write your own user manual
This workshop is all about…
…exploring your authentic self and developing ways to communicate your wants and needs to others. Discover the ways your past history informs who you are and uncover some of your essential desires, fears and boundaries. Create a document that you can share with others that informs them of your needs, your quirks, and the awesomeness of you!
Workshop description
Ever wish that people could get to know you on a deeper level more quickly? What if they had precise information about you and how you work in a way that could be referenced later as needed? You are an extraordinary machine! Create your own User Manual to maximize the way others interact with you. Develop a living document that you can share with friends, people in the workplace, intimate partner(s), or anyone else that needs to know the inner workings of you. You are a unique human being with specific emotional reactions, relational desires, intellectual needs, and physical/sexual proclivities. No one can know what those are unless you tell them.
So, why not create your own User Manual? Your manual provides insight into the workings of your mind, heart, and body. The process of creating it allows you to think through exactly what it is that you want, need, and desire.
About Mel (as it relates to this workshop)
Mel has always been a writer - keeping journals, writing songs, teaching kiddos in grades 2-8 how to develop their own stories, and occasionally keeping blogs (that she never keeps up with…). Her most recent blog is on Medium, if you’re interested. She’ll try to be better at it this time).
She created her own User Manual in 2018 after discovering that she had some quirks in her reactions and personality that might be more easily explained in writing. She discovered that it was a fabulous way to provide friends, partners, co-workers, and anyone else that might be interested with information about how she relates best. In the process, she also learned a lot about herself. Her User Manual is a living document and is frequently updated. It’s been a catalyst towards getting her back to “Original Mel.”