Stories from the body. Notes on the edge of too much—messy, alive, and true.

I’m Janelle Hardy, and you’re getting this weekly-ish newsletter about memoir-writing, embodiment, and the kind of healing that doesn’t ask you to be good.

Over the next week and a half, I’ll be sharing invitations to join my free Stories From the Body Writing Challenge, starting July 7th. Not your thing right now? Click here to opt-out of related e-mails.

What do your hands, mouth, tongue, saliva, connective tissue and pelvis have to do with.... writing?

In my opinion? Everything.

Because our stories live in our bodies.
And when we start there—sensation, breath, bounce, contraction—we get writing that is more human. More weird. More wild. More true.

Let’s take a little tour:

• 🫲 Hands: Skin, touch, pain and pleasure. Grasping and releasing. The literal act of writing—ideas flowing through your hand, onto the page.
• 😝 Mouth & tongue: Expression and voice. Rage and delight. Taste, lips, jaw, pleasure, kissing, biting, secrets whispered or withheld.
• 💪 Connective tissue & feet: Muscles, fascia, movement, collapse and power. Dancing, leaping, grounding, fleeing.
• 💧 Pelvis & fluids: Swaying hips, joy, genitals, excretions, desire, flow. Your primal creative centre.

Is it messy? Of course.
Is it rich? Deliciously so.

This is what we explore in the Stories From the Body Writing Challenge.

A free 5-day invitation to:

• 🪶 Write from your whole body—not just your brain
• 🌿 Access personal memories that surprise you
• 💫 Get 5 stories on the page, while breathing, laughing, maybe even moaning

✴️ Join the FREE challenge now — July 7th to 11th​

Each day includes a body-based practice and a writing prompt.
Think: wiggling your toes, massaging your jaw, noticing the way your hips want to move—and then writing what arises.

Yes, we get a little weird. Yes, it works.

You’ll write in community, guided by me. And you’ll finish with:

• 🪶 5 story drafts you didn’t see coming
• 🌿 A rekindled connection with your creative body
• 💫 A memoir that’s ready to bloom

Here’s what past participants have said:

This isn’t just about writing better stories. It’s about feeling more you.

We begin with a welcome call on Sunday, July 6th. I’d love to see you there.

✴️ Save your seat—it’s free, fun, and wildly embodied​

xoxo,

Janelle

Tl;dr: Your stories live in your hands, hips, tongue, and toes. Let’s get them out of your body and onto the page. Join the free 5-day writing challenge July 7–11.​

PPS – Not into it? Click here to opt out of challenge emails.​

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