LET IT OUT! Holiday Blues : A Healing & Poetry Writing Workshop

📍 Busboys and Poets | 450 K St NW, Washington, DC
📅 Tuesday, December 16 | 5:30–7:30 PM
💸 Free and open to the public

The holidays can be beautiful — and they can be heavy.
For many of us, this season brings up grief, loneliness, old memories, and the quiet ache of seasonal depression. LET IT OUT! Holiday Blues is a gentle, welcoming space to breathe through those feelings rather than bury them.

This special 2-hour workshop invites you to pause, reflect, and tend to your emotional well-being through breathwork and poetry. Whether you're coping with the loss of a loved one, navigating seasonal sadness, or simply feeling the weight of the year, this space is for you.

Together, we’ll slow down, write our truth, and release what’s been sitting heavy on the heart. No experience is needed — just come as you are, with your full humanity and a willingness to exhale.

This gathering is all about giving yourself permission to feel.

🕠 5:30 PM | Arrival & Welcome
We’ll ground ourselves, set intentions, and create community agreements that make the space safe, soft, and supportive.

💨 5:45 – 6:15 PM | Guided Transformational Breathwork
with Tierra Stewart (Lead the Way)
A calming breathwork session designed to help you loosen emotional tension, quiet the nervous system, and reconnect with your inner self.

✍🏾 6:15 – 6:25 PM | Reflection Transition
A quiet journaling moment to let thoughts settle, acknowledge what surfaced, and prepare for creative expression.

🖊️ 6:25 – 7:05 PM | Poetry Writing Workshop
with Charity Blackwell (Black&Well LLC)
Guided prompts and supportive writing time focused on healing, release, and reclaiming your voice during a season that can feel overwhelming.

🎤 7:05 – 7:20 PM | Sharing Circle – “Let It Out”
An optional open-mic style circle to share your words. No pressure — just a room full of empathy, warmth, and snaps.

💞 7:20 – 7:30 PM | Closing & Collective Exhale
We’ll close in gratitude, affirm one another, and take one last deep breath together before re-entering the world.

✨ Honor your feelings during a tender season
✨ Release emotional weight and reconnect with yourself
✨ Find community with others navigating similar experiences
✨ Express your truth through breathwork and poetry
✨ Leave grounded, supported, and a little lighter

No pressure, no performance — just presence, breath, and release.
Come join us, and let’s move through the holiday blues together.

Poet | Educator | Chief of Culture & Arts, DC SCORES | Founder, Black&Well LLC
Charity Blackwell is an award-winning poet and educator whose words have moved audiences everywhere from Busboys and Poets to The Kennedy Center. Her workshops create brave spaces for reflection, healing, and creative freedom — helping people rediscover the power in their own voice.
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Transformational Breathwork Practitioner | Founder, LEAD THE WAY
Tierra is a gifted facilitator who helps people come home to themselves through breath, spirit, and truth. As founder of LEAD THE WAY (LTW) and creator of Black Woman Breathe, Tierra builds sacred spaces where community care, healing, and leadership meet.
🌐 letsleadtheway.org | LinkedIn

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