FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Day 1
Saturday, November 7

EMBRACE THE CHAOS
10:00
10:00
Hola!
Doors open at 10 am. Please arrive on time to get your pass and pick a seat. Our venue: BAU · College of Arts & Design
10:30 - 11:00
10:30 - 11:00
Festival inauguration
A quick hello from the organizers Marusha Mozolevskaya and Oliver Mann & festival orientation
11:00 – 12:00
11:00 – 12:00
Opening keynote "Trauma to Transformation: Journaling was the prescription my soul needed "

by Jackee Holder
Founder of the School Of Journaling
An inspiring, deeply personal and experiential keynote in which Jackee traces her journey from trauma to transformation, sharing how reflective writing became a pathway to healing, growth and change — and continues to be so, especially in those moments when the world feels anything but steady.

12:00 - 12:30
12:00 - 12:30
Break
Grab a coffee or a refreshment, and back to the program! :)
12:30 – 14:00
12:30 – 14:00
Journaling workshops, block 1:
Six sessions run in parallel. Pick your favorite!

  • Write to Heal – Expect the Unexpected (Emelie H Dittmer)
  • Eye of The Storm: Holding Your Centre When Life Gets Aggressive (Roxanne Saffaie)
  • Writing What We Lose. A Writing Exploration of Loss, Absence, And What Remains. (Darina Borisova)
  • Ambulance Songs: Don't Forget the Music That Saved Your Life (Luca Buonaguidi)
  • The Director's Cut (Susanne Opstal)
  • Are We Comfy Yet? Get unstuck and expand your emotional comfort zone (Carolyn R. Herman)
14:00 - 15:30
14:00 - 15:30
Lunch break
15:30 - 15:45
15:30 - 15:45
PUMP IT!
Quick energy-boosting session to shake off the post-lunch brain fog
16:00 – 17:30
16:00 – 17:30
Journaling workshops, block 2:
Six sessions run in parallel. Pick your favorite!
  • There Is An Elephant In My Journal (Antoinette McDonald)
  • A Line of Poetry: Using Poetry As a Tool for Coaching (Charmaine Pollard)
  • Allow Yourself To Be Filthy Rich. Money, Identity and What’s Possible (Julie Shui)
  • A Yoga Class for the Mind: Journaling On and Beyond the Pages (Karin Gråbæk Helledie)
  • Journaling as a Safe Space During Grief (Miranda van der Vegt)
  • Soul Postcards. A Collage + Journaling Workshop (Anca Croitoru)
17:30 - 18:00
17:30 - 18:00
Coffee & connecting break
18:00 – 19:30
18:00 – 19:30
SPARK SESSIONS:

Writing your way through trauma, identity crises & life’s curveballs

4 short talks to shake things up and inspire
  • Emelie
  • Roxanne Saffaie Eye of The Storm: Holding Your Centre When Life Gets Aggressive
  • Cassandra Le Writing the Threads: Journaling, Ancestry & Belonging
  • Marianne Mcdade Radical honesty as a path to healing
19:30 - 19:45
19:30 - 19:45
Tiny break
19:45 – 20:30
19:45 – 20:30
PANEL
Embracing The Chaos: how to stay in love with life when everything seems to be fucked up?
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20:30 – 21:00
20:30 – 21:00
Hangout!
Chat away with the likeminded journalers from around the globe
Day 2
Saturday, November 8

REWRITE YOUR STORY
10:00
10:00
Welcome back!
Doors open at 10 am. Arrivals, coffees, socialising.

Our venue: BAU · College of Arts & Design
10:30 - 11:00
10:30 - 11:00
Tuning in
Objectives for the day, setting up goals and intentions

NOTE FOR US: Talk about NY, J-BURG, etc
11:00 – 12:00
11:00 – 12:00
Keynote "Rewrite Your Script: The Journaling Practice That Makes Your Synapses Sparkle"

by Laya Commenda


Positive Psychology expert, The Rewrite Architect, Developer of the Deep-Journaling-Method
What if writing could do more than change your story — what if it could change the brain that keeps telling it?

Join Laya for a fascinating exploration of neuroplasticity as the backbone of journaling practice, followed by an experiential writing session where you’ll put the science into practice — on the page and in yourself.
12:00 - 12:30
12:00 - 12:30
Break
Grab a coffee or a refreshment, and back to the program! :)
12:30 – 14:00
12:30 – 14:00
Journaling workshops, block 1:
Six sessions run in parallel. Pick your favorite!

  • The Long Game: Writing to Become. Journaling With Jung To Uncover Your Unique Path In Life (Jon Sayers )
  • Orange Popsicle. A Playful Voyage Through Childhood Memories (Supriya Rakesh)
  • Modern Love: Navigating the Messy World of Dating Without Losing Yourself (Marusha Mozolevskaya)
  • Capture Your Life: The Art of Noticing, Recording & Remembering the Life You’re Living (Kristen Webb Wright)
  • Creative Mindset – Notice, Imagine, Create (Linda Parys)
  • Keeping a creative notebook. Visual Expression As a Way To Journal. (Holly Len Downing)
14:00 - 15:30
14:00 - 15:30
Lunch break
15:30 - 15:45
15:30 - 15:45
PUMP IT!
Quick energy-boosting session (TBA) to shake off the post-lunch brain fog
16:00 – 17:30
16:00 – 17:30
Journaling workshops, block 2:
Six sessions run in parallel. Pick your favorite!
  • Beginner Author Basics: The Road to Traditional Publishing (Grace Brennan)
  • The Body is The Author (Milo)
  • You Don’t Need Another Breakthrough: Why Self-Awareness Is Keeping You Stuck, and How to Break Free (Oliver Mann)
  • All Together Now: How to Create a Caring and Authentic Group Environment (Frederick Meyer.
  • Sensory Journaling. See, Smell, Touch, Sense, Taste, Hear – And Write! (Marie Glad)
  • Storytelling Through Found Photographs: One Photo, Many Worlds (Yanina Shevchenko)
17:30 - 18:00
17:30 - 18:00
Coffee & connections break
18:00 – 18:45
18:00 – 18:45
SPARK SESSIONS:

Falling in love with your life, against all odds

Short talks to shake things up and inspire
  • Rachel Ferguson. Life is for Loving – romanticising the day-to-day through journaling
  • Antoinette McDonald
18:45 - 19:00
18:45 - 19:00
Tiny break
19:00 – 19:20
19:00 – 19:20
Festival Closing Ritual


with Oliver & Marusha
19:20 – 21:00
19:20 – 21:00
Hangout
Chat away with the likeminded journalers from around the globe