My hope for the Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls™ Checkup Series is for people to feel less alone creatively and spiritually. Those who are willing to respond to the questions below will gain clarity as they take some time to thoughtfully share where they are at. And readers will see what others are navigating and experiencing, helping all of us have a broader view of the creative process and spiritual life.

The questions below touch on portions of the framework introduced in my book, Spiritual Direction for Writers: Everyday Rituals for Your Writing Life, exploring:

• Belonging

• Becoming

• Beholding

• Bestowing

While my ultimate hope is to also have a podcast series with one-on-one conversations featuring the questions below on my All of This & More podcast, this Substack series at Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls™ is a lovely way to begin.

> > > If you’d like to participate and be featured in this series, please complete the Google Form here.

Take no more than 15-25 minutes to answer these questions. You can take more time if you like, but this is meant to be an enjoyable and clarifying reflection. If you feel pressure to take hours to respond, that’s not very enjoyable. Set a timer if you like. Skip some of the questions if you need to. Just put “I’m skipping this one because I’m an adult and I get to do what I want” in response to the question you want to skip. Don’t overthink it. There are no wrong answers. Respond with whatever feels true for now, knowing your responses might (will!) be different tomorrow or next week or next month.

*Completion of the Google form provides your permission for me, Charlotte Donlon, to share your responses on the Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls™ Substack and/or email newsletters and/or social media accounts. I will always tag you and link to your accounts, etc. when sharing your responses.*

If you would like to participate, simply complete the Google form that has the questions listed below. Then I will reach out to you within a week or so to let you know when your Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls™ Checkup will be shared.

I hope to begin sharing installments of this series in the coming days/weeks. I might even go first here in a few minutes or a few hours or a few days.

1. How do your creativity and spiritual life help you belong to yourself, others, your places, and the divine?

2. How have your creative expressions and spiritual practices helped you become more of your full self?

3. What do you behold regularly that nourishes your creative soul? (Nature, art, music, TV shows, etc?)

4. What good things are you bestowing on yourself, others, your places, and the broader world?

5. What do you want more of for your creativity and spiritual life?

6. What do you want less of for your creativity and spiritual life?

7. Is there anything else that you'd like to share that defines or represents this current season for you creatively and spiritually?

Please let me know if you have any questions. You can email me at charlotte@charlottedonlon.com but know it may take a week or so for me to respond. This is a lovely and full season for me, but I also need a lot of rest, solitude, and breaks from email.

Much love to the creative souls. May we flourish anyway and take some time to reflect on our creativity and spiritual life.

💚 Charlotte

Charlotte Donlon is a writer, spiritual director, and gatherer whose work centers on helping people explore themes of belonging, artful encounters, spiritual growth, and how to Flourish Anyway®, even when life is full, busy, or chaotic. Her work has woven together themes of belonging, art, and soul exploration for more than 25 years. With a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing (2015-2018), a certificate in spiritual direction (2018-2020), and a life coach certification (2026), Charlotte guides writers and other creative souls in developing sanctuaries of acceptance and connection.

A Christian in the Episcopal church who believes the tenets of the Nicene Creed, Charlotte employs a universal framework of belonging and connection in her spiritual direction work. She fosters meaningful, soulful conversations and gatherings that are welcoming to all—regardless of faith tradition or spiritual inclinations.

In 2020, Broadleaf Books published Charlotte’s first book, The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other. Spiritual Direction for Writers: Everyday Rituals for Your Writing Life is slated for release by Here Below Books in September 2026. Some of volumes of Charlotte’s “Guidebooks for the Soul”—Take More Retreats, The Great Belonging Project, and Belonging Through Art —will also be published in the coming months.

As the founder of several initiatives—including Spiritual Direction for Writers®, Parenting with Art®, Belonging Through Art™, and Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls™—Charlotte has established herself as a thought leader and an authentic presence at the intersection of creativity and spirituality. Her essays have been featured in publications such as The Washington Post, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Catapult, and The Millions, among others. A new essay about art conservation, Joan Mitchell, and mystery is forthcoming with Image journal.

