Therapeutic Creative Writing and Storytelling Workshops for Carers

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Friday 7 Mar 2025 - Friday 28 Mar 2025

12:00pm

1616/1624 Burwood Hwy, Belgrave VIC 3160, Australia

Our popular creative writing workshops is back in 2025!

Led by award-winning writer Karen McKnight, these workshops offer a unique opportunity to explore various writing styles, including freewriting, poetry, memoir, and fiction. With Karen’s lived experience as a carer and her years of helping individuals and groups find their voice through writing, participants will develop creative self-expression, storytelling skills, and foster supportive peer connections.

Week 1 (7 March): Stream of consciousness
Letting go of the rules of writing through a range of intuitive, right brain techniques. These work towards reconnecting to oneself, one’s values and to what makes life meaningful.

Week 2 (14 March): Discovering your story
Compiling lists of significant moments and turning points in your life as a way of mapping your journey, observing patterns and discovering the stories you want to tell.

Week 3 (21 March): The Hero’s Journey, story structure & fictionalising
Retelling one’s story as a character on a Hero’s Journey using a structure which is empowering and enlightening can resolve concerns about privacy.

Week 4 (28 March): The power of poetry as a therapeutic tool
An introduction to list poetry, Beat poets and poetry prompts to create moving and powerful spoken word poems. Living the Writer’s Life: An overview of peer led writing groups, and where to from here.

Date: 7, 14, 21 & 28 March 2025, Fridays
Time: 12:00pm – 4:30pm
Location: 1616/1624 Burwood Hwy, Belgrave, Belgrave Community Hub

Please RSVP here to secure your spot.

Any questions, please contact:
Phone: 8850 4136
Email: chuck.cheng@accesshc.org.au

You can download the flyer and share with anyone who might be interested.