Memoir Studio

04/30/2026

What does it mean to be “aware”? This is a question that St. Teresa of Avila asks in her work The Interior Castle and one I’ve asked myself every time I sit down to write.

Right now, I’m listening to some beautiful, evocative music (by Stars of the Lid) and am aware of how deeply it’s moving me. I’m aware of a stirring in my soul manifested as tears welling up and a deepening of my breath. I suddenly find that I’ve stopped writing and listening to something rising from deep within me — something that wants to be acknowledged.

This is the kind of awareness that I’m exploring in the first “room” of my Seven Rooms of Memoir course: the Room of Awareness. Here, we simply pay attention to what wants to come forward to be seen, heard, and witnessed.

For me, this kind of awareness is deeply spiritual. It’s an act of devotion that I believe St. Teresa would have understood.

This Tuesday (May 5th) at 11 am, I'm diving deep into the architecture of the soul and story. If you want to see the map of the Seven Rooms, join us.

Join Michael Williams for a free live webinar on The Seven Rooms of Memoir—a proven framework to help you finally write the memoir you've always dreamed of. Reserve your seat today.

04/03/2026

Your relationship to money is foundational to your business success. Don’t underestimate it. This course provides the essential tools for healing and nourishing your financial standing.

Training & Community Facilitated by George Kao

03/26/2026

I'm thrilled to have received certification as a Life Portfolio Instructor from the Birren Center for Autobiographical Studies.

03/20/2026

Memoir writing can bring up thoughts of mortality. Have you thought about learning how to attend to the practicalities of end-of-life planning? Funeral plans, the legals, advance care planning, your legacy? Imagine training to learn how to help others as well as yourself.

Are considering training in End of LIfe Planning to support others make the most important decisions of their life? This session is for you.

03/18/2026

Memoir Studio founder Michael Williams will be joined by a group of experts to discuss spiritual autobiography. Today.

The EICSP is an events-led Scottish charity, which works with the world's spiritual traditions, both in Scotland and internationally.

03/05/2026

Michael Williams shares how his memory of the old folks sitting around the kitchen table telling stories inspired the Memoir Studio.

Michael Williams tells the story behind the founding of the Memoir Studio and why he chose the idea of a space over his personality as a way of inviting his audience to write.

03/01/2026

How to deal with family secrets in a memoir.

Family secrets have a way of hovering at the edges of our stories. And if you’re a woman 55+ (or honestly, any age with lived experience and a sharp memory), you may be the one holding the threads.

02/18/2026

Don't let your stories disappear.