Classes

       

Class Title: Writing to Heal
Instructor: Lynn Goodwin
Class Term:
We are not accepting any more enrollments for Lynn's class; the class has started.

Synopsis

Everyone is healing from something—illness, divorce, job loss, loneliness, exhaustion.Writing to Heal (a four-unit course) invites participants to explore the emotional effects of trauma or illness on individuals and families. It offers a chance to relieve stress, find acceptance and hope, and begin the healing process.

Class Description

You will have a choice of writing prompts designed to help you process issues and relieve stress in prose, poetry, letters, and lists. Write what you want, read my responses, and add your own supportive comments if you like. Writing in a supportive community is healing, so we will use a Yahoo Group online classroom to share our work. You are expected to purchase a copy of You Want Me to Do WHAT?: Journaling for Caregivers, which is available through many online retailers, including Amazon. (Please note: While writing is highly therapeutic, this class does not offer group therapy or individual counselling. We share stories, but we do not seek advice or try to advise one another.)

Outline

  • Unit 1: Introducing Yourself.
  • Unit 2: Processing Stress.
  • Unit 3: Inspiring Others.
  • Unit 4: Finding Hope.

Student Skills, Equipment, and Time Required

Students should know how to use Word Processing and cut and paste their writing into the body of an e-mail. They should be able to access Yahoo Groups. Time commitment required: 30-40 minutes a week to 3 hours a week, depending on level of commitment.

Tuition/Fees for this course

SCN members: $128. Non-SCN members: $160.

Instructor Bio

Lynn Goodwin B. Lynn Goodwin is a freelance writer, editor, teacher, former caregiver, and the author of You Want Me To Do What?: Journaling for Caregivers (Tate Publishing). She is published in Voices of Caregivers; Hip Mama; the Oakland Tribune; the Contra Costa Times; the Danville Weekly; Staying Sane When You're Dieting; Small Press Review; Dramatics Magazine; Career, We Care, Caregiving, and Self-Care NCDA Monograph; Families of Loved Ones Magazine; The Sun Magazine (May, 2010) and numerous e-zines. She facilitates journaling workshops and publishes Writer Advice.