Expressive Writing for Health and Wellness
20-minute writing workshop with 10-minute Q&A (or sharing writing/thoughts/feelings)
Invocations to start and end, so participants have a calm, safe space in which to reflect and express themselves
Session Description
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:
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/bcRF1xfNTp64L7UX6
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