For those interested in staying updated on Charlotte’s latest work, news, and insights, subscribe to her Substack Weekly Roundup Series and visit Flourish Anyway®, Charlotte’s online hub for all of her writing, spiritual direction, small press, gatherings, and other offerings.

Key Words: Spiritual Direction for Writers®, Flourish Anyway®, Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls™, Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls™, Charlotte Donlon, Spiritual Direction, Spiritual Director, Creativity Coach, Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls™ Checkup Series, Belong Become Behold Bestow, Art and Faith, Art Faith Mystery

Here’s a list of my full email offerings and a note to former “Charlotte Donlon Newsletter” subscribers:

—Flourish Anyway® Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls Weekly Roundups goes out every Sunday. This replaces the former general update email newsletter sent via my charlottedonlon.com website. All subscribers from that email newsletter have been migrated to this Substack Weekly Roundup. Please Note: The CSV File included everyone who had ever subscribed, so please feel free to unsubscribe if you like!

In addition to this Substack Weekly Roundup, I have two more subscription options:

—Spiritual Direction for Writers® updates go out every weekend to people who have subscribed via spiritualdirectionforwriters.com and focus on SDW offerings, announcements, FREE co-writing sessions, and more. You can subscribe here for all things SDW.

—Take More Retreats updates will start going out every Friday to people who have subscribed via takemoreretreats.com and will focus on Take More Retreats offerings, book announcements, and pitch and submissions windows. You can subscribe here for all things TMR.

1. What I’m Looking Forward To >

Honestly, I’m about to get a grocery delivery that includes a few different types of cheese. That’s what I’m looking forward to most at the moment—eating some cheese.

Also, I am having a blast researching and preparing for several Spiritual Direction for Writers: Everyday Rituals for Your Writing Life book launch readings, conversations, workshops, and retreats planned for different cities and Zoom gatherings this fall.

I can’t wait for this book to be in the world. (You can see a partial list of those events and gatherings below. An updated list is coming soon!)

2. What I’m Loving Right Now >

I’ve been listening to First Aid Kit’s Stay Gold on repeat for the past week or so. I can’t believe it came out 12(!) years ago. Time flies when you’re listening to good music.

Snippets of a new essay about this album are lingering around my mind and soul, and I really need to get some sentences and paragraphs down on paper or in a Google doc soon.

The Spiritual Direction for Writers® Daily Nourishment offerings are still giving me life.

Here are a few offerings from this past week if want to check them out:

>>> Writing As Prayer and Interrogation: A Guided Reflection for Writers, Journalers, and Creative Souls

>>> We Have One Soul: A Guided Reflection on Creative Resistance and Spiritual Dryness

>>> Become a Little Neurotic with Saint Teresa of Ávila: A Guided Contemplative Practice for Writers, Journalers, and Creative Souls

3. A Look Back >

I began using this prayer by Saint Ignatius of Loyola during my very first spiritual direction session with my very first practice client way back in 2018. (I don’t use the prayer with every client, because some of my clients aren’t Christians.)

I have also used this prayer during the SDW Co-Writing Liturgy—whenever it’s a good fit for all of the participants—since the earliest days of those gatherings.

This prayer has always settled and stilled me. It still does.

Sometimes I change the words because God’s love and grace don’t always feel like enough for me. (I sure wish God’s love and grace always felt like enough for me!)

Sometimes I tweak other lines, too, to suit a client’s circumstances or call out something someone mentioned during a co-writing check-in conversation.

When I posted the prayer on Instagram on Friday in honor of the feast day of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, I had no idea it would capture so much attention. I don’t think I’ve ever had a reel perform like this. I’m not sure if it’s because the post is introducing people to the prayer for the first time or if it’s like “oh I love that prayer too I’m going to like that post.” It doesn’t matter. I’m just happy to feel a bit of spiritual connection with others who appreciate these soulful words, too.

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That’s all for this week.

Much love to the creative souls. Thanks so much for being here!

💚 Charlotte

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Charlotte Donlon is a writer, spiritual director, and gatherer whose work centers on helping people explore themes of belonging, artful encounters, spiritual growth, and how to Flourish Anyway®, even when life is full, busy, or chaotic. Her work has woven together themes of belonging, art, and soul exploration for more than 25 years. With a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing (2015-2018), a certificate in spiritual direction (2018-2020), and a life coach certification (2026), Charlotte guides writers and other creative souls in developing sanctuaries of acceptance and connection.

