A nourishing space for Women of Color where they write more and share their personal stories so they can begin to connect more deeply with their community.
I See You…
You are a powerful visionary.
You are a revolutionary who already spends time writing (or you have in the past).
You don’t hesitate to share your perspective in the various spaces you navigate and you feel like it’s crucial to advocate for social justice issues affecting your community.
However, you struggle to share YOUR personal story. You have an opinion, you have a unique perspective which you can adequately express in the context of the greater world, but sometimes you don’t always include YOUR stories.
You know which ones I’m talking about, the ones which inform that powerful perspective you have, but which others don’t often hear about.
The stories that your heart has been asking you to share, but you feel stuck even knowing where to begin.
In the Writing Corner you are given different ways to explore all these stories AND get them down on paper (digital or real) so you can finally feel them and decide how you might want to share them with others.
This is the soft place you can land where writing is easeful and simple so you can finally hit publish on that passion project you’ve had on your heart.
A Personal Invitation
As a Latina and an intuitive, I know the importance of feeling someone’s presence before making the choice to work with them. Below is my heartfelt invitation to you.
You Know You Have Something Important to Say
Instead of Writing & Sharing It…
You’re jotting it down in your notes app, journal, or a GoogleDoc but never creating it into a fully complete piece that you’re proud to release to the world.
You’re rarely satisfied with what you put on the page because it doesn’t feel quite good enough or it doesn’t sound the way you imagined it would.
You try to use chatgpt but you feel like it doesn’t quite capture your voice or even allow you to say what you really want to communicate.
You doubt whether what you have to say will matter to others nearly as much as it does to you.
You wonder if people will judge you or the people who you include in your writing.
You keep downloading templates, writing prompts, or guides to support you but none of them help you really get to the heart of what you really want to share.
I see you and lovingly invite you to take my hand and consider a different path…
Start writing more and feel good doing it because in the Writing Corner...
You will start unearthing and writing the stories that matter to you and will also help others be able to see you.
You will feel confident in using and expressing your authentic writing voice.
You will begin to feel comfortable and excited to share your personal stories with others.
You will gather a powerful sense of momentum that will have you writing more often with others and on your own.
Be seen, heard, and deeply cared for as you receive heart-led mentorship and community.
In the Writing Corner You’re a Story Weaver
I believe words are the most powerful vehicle to weaving our world anew. They create quilts of places we have in our imagination that are waiting to be birthed. They allow us to acknowledge, accept, and love the stories that make-up our lives so that we can finally be free to make our own way forward.
As women of color our histories and stories are full of the women’s waymaking… weaving quilts, baskets, braids, and families. We come from ancestors who did this and that knowledge lives within us.
You are here to change the world and revolutionize the ways women make their way through, those weaving skills live in you, they’re innate. I invite you to see your writing as a practice of weaving all the knowledges within you into being.
People are waiting to hear your stories.
Take a step forward in deep trust that you’ll know what to do when you acknowledge all the stories waiting to be uncovered within you.
Weave your stories into being, they’re yours to share, they’re the ones meant to change others.
Hello there my dear, I’m Raquel Corona.
I am a weaver of stories, of worlds that come alive with my pen, my voice, and the electric button of “publish” on my computer.
You, my dear, want to do the same. You want to create stories that get people to SEE you, HEAR you, and finally pay attention to the important message you’re here to share with the world.
I know you because I am you…
You read a lot, you write a lot, you just don’t manage to get to the writing that really matters to you, the one that will culminate in the creation of a dream project such as a blog, a book, a play, or even a kick-ass set of emails and social media posts that get YOUR people to finally listen.
I get it, I’m just like you. I have spent much of my life tied up with all types of writing I signed up to do as part of the various degrees I received and the jobs I’ve worked throughout my career. Time and time again, what has saved me, is being able to lean into a community of writers that supports me in carving out some space and time to write the stories on my heart
However, not all writing spaces or communities are made the same.
I moved through my bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees just hoping I’d find a space that saw me and wholly accepted me. However, as a woman of color it rarely felt quite right there. I was often told by my teachers that my writing didn’t make the mark or that it wasn’t really “good”.
For me, while it was discouraging and didn’t inspire me to improve within the academic space, I knew I was tethered to writing in a way they could never understand. I have been writing since the age of 12. It started with having a diary where I’d pen poems and daily on-goings. Eventually, I would go on to write boyband fan-fiction and personal blogs.
My tender and loving relationship with writing is something that has made it possible for me to move through every difficulty in my life, including my upbringing and all the chronic conditions I’ve navigated as an adult.
Today, I find it to be such a privilege how good it feels to write personal essays on my Substack, send awesome emails to my community, and help women commit to their writing.
I created the Truly Yours Writing Corner as the space I always dreamed of having: a community in which women of color spend more intentional time together writing, and doing it in THEIR own unique way.
In our community you get loving support from others who are committed to writing and you receive a different kind of mentorship and guidance. One that is a nourishing kindness that allows you to bloom and grow into your own.
In our time together, you will find yourself writing stories you’d long forgotten about but capture such unique and important parts of YOU. You’ll feel a powerful sense of momentum that gets you to DO something with what you’ve written.
By the end of our encounter, you will be amazed at how much writing you’ve done AND the creative ways you’ve decided to share it with others.
Testimonials
This is How We Do It In the Writing Corner
Join Us And Receive the Support You Need You To Start Writing What Matters Most to You
Create a More Intentional & Reflective Writing Practice
In the Writing Corner one of our main tenets is believing that our relationship with writing is a sacred one that we enter into and requires love and care like any other relationship in our lives.
