Qoya & Writing Retreat in Bali October 2019
The Bali writing retreat changed my life! And the book I started writing there is healing my heart and will heal the heart of millions. ~ Tatiana Arias Bali is known as the Island of a Thousand Temples, and this retreat is designed to explore the sacred temples within Bali as a way to […]
Summer Writing Series: Final round of daily prompts August 18-27th
The final round of 10 Days of Summer Writing Prompts begins on August 18th. The theme of this round of writing prompts is Campfires and Connections. This round of daily prompts is designed to inspire writing the stories that heal us and free us. It may be the story that’s been hard to say […]
Rising Voices: Daily Writing Prompts beginning Sunday, April 14, 2019
“Betsy’s intuitive writing prompts have been a deep inspiration. They have uncovered the story within and taken me down writing pathways I could’ve never imagined.” ~ Melanie Ericksen, www.soulplay.us Earlier this year, Betsy offered 40 days of writing prompts with writers from eight countries. Due to the popularity of the prompts, Betsy is beginning […]
11/11 Show & Writing Workshop in London (CANCELED)
THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE On 11/11, spend an uplifting afternoon with author Betsy B. Murphy as she presents her solo show, The O Diary, followed by a writing & storytelling workshop at 42 Acres Shoreditch in London. The O Diary is based on Betsy’s popular book, Autobiography of an Orgasm. More than ever, we are […]
Intuition and Imagination
When I was young, I remember being called a “dreamer” like it was a bad thing. I loved disappearing into books and reading encyclopedias. One of my favorite objects in my childhood home was a world globe that I would spin and press a finger down to stop. Whatever country my finger landed on, I […]
Writing As a Sacred Ritual
I’ve limited my retreat offerings in 2018 due to becoming a Gogo the past year. Gogo is grandmother in Shona, the indigenous language of Zimbabwe. My two grandbabes, both girls, live in northern California, so now I do too. Recently, I hosted my first writing circle at my California home. My grandbabes, Sunny and Rayna, […]
It’s Official: #MeToo Is the Social Movement of the Year – Is This the End of Consequences For Speaking Up?
It was just a hashtag at first: that often-ridiculed, inconsequential social media frippery that disappears as fast as the Technorati moves onto its next storm in a teacup. When it comes to sexuality, it seems that women, like children, are expected to be seen, not heard. However, as the recent #MeToo campaign on Facebook, Instagram, […]
Beyond O: The Mystery Inside The Darkness
“Beyond O is a journey unlike any other that I have experienced within a book…it’s a refreshing change in memoir.” ~ Lisa, Australia “Like Betsy’s first book Autobiography of an Orgasm, I finished Beyond O in a day. I just couldn’t get enough! With her typical wit, “brutiful” honesty and vulnerability I felt like I […]
Advice From An Expert (Your O)
Me too. Those were the words that I heard over and over again from women who read my book, Autobiography of an Orgasm. The book is about the five years I researched orgasm as a way to heal. Me too. I was molested as a child and was too scared to tell anyone. Me too. […]
I’m Packing for Summer Camp. Wanna Join Me?
I didn’t go to camp as a kid. When I became a mother, summer camp was suddenly a big deal once my kids were pre-teens. When he was ten, my son Willie went to camp for a week and stayed two months. When I asked him why he decided to stay, he said “Because of […]