A Christian in the Episcopal church who believes the tenets of the Nicene Creed, Charlotte employs a universal framework of belonging and connection in her spiritual direction work. She fosters meaningful, soulful conversations and gatherings that are welcoming to all—regardless of faith tradition or spiritual inclinations.

In 2020, Broadleaf Books published Charlotte’s first book, The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other. Spiritual Direction for Writers: Everyday Rituals for Your Writing Life is slated for release by Here Below Books in September 2026. Some of volumes of Charlotte’s “Guidebooks for the Soul”—Take More Retreats, The Great Belonging Project, and Belonging Through Art —will also be published in the coming months.

As the founder of several initiatives—including Spiritual Direction for Writers®, Parenting with Art®, Belonging Through Art™, and Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls™—Charlotte has established herself as a thought leader and an authentic presence at the intersection of creativity and spirituality. Her essays have been featured in publications such as The Washington Post, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Catapult, and The Millions, among others. A new essay about art conservation, Joan Mitchell, and mystery is forthcoming with Image journal.

For those interested in staying updated on Charlotte’s latest work, news, and insights, subscribe to her Substack Weekly Roundup Series and visit Flourish Anyway®, Charlotte’s online hub for all of her writing, spiritual direction, small press, gatherings, and other offerings.

Key Words: Spiritual Direction for Writers®, Flourish Anyway®, Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls, Spiritual Direction, Belonging through Art™, Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls™, Charlotte Donlon, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Take More Retreats, Spiritual Direction for Writers® Daily Nourishment, First Aid Kit, First Aid Kit Stay Gold

Here’s a list of my full email offerings and a note to former “Charlotte Donlon Newsletter” subscribers:

—Flourish Anyway® Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls Weekly Roundups goes out every Sunday. This replaces the former general update email newsletter sent via my charlottedonlon.com website. All subscribers from that email newsletter have been migrated to this Substack Weekly Roundup. Please Note: The CSV File included everyone who had ever subscribed, so please feel free to unsubscribe if you like!

In addition to this Substack Weekly Roundup, I have two more subscription options:

—Spiritual Direction for Writers® updates go out every weekend to people who have subscribed via spiritualdirectionforwriters.com and focus on SDW offerings, announcements, FREE co-writing sessions, and more. You can subscribe here for all things SDW.

—Take More Retreats updates will start going out every Friday to people who have subscribed via takemoreretreats.com and will focus on Take More Retreats offerings, book announcements, and pitch and submissions windows. You can subscribe here for all things TMR.

1. What I’m Looking Forward To >

1. Due to popular demand, I’ve added more Birmingham Contemplative Retreat Days to my calendar for the coming liturgical year. Many many thanks to Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church for providing a lovely space for people to retreat for several hours while nourishing their bodies, minds, and creative souls. If you’re in or near the Birmingham area, join us! You can learn more and register here.

   If you aren’t in or near Birmingham, and would like to discuss me bringing a custom version of this retreat to your organization, church, leadership team, etc. email me at charlotte@charlottedonlon.com.

   

2. I am so excited to travel to Valle Crucis tomorrow and stay in a hermitage through Friday. I’ll work for few hours each day and NOT WORK for the remaining waking hours of each day. With a big book launch about a month out, I don’t want to take a full week off without any work right now, but I’ve cleared my schedule as much as possible and will have solo retreats each day and hang out with a friend each evening who will also be staying in a hermitage for the week.

3. Here’s some of the work I’ll focus on next week:

   > > > Spiritual Direction for Writers book launch tasks, companion essays to pitch to publications during the launch, lots of admin tasks and emails, and workshop and event prep/research, etc.

   > > > Prepare copies of Take More Retreats Volume One for shipping + trips to USPS to ship out to those who have already preordered the Founders Edition.

   > > > The Great Belonging Project Volume One final edits.

   > > > SDW Summer Intensive Cohort admin and updates.