Loving, Caring, and Non-judgmental Community
In this space we’re all writers, writing at all times. We come together to uplift each other up, see each other in our delightful beauty, and encourage one another into absolute greatness. There is never any critique of people’s writing or what they’re doing, it is a place of deep acceptance where all writing and all types of writers are welcomed & held in deep care.
We Think About & Do A Whole Lot of Writing Here
Our community provides you a myraid of ways for you to drop in and get writing done live or just independently. With writing prompts, oracle card readings, and live circles as well as virtual writing retreats, you will have a myriad of ways to get into your writing so you can start doing what your heart has been calling you to: expressing your own personal stories on the page.
The World Needs Your Story and the Truly Yours Writing Corner Will Help You Write It & Share It.
The Writing Corner Includes Everything You Need To Start Writing Again
Intentionality & Reflection
Mini Course Access
As soon as you join you will get an audio course delivered via a private podcast that is entitled, “Creating a Sacred Writing Practice.” This simple and short course will help you really slow down and consider where you want to write and how you want to approach your writing process so you can begin to look forward to doing it more regularly.
Reflection Questions
In our community gatherings and our online platform you will be asked to reflect on your writing practices and share your celebrations.
Community Support
Regular Virtual Meet-ups
We meet 3 times a month for live writing circles and writing retreats. With all these live virtual opportunities to write and do it in community, you’ll be so amazed at how much you create and feel ready to share!
Online Community
The conversation and connection continues in our community space on Heartbeat. This is where you can find the courage to share your writing, ask all the questions, and begin to give and receive loving support to keep moving forward in all your writing dreams!
Writing Inspiration & Support
Regular Writing Prompts
In our live writing circles and our community platform you will receive supportive prompts and readings to help you really extract and tell your most potent stories.
Monthly Writing Corner Reviews
Once a month you can submit a piece of writing for review by a trusted and loving Writing Mentor that gives you the feedback to help you refine your ideas and stories so you get your work out in the world with confidence.
When Your Join the Writing Corner
You get everything you need to start writing and sharing your personal stories.
You have two options to join:
Quarterly
→ Regular Writing Prompts & Exercises
→ Mini Course on Creating Your Sacred Writing Practice
→ 2 Monthly Virtual Sacred Writing Circles
→ 1 Monthly Virtual Writing Retreat
→ Monthly Writing Reviews where you get support and feedback on 1 piece of writing (email, blog, landing page, grant proposal, etc.).
→ Kick-ass Community of Women of Color
$95
Annual
→ Pay for 10 months and enjoy 12 months in the Writing Corner.
→ Regular Writing Prompts & Exercises
→ Mini Course on Creating Your Sacred Writing Practice
→ 2 Monthly Virtual Sacred Writing Circles
→ 1 Monthly Virtual Writing Retreat
→ Monthly Writing Reviews where you get support and feedback on 1 piece of writing (email, blog, landing page, grant proposal, etc.).
→ Kick-ass Community of Women of Color
$325
Who the Story Weavers in the Writing Corner Are & the Writing They Put Out Into the World
Coaches & Healers
We have a diverse set of individuals committed to supporting others with their well-being and who desire to share their stories with their communities via email, blogs, books, and social media.
Everyday Professionals
We have a myriad of everyday professionals who want to carve some precious time for their passion writing projects such as blogs, books, and live performances.
Creatives & Other Business Owners
We have business owners and creatives who appreciate the opportunity to express themselves and find stories to share with their communities via email and social media.
What The Story Weavers in the Writing Corner Have to Say
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why are there only quarterly and annual options available for purchase?
A: Writing is a muscle that needs to be exercised and developed over time. Just dropping in for a month is not enough time for you to expect a huge transformation in a skill that requires consistent effort. It doesn’t need to be HOURS of consistent effort, just consistent and regular over time.
Q: Why do you call the writing circles, “sacred”?
A: Great question! For me, when we gather this is not simply about writing prompts and having you write in response to them. I believe in creating an intentional, kind, loving, and nourishing space where women can lean into a softer way of writing, sharing, and communing with one another. There are no significantly obvious religious or spiritual components included, the word sacred is used as a way to invite people into a deep sense of presence with one another.
Q: When do you usually meet for live events?
A: Sacred Writing Circles are held on the 1st and 3rd week of the month and virtual writing retreats are held in the 2nd or 4th week of each month. The only set date & time we keep consistent for these events is Thursday evenings at 8PM EST for the Sacred Writing Circles in the 1st week of the month. All other dates & times vary. If you can’t attend there is always a recording stored in our Heartbeat Community!
Q: Is there a specific kind of writing I need to do when I join?
A: Nope! This is why the membership community is called the “writing corner.” You can come in to determine and create your own goals for your writing. Our Story Weavers write in all these forms: blog posts, social media content, email newsletters, drama, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and so much more.
Q: What if I’m nervous and don’t want to share my personal stories with others?
A: This is the perfect space to support you in gathering the courage and support to feel ready to share. Our membership is an intimate space where you’ll have the space to explore these feelings. Come join us, right now is the perfect time to get the support and love you need to feel confident in sharing your stories.
Q: Is there any refund policy available?
A: If you find that you’re dissatisfied with your experience after your first month in the writing corner and you’ve made a concerted effort to attend events and engage in the community, then you can get refunded the remaining months you already paid for in the quarter (2 months to be exact). Just send us an email at raquel@trulyyourssalud.com and we’re happy to return to you the what you paid for.
Q: What happens once I sign up?
A: You’ll get a welcome email with all the information you need to hop into our community and get started! Technically, the thank you page will have some of this information too so you don’t have to wait even a few seconds to receive the message, hehe!
It’s time to place your personal stories on the page.
The Writing Corner provides you the support, loving guidance, and simple writing tools to help you express the stories you know you’re here to share so you can finally hit publish on that passion project you’ve had on your to-do list for months (maybe years).