Hello, I'm Lisa Weinert.

I started Narrative Healing in 2016 with one goal: to help writers connect with their bodies, develop a sustainable and healing writing practice, and share their stories with the world in an empowering, impactful, and nourishing way.

I believe there is powerful, life-changing medicine in our stories that can heal us both personally and as a society. My career journey includes nearly a decade at the Knopf/Doubleday group at Penguin Random House and faculty positions in the writing programs at Wesleyan University and The Author’s Guild. I am also the author of Narrative Healing: Awaken the Power of Your Story (Hachette, 2024). Over the years, I’ve worked with dozens of award-winning and bestselling authors as a writing coach, editor, and publicist. I am also a yoga teacher certified in restorative, therapeutic, and trauma-informed yoga. I am currently pursuing my Master of Social Work (MSW) at Fordham University, where I am honored to be a Merit Scholar Award recipient.

Most writing books, journaling courses, and creative writing programs begin by putting pen to the page. At Narrative Healing, we begin with the body. Narrative Healing integrates my experience working with authors and teaching trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness meditation. We offer a new paradigm for tapping into creativity, healing from trauma, and sharing stories with the world. The premise is simple: as we better understand our own stories, we become more capable of seeing the humanity in those around us. My hope is that if we start listening to the body when it whispers, we won’t have to wait for it to scream to hear what it has to say. And in doing so, we will have the capacity to listen to others as well.

Over the years, Narrative Healing has reached tens of thousands of people across the U.S., at universities, wellness centers, yoga studios, retreats, conferences, museums, and writing communities. But we still have much farther to go to open up our community and support writers who are seeking the accountability, connection, and inspiration this community offers.

Our sense of storytelling and community is changing rapidly as so many of our realities shift. However, what remains the same is the medically proven truth that writing is a healing practice that offers powerful medicine, and that telling our stories and being heard is the essence of what it means to be human. I’m committed to supporting your writing path and celebrating the practice of writing to connect and heal.

Looking around at our vast, changing world, I’m inspired to grow our community and make it as accessible, nimble, and helpful as possible. One thing I have learned is that although writing can be a lonely endeavor, we don’t have to do it alone.

Welcome to our community. I hope it is helpful to you.

With heart,