Begin where you are.
And create with ease.
IN LIFE, WORK & ART
You've finally arrived.
Peaceful Triumphs is a spacious place for kind, curious people who want to create, write, and work in a way that feels more honest, more grounded, and more alive. What you’ll find here is simple: tools and practices that help you return to yourself, make sense of your experience, and do meaningful work at a pace that sustains you. This isn’t a place for hustle or hype. It’s a place to make room—for clarity, calm, and the kind of success that doesn’t cost your well-being.
“After participating in your programs, my way of thinking about the challenges and obstacles in my life has shifted. I’ve developed a new mental approach and attitude to deal with them. Each of your offers is an opportunity to put ourselves first for a change.”
LEERAY COSTA
Cultural Anthropologist & Professor, USA
“I would have never been able to do on my own all the deep digging that Cigdém guided me through. My business is now booming in all directions. Great new clients, speaking gigs, teaching, art. I'm so happy!"
CYNTHIA MORRIS
Author, Artist & Creativity Coach, USA
“This is the most sacred and safest space to write I've discovered online. And this class is a great way of gathering material for a book. It was delightful. What a wonderful experience and a fantastic collection of writers and writing! I'm going to miss this group."
JACKEE HOLDER
Executive Leadership Coach & Author, UK
Our Approach
Three principles shape everything we create
1. Start from presence.
Presence is the place we begin because it brings you back to yourself. It quiets the noise and helps you see what’s actually here—what you want, what you don’t, and what’s calling for your attention. When you show up with presence, you show up with intention. Your work becomes more honest, and you feel more grounded in what you’re creating.
2. Build with clarity.
Clarity makes everything simpler. It lets you decide what matters and set aside what doesn’t. When the shape and essence of a project is clear, you can move through it with more ease. You waste less energy. You feel less pulled. Clarity makes room for good work to happen.
3. Move at the right pace.
The right pace is rarely the fastest one. It’s the pace that lets you stay connected to yourself while you create. When you stop forcing speed, you notice what wants more time and what can be softened. Your work deepens. Your days feel less crowded. And you stay in the process instead of burning out of it.
Explore Possibilities
Begin Afresh
Start with The Wayfinding Companion: Twenty-One Quiet Reminders for Beginning Again. It’s a guided journal built from reflection and writing prompts—made to help you slow down, listen more closely, and take one honest step forward. It’s offered freely.
Grow with Ease
Guides, classes, and programs for developing your creative life and the work that surrounds it. These offerings are designed to help you see more clearly, make steadier choices, and build a rhythm that supports how you actually want to live and work.
Tell What Matters
Story circles and narrative programs where you can look closely at your lived experience, find the language for it, and share your writing in your own time. A place for lifewriting and story-powered work—held with care and community.
Deepen Your Work
Support for creatives and entrepreneurs who want to clarify their direction and work more deliberately. This includes story audits, creative and business consulting, and licensing conversations—offered with structure and respect for your pace and process.
"Attention is the beginning of devotion.”
— MARY OLIVER
“I’m thrilled by the chance to experience this whole different way of thinking about writing. Deeply personal, evocative and inspiring. This program was beautiful in its structure and detail. Thank you Cigdém for the richness of your unique creativity and care.”
CATHERINE DREA
Photographer, Author & Social Entrepreneur, IRELAND
“Writing. Stamina. I love this experience. Our writing is becoming a string of stories that paint a much larger picture. The words are flowing and they just won’t stop. Maybe I will write that book some day.”
SUE ANN GLEASON
Writer & Business Consultant, USA
“Cigdém offers a unique blend of powerful discussions cloaked in a clear-eyed and kind global view. She is fully present, amazingly available, egalitarian, truthful, funny. And she has a depth of knowledge and resources that are astounding.”
LIZ CRAIN
Painter, Ceramicist & Designer, USA
Notes for Creative Ease
Every now and then, we'll send short, encouraging notes to help you slow down, look inward, and keep your creative life moving with more ease. These include a mix of reflections, writing prompts, conversations, and simple tools you can return to when you need them. You’ll also be able to hear about new tools and groups. And you'll receive The Wayfinding Companion: Twenty-One Quiet Reminders for Beginning Again right away. It's a guided journal for finding your next true step. A small gift for our readers.
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— J. HUNTER, Writer
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"We shape our lives by what we choose to create, not by what we choose to eliminate.”
— ROBERT FRITZ