   > > > And when I’m not working, I’ll read and walk and read some more and walk some more. I’ll listen to a bunch of music and watch some TV and movies. I’ll pray a lot too—mainly for me to navigate the SDW book launch without getting too neurotic. I’ll journal and take notes, but most of my writing energy will go toward the work tasks above.

2. What I’m Loving Right Now >

1. This is one of my favorite poems by Ada Limón. It was our invocation for one of yesterday’s Spiritual Direction for Writers® Co-Writing sessions. It’s such a great poem.

   I love hearing poets read their own poems, so I was thrilled to come across that recording linked above. Also—notice the word slip in Limón’s reading… Those types of mistakes during poets’ readings are so interesting to me. It makes me wonder how different the poem would be if it was written at a different point in time.
   

2. The Spiritual Direction for Writers® Daily Nourishment offerings are still giving me life. This past week I used more quotes from the forthcoming book as the bones of each daily offering. I added questions that aren’t in the book. This coming week I’ll layer in additional resources and books from others that Spiritual Direction for Writers is in conversation with. I’m really enjoying creating these new SDW Daily Nourishment Pauses, Prompts, and Practices.

   Here are a few offerings from this past week if want to check them out:

   > > > Belong, Become, Behold, Bestow: Four Movements of Creativity and the Spiritual Life

   > > > Become Friends with Time: A Guided Reflection for Writers, Journalers, and Creative Souls
   > > > Giving and Receiving: A Guided Contemplative Practice for Writers, Journalers, and Creative Souls

   > > > Bestow Through Story: A Guided Reflection for Writers, Journalers, and Creative Soul
   

3. I have been returning to my photos and videos from the recent(ish) Ruth Asawa Retrospective at MoMA—one of the best exhibitions I’ve ever seen.

   And here’s another photo of her art (and me looking at people looking at her art). So so good.

   

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3. A Look Back >

As the publication date nears for Spiritual Direction for Writers: Everyday Rituals for Your Writing Life, I can’t help but think about the publication date for The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other.

Since The Great Belonging came out on November 10, 2020—just one week after the election, three months after my father’s death, and nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic—I asked everyone to celebrate with me by taking a nap. I was exhausted and grieving and had very little energy for public Zoom gatherings or events.

In many ways, my spiritual direction work with writers has been formed by how I learned to navigate that difficult season as a writer (and human!).

I’m full of so much gratitude and excitement for the upcoming SDW book launch events, gatherings, workshops, and retreats. While life circumstances are never perfect and we will continue to have difficult things to navigate personally and corporately, I am thrilled to bring this book into the world with more attention and intention.

So many people are welcoming me and this book into their communities, bookstores, and churches, and I don’t take that lightly. All is grace.

You can see the preliminary list of event dates and locations below. An updated list is coming soon because we’ve confirmed additional gatherings and more are in the works. Please let me know if you have any questions in the meantime.

And, if you’re a writer or journaler and haven’t preordered Spiritual Direction for Writers: Everyday Rituals for Your Writing Life, I’d love for you to do so now. Preordering the book is a great way to support my writing and work, as well as a fantastic way to help the book have a wider reach.

Much love to the creative souls. Thanks so much for being here!

💚 Charlotte

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Charlotte Donlon is a writer, spiritual director, and gatherer whose work centers on helping people explore themes of belonging, artful encounters, spiritual growth, and how to Flourish Anyway®, even when life is full, busy, or chaotic. Her work has woven together themes of belonging, art, and soul exploration for more than 25 years. With a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing (2015-2018), a certificate in spiritual direction (2018-2020), and a life coach certification (2026), Charlotte guides writers and other creative souls in developing sanctuaries of acceptance and connection.

A Christian in the Episcopal church who believes the tenets of the Nicene Creed, Charlotte employs a universal framework of belonging and connection in her spiritual direction work. She fosters meaningful, soulful conversations and gatherings that are welcoming to all—regardless of faith tradition or spiritual inclinations.

In 2020, Broadleaf Books published Charlotte’s first book, The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other. Spiritual Direction for Writers: Everyday Rituals for Your Writing Life is slated for release by Here Below Books in September 2026. Some of volumes of Charlotte’s “Guidebooks for the Soul”—Take More Retreats, The Great Belonging Project, and Belonging Through Art —will also be published in the coming months.

