5 PM PT / 7 PM CT /8 PM ET

Let's gather to share our writing, stories, and songs for an open mic night! This will be a casual time to share our work and cheer for one another. Even if you don't want to share, come and join!

Zoom Link // Password: 003685

10 AM PT / 12 PM CT /1 PM ET

Join the C+C team for a casual time to ask questions about all things creativity!

Zoom Link // Password: 744428

10 AM PT / 12 PM CT /1 PM ET

Join Laura Bass, Laura Rennie, and Kristina Tucker for a conversation exploring how boundaries protect our creative energy and peace, including managing comparison, social media, time, and navigating criticism or unsupportive influences

Zoom Link // Password: 231462

11 AM PT / 1 PM CT /2 PM ET

Join Exhale Member Amy Grass for our monthly book club where we’re talking about Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting!

Zoom Link // Password: 826285

5 PM PT / 7 PM CT /8 PM ET

You have read the words, clicked the like button, asked for feedback, and acted as a cheerleader… but are you craving even more connection with the vibrant EXHALE Community? Join us for an interactive ZOOM experience where we will share our stories, get to know the members who make up this community, and leave with an even deeper understanding of the power of connection.

Shyana Frost runs a Leadership Development company focused on giving leaders the skills they need to build higher levels of belonging and trust in their workplaces. She joined Exhale in 2023 and hopes to leverage her passion for connections to help you feel more at home in the EXHALE community.

Zoom Link // Password: 383748

5:30 PM PT / 7:30 PM CT /8:30 PM ET

Fostering creativity may feel impossible when anxiety swirls and mental health issues roar. Making art can feel so selfish–irresponsible even! But what if you could pursue your creative gifts alongside your mental health journey? Come connect with other artists over the unique and insidious ways anxiety and other mental health challenges try to block our creativity. We'll share stories, insights, challenges, and triumphs. We’ll engage in simple creative practices together and you’ll leave with tools and encouragement to jumpstart or reclaim your creative journey. Maybe it feels scary, selfish, or overwhelming, but, as Ashlee Gadd writes, we’re going to create anyway!

Zoom Link // Password: 982160

11 AM PT / 1 PM CT /2 PM ET

Join Ashlee Gadd and Hannah Brencher to talk all about her latest book! We’re so excited to welcome Hannah and hear about her journey with unplugged hours.

Zoom Link // Password: 823662

5:30 PM PT / 7:30 PM CT /8:30 PM ET

Creativity in community is always best – but as BIPOC women, we also have to guard our hearts and souls. Join Neidy as she leads a special session inviting the WOC in Exhale as they carve a special place in community and find healing among one another in what seems like a tempestuous season.

Zoom Link // Password: 643672

10 AM PT / 12 PM CT /1 PM ET

Join C+C writer Melanie Dale as we talk about how building an interesting life and pursuing side quests can enrich and inspire your creative life.

Zoom Link // Password: 477203

11 AM PT / 1 PM CT /2 PM ET

If you’re new to Exhale, we’d love to get to know you. Join the Exhale team and members of the C+C team for a casual time to meet other members and learn how to make the most of your Exhale membership.

Zoom Link // Password: 421931

10 AM PT / 12 PM CT /1 PM ET

Join Author Jena Holliday and Ashlee Gadd as we dive into her latest book Sacred Creativity! We’re so excited to welcome the author and look forward to the conversation. Come even if you haven’t read the book!

Zoom Link // Password: 435559

10 AM PT / 12 PM CT /1 PM ET

On the home stretch of an event, athletes give their all to finish their race strong. The final part is a battle to the finish. Similarly, there is often a gap between the goals we set at the beginning of the year and the reality of feeling burnt out, making less than ideal progress, or giving up entirely to wait for a fresh start in 2025. But what if the time between now and the end of the year could be the momentum, a catalyst for the new year? Can we reset now?

Join Exhale member, Vanessa Leaver, in September for a creative discussion to map out the final quarter of the year. Take away resources to refresh your mindset, time, goals, and expectations for creative works that spark what matters to you in this season before the year ends.

Zoom Link // Password: 397825

10 AM PT / 12 PM CT /1 PM ET

Come in and join us for Exhale Office Hours! Members of the C+C Writing team will be around for a casual conversation. Come with your questions on creativity and mothering. Or just listen to the conversation. This event is open to anyone!

Zoom Link // Password: 623377

11 AM PT / 1 PM CT / 2 PM ET

Join us to reflect on our End-of-Summer-Reset together.

Zoom Link // Password: 046003

5 PM PT / 7 PM CT /8 PM ET

Creativity in community is always best – but as BIPOC women, we also have to guard our hearts and souls. Join Neidy as she leads a special session inviting the WOC in Exhale as they carve a special place in community and find healing among one another in what seems like a tempestuous season.

