Writing the Broken Heart...Again

Many of us carry our grief privately, keeping all we long to express to ourselves out of fear of being judged or overwhelmed by our emotions or because of the harmful messaging we’ve received around grief. Yet our grief wants to move through us, to have some practice to engage and honor it. Writing is one of those practices. In this workshop, we'll turn to the page to express our grief through guided writing prompts. Sessions will include grounding meditations and visualizations, shared poems about grief that help us access our emotions around our own losses, and invitations to write and reflect. This class is for anyone experiencing a significant loss or change, not just the death of a loved one. If you’ve taken Writing the Broken Heart before, this class offers new poems and writing prompts to help you care for and navigate your grief. Students will have space to be with their grief in a culture that avoids and dismisses grief, while also finding comfort, support, insight and connection. Please bring a journal to write in to class.