About Emma Freeman
I’m an Artist, Poet, Massage Therapist, Reiki Practitioner and Healing Arts Teacher living in a small town in Wisconsin. I’m a deep and sensitive soul, sober, quiet, playful and rebellious.
I have journaled since I was a kid, turning to the safe space of a journal to process my strong feelings and record important moments in my life. The first poem I wrote showed up in my journal at the end of 2020, in the middle of intense inner healing work and a month before I chose sobriety from alcohol after a 20 year addiction. It felt like a preview of what was to come, a hint that if I could continue to open to the depths of myself and give my feelings care and attention, beautiful gifts would emerge. It’s as if when poetry arrived in my life, the Universe said, “Here, you are going to need this to pour your heart into.” Since then, hundreds of poems and deep reflections have flowed through my heart and my pen.
Writing has supported and held me through recovery from addiction, processing pain and grief, given me a place to share my quiet longings, questions and fears and has brought me into closer relationship with my most authentic self and the world. Writing is a sanctuary for me that I turn to every day. Writing is interwoven with developing loving relationships with silence, solitude, stillness, tender honesty and vulnerability. It all continues to change my life in the best ways.
Why are you using Substack to share your writing?
Because I love and long for slow, deep, authentic connections and writing continues to pour out of my heart, asking to be shared with the world. I love that this space is quiet and away from the noise of social media.
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May we continue to find meaningful, authentic connections through slowing down and sharing our hearts with each other.
with love and gratitude,
Emma
Emma Freeman / Artist, Writer, Massage Therapist, Reiki Practitioner, Teacher
