Reclaiming Academic Writing
Writing doesn’t happen within neutral systems.
Academic writing doesn’t exist outside of power, pressure, and inequity. Many scholars carry deep writing harm — shaped by institutional demands, perfectionism, and exclusionary norms.
Traditional productivity advice often compounds the problem, pushing writers further from the grounded, humane practices they need most.
My talks are about naming that harm — and offering honest, embodied, and sustainable ways forward. Writing can be both rigorous and healing.
Towards Writing That
Heals and Connects
This work starts from care — for the whole writer.
It’s not about performative inclusivity or surface-level change, but about practical, relational approaches that acknowledge how identity and lived experience shape academic life.
Grounded in real academic contexts, every offering is engaging, interactive, and built to meet writers where they are — with compassion, clarity, and integrity.
Signature Talks
Healing the Writing Wound
Reclaiming Voice, Agency, and Trust on the Page
Best for:
Faculty development, graduate students, women & faculty of color initiatives, writing centers
Core focus:
How writing trauma forms in academic systems
Why productivity advice fails harmed writers
What it looks like to write with agency instead of fear
Practical strategies to begin repair (not just cope)
Audience leaves with:
Language for their writing harm (huge relief moment)
Permission to stop self-blaming
Concrete practices for writing with less panic and more trust
The Compassionate Middle
Writing as Power and Presence
Making Grounded Decisions in Burnout Culture
Identity, Voice, and Resistance in Academic Writing
Best for:
Faculty, staff, administrators, leadership retreats, wellness initiatives
Core focus:
Why academic culture pushes extremes (overwork vs. collapse)
How the “compassionate middle” supports sustainable decision-making
Moving from reactivity to discernment
Self-trust as a professional skill
Audience leaves with:
Tools to interrupt spirals
A framework they can return to under pressure
Language that legitimizes humane pacing
Best for:
BIPOC initiatives, women faculty groups, social justice programs, graduate cohorts
Core focus:
Writing as a site of power—not just productivity
How identity shapes voice and credibility
Resisting grind culture without disappearing
Writing as presence, not performance
Audience leaves with:
A reframed relationship to “academic voice”
Greater confidence claiming intellectual space
Writing practices grounded in purpose, not punishment
Engagements are designed to meet the needs of diverse academic and professional communities.
✓Virtual keynotes and workshops (60–90 minutes) offer accessible, interactive experiences for groups anywhere in the world.
✓In-person sessions create space for deeper connection and shared learning.
✓For more immersive experiences, half-day intensives provide time to engage, reflect, and apply ideas in real time.
Each format can be tailored to your community’s context and goals.
Ways to Work Together
Join our writing collective!
what is the anchor writing collective?
✔ Writing Pláticas
✔ 12-module ANCHOR Writing Course
✔ Co-writing Sessions
✔ Resource Library
Booking & Logistics
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