As the founder of several initiatives—including Spiritual Direction for Writers®, Parenting with Art®, Belonging Through Art™, and Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls™—Charlotte has established herself as a thought leader and an authentic presence at the intersection of creativity and spirituality. Her essays have been featured in publications such as The Washington Post, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Catapult, and The Millions, among others. A new essay about art conservation, Joan Mitchell, and mystery is forthcoming with Image journal.

For those interested in staying updated on Charlotte’s latest work, news, and insights, subscribe to her Substack Weekly Roundup Series and visit Flourish Anyway®, Charlotte’s online hub for all of her writing, spiritual direction, small press, gatherings, and other offerings.

Key Words: Spiritual Direction for Writers®, Flourish Anyway®, Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls, Spiritual Direction, Belonging through Art™, Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls™, Charlotte Donlon, Take More Retreats, Spiritual Direction for Writers® Daily Nourishment, Ruth Asawa, Birmingham Retreat

Here’s a list of my full email offerings and a note to former Charlotte Donlon Newsletter subscribers:

—Flourish Anyway® Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls Weekly Roundups will go out every Sunday. This replaces the former general update email newsletter sent via my charlottedonlon.com website. All subscribers from that email newsletter have been migrated to this Substack Weekly Roundup. Please Note: The CSV File included everyone who had ever subscribed, so please feel free to unsubscribe if you like!

In addition to this Substack Weekly Roundup, I have two more subscription options:

—Spiritual Direction for Writers® updates go out every weekend to people who have subscribed via spiritualdirectionforwriters.com and focus on SDW offerings, announcements, FREE co-writing sessions, etc. You can subscribe here for all things SDW.

—Take More Retreats updates will start going out every Friday to people who have subscribed via takemoreretreats.com and will focus on Take More Retreats offerings, book announcements, and pitch and submissions windows. You can subscribe here for all things TMR.

1. A Look Back >

“How Can You Flourish in Your Writing and Other Creative Practices?”
Published a few weeks ago over at Flourish Anyway.

The All of Life Is the Writing Life mantra and related ideas are all over my writing and spiritual direction sessions. It works for any creative practice. All of life is the music life. All of life is the painting life.

It works for anything, really. All of life is the basketball life. All of life is the skating life.

This idea is foundational to all of my writing and Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls work because we are always being formed to be the people we will be when it’s time to do the thing we will do.

For the past few weeks, while I was feeling more and more resistance in starting this Flourish Anyway® Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls Weekly Roundup Substack Series, I knew that the resistance and my exploration of and curiosity about that resistance would move me closer to where I’d need to be when it was time to do the thing.

I didn’t force my way through to the other side. I kept sitting with it. I kept asking questions and imagining what I wanted this space to be. I kept noticing what my heart, mind, and soul were saying this space did not need to be.

I’ve realized it would be helpful to have a place to show up and provide updates from my other websites, reflections, checkups, book notes, and artful links for writers, artists, caregivers, pastors, therapists, and creative souls who want to flourish anyway and move toward more goodness while acknowledging the current reality.

So here we are. The idea and structure solidified late last week. And today I’m finally who I need to be to release the first Flourish Anyway® Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls Weekly Roundup out into the world.

2. What I’m Loving Right Now >

1. The Come Apart by > > > I will share more about this book one day (soon, I hope!) but for now, I’ll say that this fantastic book has helped me feel less alone in my creative life. Following the creative, spiritual, and relational journeys of the protagonist gave me so much insight into my own creativity, faith, and relationships. Also I love the writing. And there’s so much music and many artful encounters throughout the whole book, so I was pretty much in heaven while reading this book.

2. The Spiritual Direction for Writers® Daily Nourishment offerings are giving me life right now. This past week I started using quotes from the forthcoming book as the bones of each daily offering. I add questions that aren’t in the book. And I’ll layer in resources and books from others that Spiritual Direction for Writers is in conversation with. I’m really enjoying creating these new SDW Daily Nourishment Pauses, Prompts, and Practices.

