When Catharine H. Murray lost her six-year-old son to cancer, she thought that she would never recover. Fifteen years later, she inspires audiences with her story of making her way through grief using the healing power of writing.
In Writing the Stories of Your Life, a three-hour generative workshop, Murray invites participants to delve into their past by presenting take-home techniques for combining memory, stress, and story to develop engaging writing while cultivating the essential art of self-compassion. Participants will learn how to examine aspects of their life and write in a way that brings more power to their prose and more peace to their lives.
Murray writes, “We often want to suppress or hide from the painful experiences of our lives. However, it is often these experiences that breed compassion for ourselves and others by increasing our sensitivity and heightening our awareness of environment and psyche. Sometimes it is this very combination that starts us down the path of a writing life. Harnessing the power of our resilience can help drive the emotional intensity of our stories.”
Tuition of $145 covers instruction, take-home materials, and refreshments
Register now to reserve your space. Clicking the link will take you to the credit card payment page. Once your payment is received, you will receive an email confirmation.
The workshop will be held in the conference room of The Center, an historically Black community-based institution that educates, and empowers East End children and their families. Parking is free.
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