Expressive Writing for Health and Wellness

During this workshop, participants will use expressive writing to engage in self-care and achieve  greater emotional, psychological, physical, and spiritual wellness. Using short 1- to 3-minute  writing exercises, we will decrease stress, gain clarity, and improve health and wellness by  freeing our emotions through writing. Discover how to use writing as a powerful tool for self discovery and as a way to manage personal and vicarious trauma. Take care of unfinished  business, centre yourself in your body and in the present moment, and manifest your intentions  for self and others in this interactive session. Bring pen and paper, a journal, or an electronic  writing device.

Presenter/Facilitator Bio

Suzanne Methot

Suzanne Methot is the author of the non-fiction book Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous  Healing and co-author of the textbook Aboriginal Beliefs, Values, and Aspirations. Her new book for young adults, Killing the Wittigo: Indigenous Culture-Based Approaches to Waking Up,  Taking Action, and Doing the Work of Healing, will be published in June 2023 by ECW Press. She  has worked as an adult literacy practitioner, as an elementary classroom teacher, and in  advocacy and direct-service positions in Indigenous-led agencies. Suzanne was born in  Vancouver, raised in Sagitawa (Peace River, Alberta), and lived in Toronto for 29 years. She is  Asiniwachi Nehiyaw (Rocky Mountain Cree) of mixed Indigenous and European heritage. She  lives on Gabriola Island, near Nanaimo, BC. For more information, check Suzanne’s website at  https://www.suzannemethot.ca/.

Cost: Free
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/boaUjQRRxjLCJzEx8

This is part of the Maskwacis Cultural College Microlearning Series and is open to the public.
Contact Manisha Khetarpal by email  mkhetarpal@mccedu.ca or call toll free: 1 866 585 3925