   Here are a few if you want to check them out:

   > > > Belong, Become, Behold, Bestow: A Guided Reflection for Writers and Creative Souls

   > > > Before You Begin: A Guided Reflection for a New Writing Session

   > > > Begin Where You Are: A Guided Reflection for Writers, Journalers, and Creative Souls

   > > > Find Your Delight With Nourishing Rhythms: A Guided Practice for Writers, Journalers, and Creative Souls

3. And I keep returning to my photos from the recent Helen Frankenthaler exhibition I saw at Gagosian during my last trip to New York. Swoon.
   

Helen Frankenthlaer, Gamut, 1968

3. What I’m Looking Forward To >

1. Spiritual Direction for Writers: Everyday Rituals for Your Writing Life is coming from Here Below Books on September 3. The book launch readings, conversations, and gatherings are going to be amazing. More details and links coming soon, but here’s some of what’s in store in the next several weeks and months:

2. Take More Retreats Volume One is about to be a real book. FINALLY! The Founders Edition is going to be mailed to all current preorders this week, AND we will begin accepting pitches for future volumes of Take More Retreats anthologies very soon. The for real launch for Take More Retreats Volume One is coming March 2, 2027. To learn more and stay in the know, you can preorder the book now or subscribe to the new Take More Retreats email newsletter here.

3. This week, I’ll lead a group spiritual direction session with the Spiritual Direction for Writers® Summer Intensive Cohort. And I’m hosting a handful of SDW Co-Writing Sessions this week. (SDW Co-Writing is FREE to all SDW Subscribers, so subscribe here to stay in the know and receive the schedule each week. Please email me at charlotte@charlottedonlon.com if you have any questions.)

4. If you’re interested in Group Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls, you can see the upcoming sessions here. And you can learn more about this offering here.

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   4. Follow Me on Substack Notes >

   I look forward to sharing Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls Checkups on Substack Notes beginning today, Sunday, July 19. Make sure you follow me over on Substack Notes to see those Checkups and other things I might share throughout each day at the intersection of art, faith, and belonging.

Much love to the creative souls. Thanks so much for being here! Cheers to all of the Substack Roundups and Checkups and whatnot coming our way.

💚 Charlotte

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Charlotte Donlon is a writer, spiritual director, and gatherer whose work centers on helping people explore themes of belonging, artful encounters, spiritual growth, and how to Flourish Anyway®, even when life is full, busy, or chaotic. Her work has woven together themes of belonging, art, and soul exploration for more than 25 years. With a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing (2015-2018), a certificate in spiritual direction (2018-2020), and a life coach certification (2026), Charlotte guides writers and other creative souls in developing sanctuaries of acceptance and connection.

A Christian in the Episcopal church who believes the tenets of the Nicene Creed, Charlotte employs a universal framework of belonging and connection in her spiritual direction work. She fosters meaningful, soulful conversations and gatherings that are welcoming to all—regardless of faith tradition or spiritual inclinations.

In 2020, Broadleaf Books published Charlotte’s first book, The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other. Spiritual Direction for Writers: Everyday Rituals for Your Writing Life is slated for release by Here Below Books in September 2026. Some of volumes of Charlotte’s “Guidebooks for the Soul”—Take More Retreats, The Great Belonging Project, and Belonging Through Art —will also be published in the coming months.

As the founder of several initiatives—including Spiritual Direction for Writers®, Parenting with Art®, Belonging Through Art™, and Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls™—Charlotte has established herself as a thought leader and an authentic presence at the intersection of creativity and spirituality. Her essays have been featured in publications such as The Washington Post, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Catapult, and The Millions, among others. A new essay about art conservation, Joan Mitchell, and mystery is forthcoming with Image journal.

For those interested in staying updated on Charlotte’s latest work, news, and insights, subscribe to her Substack Weekly Roundup Series and visit Flourish Anyway®, Charlotte’s online hub for all of her writing, spiritual direction, small press, gatherings, and other offerings.

Key Words: Spiritual Direction for Writers®, Flourish Anyway®, Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls, Spiritual Direction, Belonging through Art™, Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls™, Charlotte Donlon, Take More Retreats, Spiritual Direction for Writers® Daily Nourishment,Helen Frankenthaler, Creative Practices