Learn how to get past writing block at the beginning of your writing sessions by learning to navigate two key brain states: open mode and closed mode.

At the start of a yoga class, my yoga teacher always says, “Congratulations! You’ve already done the hardest part, which is showing up on your mat.” I think the same sentiment applies to writers. Often, for us, the hardest part is just showing up. Sitting down and opening that Word doc and tolerating the anxiety that hits when we realize we don’t quite know what we’re doing with this latest work-in-progress.