by Hillegonda Gutierrez | Dec 10, 2023 | Magazine, Reflection, Writing
The phrase “easy memoir writing” is contradictory. After all, there’s nothing easy about delving deep within yourself to find your greatest passions, feats, and fears. And it’s even harder to find the words to put those things on paper. Right? Well, actually, that’s...
by Hillegonda Gutierrez | Aug 1, 2023 | Reflection, Writing
No matter who you are, there will inevitably be moments in your life where you are asked to write about yourself. Whether this is in a job application, a college essay, or a personal project that is irrelevant—what’s important is that you know some techniques for...
by Hillegonda Gutierrez | May 2, 2023 | Reflection, Writing
These days, writing a letter to yourself is a common pastime used to make sense of the present and peace with the past. School children are encouraged to write letters to their future selves and therapists assign self-writing to adults as a helpful method of resolving...
by Hillegonda Gutierrez | May 30, 2022 | Reflection
Has somebody ever asked you: what are the most important experiences that have shaped your life? Perhaps the topic came up during a job interview, a date, or when you were talking to one of your good friends. Well, what would your answer be? Most of us would find...
by Hillegonda Gutierrez | May 30, 2022 | Reflection
With the rise of COVID-19 and the emergence of the Omicron variant (yikes!), there’s no doubt that people are spending much more time at home than at any other point in recently recorded history. Unfortunately, with all of this home time, many of us have ended...
