by admin | Dec 4, 2013 | chronic illness, tools for healing, writing, writing for health
If your upcoming New Year’s resolution is to write about health issues that you have been facing, this small group will help you kick-start and/or deepen your writing process. You will also explore your experiences through writing, and find out how to use writing as a...
by admin | Apr 15, 2012 | healing, healing poetry, Mind-Body Medicine, writing, writing for health
I want to lift my face, smile against gravity, find wholeness in life’s marathon. B.D., “Writing to Heal” class, 5/11 (Words chosen from word grab bag to create the poem: facelift, marathon, gravity, wholeness, smile.) Expressive and narrative writing are one of the...
by admin | Feb 19, 2012 | chronic illness, exhaustion and chronic illness, healing, patient healing, self-compassion, wellbeing
My own energy varies from day to day, but with good amounts of consistent rest, well planned, I’m thankful to live a full and creative life. For many years, though, I functioned in a deficit range, leading to illness and exhaustion. I believed then that it was normal...
by admin | Jan 25, 2012 | chronic illness, chronic illness and doctors, Familial tremor, healing, patient healing
My brother is a retired pediatrician. During his career he was often asked, “Are you nervous, Doc?” “Nah. It’s called familial tremor,” he’d say, his hands shaking as he placed the stethoscope over the child’s heart. No doubt his tremor was a source of embarrassment,...
by admin | Jan 8, 2012 | healing
Happy New Year, everyone! I haven’t posted here for several months. Why? I’ve been writing! I hope you have, too. I’ve given myself permission to spend this year writing memoir pieces, poems and short stories. What’s your plan for this...
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