In this initial stage, the goal is not to write a "product" but to capture raw material.
: Pinpoint the specific past event causing psychological trauma . Describe the people, places, and sensory details (sights, sounds, scents) to ground the memory. Confronting the Past
: Don't worry about prose, grammar, or making it "pretty". The first draft's only job is to exist . In this initial stage, the goal is not