For writers who are ready to stop blaming themselves and start understanding themselves.
Your nervous system has one job: to keep you alive. To do that, it must ensure you are safe. It does not know the difference between an Editorial Letter or a mountain lion.
That's not because of you. That's biology.
Most people think nervous system regulation means being calm. It doesn't. Regulation is about being alive. Fully expressed, resourced, resilient enough to be genuinely engaged in your life and your work. And dysregulation? It's not something to fix or override. It's something to understand.
When we learn to relate to our nervous system with kindness, instead of frustration, we start to understand why it pulls us into survival responses. That procrastination, self-doubt, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and the inner critic aren't personality traits. They're protective responses trying to keep you safe.
And that understanding changes everything.
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"Every time I talk to Adra, I learn something new about my own creative process and how to better understand my nervous system, so I can not only support myself but accept myself."
Kristin Dwyer Bestselling Author · In Time With You · The Atlas of Us · Some Mistakes Were MadeI came to Adra with major imposter syndrome. From the start, she provided a safe space and gave me her thoughtful, clear-eyed, and warm attention and support. Her feedback made me feel absolutely seen as a writer. I've never gotten feedback that felt so true, as though it came from the wisest parts of myself. With Adra, I learned so much — in what felt like a sacred place.
Adra is incredibly kind, understanding, and wise. She really listens and offers ideas and ways of thinking that made me feel seen and supported. I will forever be grateful for her guidance.
Adra has a tenderness with characters that I didn't know I needed. Her thoughtful questions and insights provided me with the opportunity to look deeper within myself and my story. Each conversation was insightful, respectful and showed how deeply Adra cares about her writers and their stories. Her comments, coaching call and reflective questioning have all made me a better writer.
"Nothing moved me forward into brave, authentic writing until I learned how to regulate and relate to my nervous system. I stopped blaming myself and started helping myself."
— Adra Blake Hartley
Adra is a certified book coach, motivational speaker, young adult author, and trauma-informed somatic practitioner, with 20 years in education and 15 spent exclusively in health and well-being.
She guides people to better understand the language of their bodies, because the nervous system governs everything: how safe we feel, how freely we can express and create, and how much we allow ourselves to receive the good in life.
