GG Renee Hill is an author whose books have helped thousands of people overcome the emotional obstacles keeping them from living fully expressed lives. GG's recent releases include two guided journals published through Rockridge Press, Self-Care Check-In: A Guided Journal to Build Healthy Habits and Devote Time to You and A Year of Self-Reflection: 365 Days of Guided Prompts to Slow Down, Tune In, and Grow. GG is a creative coach and founder of the Inner Story Writing Circle, a membership community for writers and creatives seeking guidance, support, and tools for the heart-centered work of writing about their lives.
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"Story Work is a beautiful guide for turning pain into power; into story. GG Renee Hill empowers us into self-discovery, reminding us that we can use our barriers as fuel for transformation. With poignant stories of life with her mother as an engine, Hill illuminates the room: We can reclaim our voices and shape our own paths." --Chelene Knight, author of Let It Go: Free Yourself from Old Beliefs and Find a New Path to Joy, and Safekeeping: A Writer's Guided Journal for Launching a Book with Love "With her vivid and vulnerable writing, GG Renee Hill gently guides us to our own inner sage. By sharing her own story of how writing led her back to herself, Hill offers generous and insight-inspiring journal prompts that give us permission to do the same. A treasure of a book." --Karen Walrond, author of The Lightmaker's Manifesto, Radiant Rebellion, and In Defense of Dabbling "GG Renee Hill's vulnerability is both courageous and contagious. She shows us how we can all cast off the burden of shame by spilling our secrets onto the page, wrapping our wounds in words, and finding healing in the power of storytelling." --Javacia Harris Bowser, founder of See Jane Write and author of Find Your Way Back: How to Write Your Way Through Anything "In this heartfelt and deeply personal book, GG Renee Hill offers invaluable strategies for transforming pain into power. A must-read for anyone seeking to reclaim their strength and heal the wounds of past trauma." --Monique Rainford-Bourne, MD, MBA, author of Pregnant While Black: Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America "In Story Work, GG Renee Hill does more than teach the art of storytelling; she embodies it. With raw honesty and heartfelt reflection, she models the very method of story work she invites you to explore. With intimate personal narratives, carefully crafted reflection questions, and guided exercises, this book is not just something you read--it's something you experience. Bringing intention and care, GG Renee Hill gently moves alongside you, helping you uncover, shape, and honor your stories. I paused in each chapter to breathe in its beauty, depth, and invitation to step more fully into my story. Whether you are a writer, an artist, an activist, or someone longing to understand yourself more deeply, this book is a gift. Those who journey through its pages will not only witness the power of storytelling--they will emerge transformed by it." --Cierra Kaler-Jones, storyteller, teaching artist, cultural organizer, and director of Unlock Your Story "Story Work is a book anyone who has ever felt like an outlier can count on to feel seen and understood. Hill's poignant perspective around the possibility that awaits on the other side of telling our stories is a liberating message of second chances and new beginnings. Gentle, thoughtful, and relatable, her stories are honest and vulnerable as Hill crystalizes what it means to reframe your past and your path--without judgment and with deep care." --Chloe Dulce Louvouezo, storyteller, creative strategist, author of Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust