Teaching
Memoir workshop:
Writing with Ghosts
A four hour, deep dive into the process of memoir writing with an internationally best-selling author, playwright, award winning singer/songwriter and touring artist.
What you will learn…
How to create a safe environment to excavate memories.
The basic tools for beginning to share your story.
The ethics around telling true stories.
Strategies for overcoming obstacles
The courage to be vulnerable and allow for breakthroughs
“I felt we were all heard in a loving and safe community. It takes a special person to provide an environment where are all heard and open us up to be courageous to write our stories […] she helped to set a roadmap for exploring my own ancestral story.”
— WENDY
“I have been a writer and teacher of writing for years, but there is always more to learn. She made us all believe that we have a story worth telling and gave us the skills to tell it.”
— CHARITY BECKER
“The participants responses were as enthusiastic and complementary as responses I’ve heard about seasoned and heralded writing workshop leaders from across Canada … she will wonderfully help other writers exhume and safely dance in their work”
— DR. RICHARD LEMM, PROFESSOR OF CREATIVE WRITING AND ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF PEI