Group Spiritual Direction For Creative Souls
Group Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls is a nourishing break from the chaos with a sacred community of people who care deeply about personal and world turmoil AND want to show up for their ART, WORK, and RELATIONSHIPS anyway.
You will leave the session with a greater sense of connection to yourself, others, your creativity, and the presence of the sacred
You will be more comfortable navigating this world without letting its chaos take you off track from your personal desires and goals.
You will be more prepared to embrace the Flourish Anyway® mindset through choosing small, real moments of flourishing even in hard seasons.
What to expect in a program session:
-Two participants will have a 15-minute 1:1 spiritual direction conversation with Charlotte with time to process with the group.
-We will engage with an intentional liturgy that includes silence, conversation, listening, encouraging, stillness, and togetherness
Dates and registration details:
Three Sessions with two participtation options.
Nov 3, Nov 10, Nov 17
1:00pm - 2:30pm (online) or 6:00pm - 7:30pm (in-person)
Registration is required. The fee is $99 and includes all 3 sessions. Scholarship is available.
Location: The beautiful and newly renovated Threshold Center at 3794 Crosshaven Drive, Vestavia Hills/ Cahaba Heights, AL 35223. Parking is free. Accessible parking is available at the door.
Charlotte Donlon will facilitate this series.
Meet Charlotte
Charlotte Donlon is a writer, spiritual director, creativity coach, and faculty member for Alma College MFA’s spiritual writing pathway. Her writing and work have woven together themes of belonging, art, and soul exploration for more than 25 years. With a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing (2015-2018), a certificate in spiritual direction (2018-2020), and a life coach certification (2026), Charlotte guides writers and other creative souls in developing sustainable and nourishing practices so they can make their art, do their work, and love their people.
A Christian in the Episcopal church who believes the tenets of the Nicene Creed, Charlotte employs a universal framework of belonging and connection in her spiritual direction work. She fosters meaningful, soulful conversations and gatherings that are welcoming to all—regardless of faith tradition or spiritual inclinations.
In 2020, Broadleaf Books published Charlotte’s first book, The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other. Here Below Books published Spiritual Direction for Writers: Everyday Rituals for Your Writing Life in 2026. Some volumes of Charlotte’s “Guidebooks for the Soul”—Take More Retreats, The Great Belonging Project, and Belonging Through Art —will also be published in the coming months.
As the founder of several initiatives—including Spiritual Direction for Writers®, Parenting with Art®, Belonging Through Art™, and Spiritual Direction for Creative Souls™—Charlotte has established herself as a thought leader and an authentic presence at the intersection of creativity and spirituality. Her essays have been featured in publications such as The Washington Post, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Literary Hub, Writer's Digest, and The Millions, among others. A new essay about art conservation, Joan Mitchell, and mystery is forthcoming with Image journal. Learn more at charlottedonlon.com and spiritualdirectionforcreativesouls.com.
