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Part 1: Turning Resistance Into Refuge

• 1.1 Welcome to Unavoidable Writing
• 1.2 Why We’re Here
• 1.3 The Unavoidable Writing Approach
• 1.4 The Three Promises of Writing
  • 1.4.1 The First Promise: Home
  • 1.4.2 The Second Promise: Harmony
  • 1.4.3 The Third Promise: Wholeness
• 1.5 Quiz: “Which ‘Promise’ Holds the Most Potential For Me?”

Part 2: Embracing Avoidance

• 2.1 A Brief History of Avoidance
• 2.2 Why Writers Avoid Writing
• 2.3 The Four Conditions of Avoidance
  • 2.3.1 Choice (#1) and Awareness (#2)
  • 2.3.2 Presence (#3) and Regression (#4)
• 2.4 How Avoidance Shows You the Way
• 2.5 Prompt: “Am I Avoiding My Writing?”

Part 3: The Promise of Home

• 3.1 Unpacking the Fear Shadow
  • 3.1.1 Pause Goal-Setting
  • 3.1.2 Nix Word-Counts and Timers
  • 3.1.3 Keep Your Words Private
• 3.2 Make Writing Your Home
  • 3.2.1 Establish Your Writing Environment
  • 3.2.2 Uncover Your Stories
  • 3.2.3 Try ‘Attunement Journaling’
• 3.3 Conclusion: The Promise of Home

Part 4: The Promise of Harmony

• 4.1 Unpacking the Guilt Shadow
  • 4.1.1 Distinguish ‘Need’ from ‘Want’
  • 4.1.2 Break the ‘Writing is Selfish’ Pitfall
  • 4.1.3 Enlist Your People (Don’t Go It Alone)
• 4.2 Cultivate Creative Harmony
  • 4.2.1 Source Your Voice
  • 4.2.2 Write to Explore (Less to Explain)
  • 4.2.3 Try ‘Pouring’ Onto the Page
• 4.3 Conclusion: The Promise of Harmony

Part 5: The Promise of Wholeness

• 5.1 Unpacking the Shame Shadow
  • 5.1.1 Calling Yourself a Writer
  • 5.1.2 Writing as ‘Being’, Not ‘Being Busy’
  • 5.1.3 Keep a Compliments Journal
• 5.2 Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
  • 5.2.1 See What You Know
  • 5.2.2 Creating Self-Affirming Practices
  • 5.2.3 Be Seen (and Become the Seer)
• 5.3 Conclusion: The Promise of Wholeness