prior experience with therapy or wellness programs
• Sharing anything personal you are not comfortable sharing
• Being "ready" — you can come exactly as you are

A note on capacity: This cohort is limited to 20 participants. This is intentional. Smaller groups create deeper community, more meaningful facilitation, and a safer space for everyone in the room. Once the cohort is full, a waitlist will open for future cohorts.

• Yourself, exactly as you are
• A water bottle
• Anything that helps you feel grounded — a cozy layer, your favorite pen, a small comfort item

Everything else is provided: all craft materials, journaling prompts, and light refreshments.

🎟️ SINGLE SESSION DROP-IN — $55

Perfect for women who want to experience Therapeutically Crafted™ before committing to the full cohort, or who can only join for a specific month.

What's included:

• Access to one monthly session of your choice
• All craft materials for that session
• Guided narrative writing prompts
• Participation in group reflection
• Light refreshments
• Access to the session's partner artist experience

Please note: Drop-in seats are limited and contingent upon availability. Drop-in participants do not have a guaranteed seat across multiple sessions and are not part of the core cohort community.

🎟️ FULL SERIES — $300 (More Access)

For women who are ready to commit to the full six-month journey. This is the experience Therapeutically Crafted™ was built for.

What's included:

• Reserved seat across all 6 monthly sessions — May through October 2026
• All craft materials for every session
• Guided narrative writing prompts each month
• Participation in group reflection every session
• Light refreshments at every gathering
• Access to all six partner collaborator experiences
• Exclusive Welcome Kit — provided to you during Session 1.
• Access to the private online community space between sessions — with discussion posts, reflection prompts, and peer connection throughout the full six months. Also emotional wellness resources.
• Self-Compassion Scale (SCS-SF) — completed at three points throughout the program so you can track your own growth over time
• Mid-series Progress Check-In — a personal reflection tool to help you name your shifts in your own words
• Priority confirmation — Full Series participants are confirmed before drop-in spots are released
• Your cohort community — the same women, six months, one shared journey

Full Series participants are the heart of this cohort. You will know the women in the room from Session 1. You will watch each other grow. You will leave in October with a community, not just a memory.

Info: Arrive, settle in, and connect with the community. Light refreshments available. Time to browse materials and get comfortable in the space.

Info: We open every session together. A grounding moment, a breathing exercise, and a brief check-in question to bring everyone present. The facilitator introduces the month's theme and how it connects to the broader journey of Progress Over Perfection. Short educational piece (Inner Critics, self-compassion frameworks, body awareness, etc.)

Info: Hands-on creative activity led by the month's partner artist. No experience needed — this is about process, not product. Materials are provided.

Info: Guided journaling prompts connected to the session's theme. Private reflection time with optional soft music. You keep your journal — nothing is shared unless you choose to.

Info: Open, facilitated group discussion. A space to share, witness, and be witnessed. Participation is always optional. A brief collective closing — one word, one intention, or one takeaway. How we end matters as much as how we begin.

Info: Informal time to connect, continue conversations, and enjoy the space before heading out.

Info: We open the journey by practicing what it feels like to start before you're ready. Through an open-ended creative experience with no right answer, we name how perfectionism shows up at the starting line and begin building our cohort community. Featuring co-facilitator Sam Smith with New Vintage By Sam.

Info: We examine where the need to perform comes from and whose voice is driving it. Through the lens of the 7 Inner Critics, we begin loosening the connection between our worth and our output.

Info:
We sit with the hardest phase — the messy, doubt-filled middle where most of us give up. We practice staying present with unfinished work and build tolerance for uncertainty. Featuring co-facilitator B. Arnett with The Dappled Wood.

Info: We slow down and learn to hear what our body, emotions, and intuition are telling us. Through sensory-based creative work, we practice trusting internal signals over external expectations. Featuring co-facilitator Mary Ortiz with LNL Beauty Co.

Info: We challenge productivity as the only measure of growth. We identify the internal shifts that often go unnoticed and begin building a personal language for what progress actually means. Featuring co-facilitator Tanae Smith, LCPC with Tanaecious Therapeutics.

Info: We close the journey with reflection, not evaluation. We honor everything the six months have offered and carry it forward not with pressure for completion, but with intention for what comes next. Featuring co-facilitator Khadee Roberts with Lune & Line.

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Enoch Pratt Free Library - Hampden Branch, 3641 Falls Road, Baltimore, United States

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