Zoom Link // Password: 920595

10 AM PT / 12 PM CT / 1 PM ET

Join Exhale members Laura Bass and Laura Rennie for a discussion about ARTIST DATES—what they are, how to plan them, and some of the common pain points surrounding making them happen. Let's crowdsource some fun ideas!

Zoom Link // Password: 618055

5 PM PT / 7 PM CT / 8 PM ET

Grab a refreshing summer beverage and chat with exhale team members Jenny Floyd and Molly Flinkman about how our gardens are really going. Celebrate gardening wins together, find encouragement for troubleshooting, and embrace what it means to be a life long learner in the garden.

Zoom Link // Password: 854786

9 AM PT / 11 AM CT /12 PM ET

Join Exhale member Brittany Boone for an an honest chat about feeding all the people, all the time without losing your mind in the process.

We will discuss:

• how meal prep is way less complicated than we make it out to be, and why it may be a valuable tool in your cooking arsenal to save time and stress.

• simple steps to incorporate hospitality into your home, even in the chaos of raising children

• the process of writing a cookbook

  Brittney Boone lives in the Central Valley, CA. She is a wife and mom to three girls (7,4,2). She is an Exhale member, author of The Plated Pantry: Make Food You Love With What You Have, and founder of The Plated Pantry.

  Zoom Link // Password: 013721

11 AM PT / 1 PM CT /2 PM ET

Join Ashlee Gadd and author Ally Fallon to talk about her latest book, Write Your Story!

Zoom Link // Password: 124208

10 AM PT / 12 PM CT /1 PM ET

Join Exhale members Alyssa Silvester and Laura Rennie for a fun discussion about travel writing. Whether you've flown around the world, pitched a tent in a national park, or mostly traveled to see family, your travel experiences include dozens of unique details. We'll work through writing prompts, inspire one another with special memories, share favorite books/essays about travel, and leave feeling equipped to write a compelling travel story.

Zoom Link // Password: 729340

10 AM PT / 12 PM CT /1 PM ET

Join Exhale Member Claire Trost as we talk about One in a Millennial by Kate Kennedy. Even if you haven’t read the book, come and join the conversation!

Zoom Link // Password: 919724

Members of Exhale are invited to submit original articles for the Coffee + Crumbs Fall Collection.

For information, check out the submission page.

10 AM PT / 12 PM CT /1 PM ET

Do you ever discover a new way to utilize your local library that gets you excited? Do you ever wonder what other clever ideas are out there for creatively utlizing your library? Join Jenny Floyd to put our heads together as we group think our favorite ways to get creative and make the most of our local libraries!

Zoom Link // Password: 096992

10 AM PT / 12 PM CT /1 PM ET

We’ve had a lot of interest in reading The Anxious Generation so join Ashlee and Molly for this conversation. Even if you haven’t read the book, come join!

Zoom Link // Password: 768773

11 AM PT / 1 PM CT /2 PM ET

Join Exhale member Fay Gordon as we talk about Hello Beautiful! Even if you haven’t read the book, come join the conversation!

Zoom Link // Password: 494573

10 AM PT / 12 CST / 1 PM ET

If you’re new to Exhale we’d love to get to know you and share how you can make the best of your Exhale membership! Come and join for this casual conversation.

Zoom Link // Passcode: 771227

3 PM PT / 5 PM CT /6 PM ET

Do I need a website? And if so, what on earth do I do with it? How do I make it a hospitable place of comfort and encouragement? How do I draw in my ideal reader to sit and relax with my words after a long, wearying day? Together, we’ll discuss what kind of website you may need, what are the important aspects of a website to include, and simple ways to make it a place where people come for peace, not become overwhelmed.

Zoom Link // Passcode: 905006

10 AM PT / 12 PM CT / 1 PM ET

Join us for a laid-back time for members to bounce ideas off each other, ask questions, and share about creative wins and/or challenges.

Zoom Link // Passcode: 248632

10 AM PT / 12 PM CT /1 PM ET

The writing life can be lonely and discouraging. We often desire community and feedback on our writing, but it can be vulnerable to share our work with others. In this one-hour workshop, we'll discuss how sharing our writing at various stages of the process can be part of creating a sustainable writing practice. We'll brainstorm various types of feedback and explore how even non-writers in our circle can champion us along. Participants will come away with ideas for how to process negative feedback, how to create a writing partnership that is encouraging and impactful, and why mother-writers uniquely benefit from writing in community. This is open to both Exhale and non-Exhale members!

Register Here.

5 PM PT / 7 PM CT / 8 PM ET

Join Kim, Ashlee, Callie, and Lara as we talk about marketing our work. Both the challenges and the joys, but also why it feels so hard and gross at times.

Zoom Link // Passcode: 512460