Memoir Writing Workshop—
Rewriting the Past by Developing Our Perspective Through Creative Writing
What previous participants Have said:
“My daughter gave me this Memoir Writing Workshop as a gift and I have to say this was one of the best gifts I have ever received! I would recommend this to anyone and especially those who need to put their pain into words so they can deal with it in a more productive way!”
How do we communicate-to-be-understood when we’ve gone through painful past circumstances and we’re carrying around a suitcase full of unresolved upsets?
How can we take inventory of all these things we’ve been lugging around and use them to tell our story so that *we* are the main character, telling the story *our* way, as it occurred to us, so that it gets transformed from a bunch of crap into a work of art?
In this memoir writing workshop, you will receive support and a safe space to practice sharing yourself and your story through creative writing.
Writing, at least in my experience, is a wonderful way to practice getting our experiences out of our bodies where they often float around like disjointed fragments, and thread them together in whatever way feels right to us, until our words represent who we now choose to be in our lives.
This workshop will consist of 4 sessions with specific exercises in each session so that you can practice writing and also practice sharing your writing.
Each workshop will have no more than 6 participants. Each session will be 2 hours.
The workshop is $150 total for the 4 sessions. If you need help with a scholarship, please reach out!
I recommend this workshop to anyone who has a story to tell, no matter what you’ve been through. Writing has helped me to heal and continue to heal past wounds. And what I have learned is this: Your story is a treasure, and to tell it is a gift—to yourself and to whomever you choose to share it with.
If you are interested in this workshop, the next 4 sessions begin Wednesday, November 6th, 2024, from 4pm—6pm EST:
11/6
11/13
11/20
12/4
Thank you!
-Jessica
*Please understand that while memoir writing workshops have the potential to be extremely empowering and healing, they are not a substitute for therapy or medical care.
Jessica Laurel Kane is the author-illustrator of several books, most recently, The Boy with the Heavy Suitcase and Once Upon an Upset: Stories, Insights and Reflections To Help Parent Our Children While Reparenting Ourselves, She has an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College and lives in Upstate New York with her husband and son.