Weds May 7th (11:30 - 13:00) - New group introduction
Weds May 7th (14:30 - 16:00) - Returning writers (Getting Back in the Habit)
Weds May 21st (11:30 to 13:30) - Writing from your experience
Weds May 28th (14:30 - 16:00) - Writing for and to escape
Weds June 4th (11:30 - 13:00) - Writers Hour for prompts and facilitated space to write freely
Weds June 18th (11:30 - 13:30) - Journaling workshop
Weds July 2nd (14:30 to 16:00) - Come and celebrate writing to date and talk through writing; the emotions, the process; read out work if you like; and how to sustain writing over the summer
‘Your space, your voice’ writing workshops
From this May we'd love you to take part in our writing workshops to gain confidence sharing your individual story. ‘Your space, your voice’ is a safe place, online, to learn how to draw on your experience of life with a brain tumour, and learn the skills to write it down.
Focusing on the power of expressing yourself through writing, be it in a journal or through creative writing, the workshops will include gentle writing prompts and exercises. You can write freely, as you choose. We will first step back and reflect, 'what do we feel about writing?' 'Are we confident about writing down our experiences, or does writing bring up some fears?' We'll ask ourselves what our personal barriers to writing might be. Next, we will begin to explore what we have to say. We'll look at the different options available to us as we begin experimenting with new words; what feels comfortable to write and in what style; and where our writing could lead us, if we give ourselves time and space.As we build momentum, in later workshops we'll consider how we might plot or structure our writing, how writing might enhance our wellbeing, and also how to protect our wellbeing as we write challenging material.The workshops will be 1.15 hours each, with a comfort break built in.Whatever your individual experience of life with a brain tumour, or your experience of writing, these workshops are open to all.
