1. Metaphor Warm-up (10–15 min)
Invite participants to describe neutral or everyday concepts using metaphors (e.g. “School feels like…”, “Learning something new is like…”).For some people, giving 2–3 extra examples may help participants who are less familiar with metaphorical thinking.
Purpose: activate imagination gently, without emotional pressure.

2. Choosing the Focus (5 min)
Explain that participants choose what they want to work with.
Offer examples (uncertainty, change, pressure, hope, expectations), but emphasize they may choose any emotion or theme.
State clearly: participants choose the depth, form, and whether to share.

3. Metaphor Exploration (10–15 min)
Prompt: 

“If this feeling or theme were a place, object, animal, or symbol — what would it be?”
Participants write or draw short metaphorical responses.

4. Core Exercise – Letter Writing (15–20 min)
Invite participants to write a short letter addressed to the chosen theme (e.g. Dear Uncertainty). Encourage metaphor, imagery, and emotion rather than facts.
Alternative formats are welcome (bullet points, drawing with captions, audio note).

5. Optional Sharing & De-roling (10 min)
Invite voluntary sharing of one sentence, image, or word.
Close with a short de-roling moment (stretching, naming objects in the room, breathing) to return fully to the present.