2024 EXPRESSIVE WRITING WORKSHOP Schedule
Sharon is a masterful teacher and guide.. she creates a space of safety, creativity, and healing…Those who write with her begin to make positive meaning out of the difficult journey of cancer, and they also have the opportunity to discover and share a new voice–a voice of strength and story that will be honored in its sharing… It has been such a gift for me to participate in this life-changing group… Quite simply, it has changed my life.
–Former participant,“Writing Through Cancer” series
Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research: Writing the Heart, An expressive writing workshop series for cardiac patients, offered virtually and in-person. Our in-person Spring workshop begins Tuesday, April 9th through April 30th, from 10 a.m. – noon at Toronto General Hospital, Elliot Building. Registration is required, Participants are limited to 15. To learn more and register, visit www.tedrogersresearch.ca/writing or https://ourhearthub.ca/writingtheheart/.
Gilda’s Club of Greater Toronto: Writing Through Cancer. A six-week virtual workshop, Writing Through Cancer, is offered through Gilda’s Club of Greater Toronto. (After 23 years of leading the “Writing Through Cancer” workshops, I have passed the baton to my colleague, Dani Taylor, MSW.) Registration is required. https://www.gildasclubtoronto.org/
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The sessions evoked …a whirlpool of emotions as I tried to pen down my thoughts and feelings inspired by the prompts…Your words of encouragement have empowered and healed us throughout the weeks.
Former Participant, Writing The Heart program
Sharon has a vast knowledge of the field and is able to tailor workshops to the participants’ and program needs…a professional in the best sense – she is a great communicator, self-sufficient and well-prepared…Dr. Bray is an amazing person – compassionate, funny, dedicated and brilliant. She changes people’s lives.
Audrey Shafer, MD, Founder, Medicine and the Muse Program, Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics
When Life Hurts, Writing Can Help 