Wellness & Writing Connections

11/09/2022

Old classic

11/06/2022

Thank you all for supporting, participating in, and following the work of Wellness & Writing Connections. We will be removing this page on November 25, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact us through Facebook Messenger before November 25th. We wish you peace and wellness in all your endeavors and encourage you to keep writing.

10/05/2022

Talk about a late bloomer. Carl Allamby, who ran an auto repair shop for more than 20 years, was recently hired as an attending physician at Cleveland Clinic's Hillcrest Hospital at age 51.

10/05/2022

The "Five Invitations"
1. Don't wait.
2. Welcome everything, push away nothing.
3. Bring your whole self to the experience.
4. Find a place to rest in the middle of things.
5. Cultivate don't know mind.

09/25/2022

06/12/2020

Compassionate letter : Imagine that someone you love is experiencing the same challenges that you are in the COVID-19 situation – perhaps you have a close friend, neighbor, or family member who is also navigating this experience as the parent of children the same age as yours. This person might be real or imagined. In a compassionate and respectful way, write a letter of encouragement with advice for your loved one based on your own experience and lessons learned so far. What encouragement might you offer to a dear friend facing similar challenges? What words might give them comfort or hope? What might you encourage them to forgive themselves for? Write for as long as you need to in order to bring the letter to a satisfying close.

05/07/2020

Research opportunity #1: Expressive Writing for COVID-19 Resilience
In light of the extraordinary circumstances we are living through, we are conducting a study on expressive writing for resilience for adults who have been personally impacted by COVID-19 in some way. In addition to exploring the effect of expressive writing on resilience, the study will investigate the impact of writing on other aspects of emotional well-being.

What you should know about the Expressive Writing for COVID-19 Resilience study:

In order to be eligible for this study, you must be 18 years or older and feel personally impacted by COVID-19 in some way (e.g., feeling socially isolated, experiencing loss of work or income, anxiety about getting COVID-19, caring for sick loved ones)
If you choose to participate in the study, you will be asked to participate in 6-week, virtually delivered expressive writing intervention that will take place over Zoom and email.
Participation in this study is voluntary, and you are free to withdraw at any time. Your decision about participation in this study will not affect your regular care at Duke or in our clinic.

If you are interested in learning more about either of these studies and finding out if you are eligible to participate, please contact study coordinator Elizabeth Bechard by email at elizabeth.matteson@duke.edu.

04/22/2020

April 25 and 26 - Join 1440 Multiversity faculty member, writing clinician, and integrative-health coach John F. Evans as he guides you through an impactful series of expressive, transactional, poetic, affirmative, and mindful writing exercises to help you find a sense of calm during this time of uncertainty and beyond. In this live premium webinar, you will learn the following techniques:
Saturday, April 25
9:00-11:00 am: Expressive Writing: Since feelings come first, we express our emotions about what is closest to our hearts during this time, and we create our own stories about going beyond
1:00-3:00 pm Transactional Writing: Taking care of unfinished business of the heart and mind by creating unsent letters of compassion, forgiveness, and gratitude.
Sunday, April 26
9:00-11:00 am: Poetic Writing: Giving metaphor and narrative structure to our days, our relationship to our bodies, and granting ourselves permission to be who we need to be.
1:00-3:00 pm: Affirmative Writing: Naming and claiming our strengths and creating a language selfie we can take with us into the future. Mindful Writing: Learning a tool for awareness, attention, acceptance, affection, appreciation, and affirmation.
https://1440.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P64tITy_RICWKyUeHqSCuw?fbclid=IwAR28lP3ToObB-DnzDqNI4mN68gqDyZpR4tdylFU2Od1w5XC8LhatNJLsb_c

Faculty: John F. Evans, MAT, MA, EdD Writing is a powerful tool that can help us direct awareness inward and open up to greater self-awareness, growth, and healing. Join 1440 Multiversity faculty member, writing clinician, and integrative-health coach John F. Evans as he guides you through an impact...

04/19/2020

April 25 and 26 - Join 1440 Multiversity faculty member, writing clinician, and integrative-health coach John F. Evans as he guides you through an impactful series of expressive, transactional, poetic, affirmative, and mindful writing exercises to help you find a sense of calm during this time of uncertainty and beyond. In this live premium webinar, you will learn the following techniques:
Saturday, April 25
9:00-11:00 am: Expressive Writing: Since feelings come first, we express our emotions about what is closest to our hearts during this time, and we create our own stories about going beyond
1:00-3:00 pm Transactional Writing: Taking care of unfinished business of the heart and mind by creating unsent letters of compassion, forgiveness, and gratitude.
Sunday, April 26
9:00-11:00 am: Poetic Writing: Giving metaphor and narrative structure to our days, our relationship to our bodies, and granting ourselves permission to be who we need to be.
1:00-3:00 pm: Affirmative Writing: Naming and claiming our strengths and creating a language selfie we can take with us into the future. Mindful Writing: Learning a tool for awareness, attention, acceptance, affection, appreciation, and affirmation.
Please note that this is a two-day program.
Apr 25, 2020 09:00 AM
Apr 26, 2020 09:00 AMJoin me next weekend:

Faculty: John F. Evans, MAT, MA, EdD Writing is a powerful tool that can help us direct awareness inward and open up to greater self-awareness, growth, and healing. Join 1440 Multiversity faculty member, writing clinician, and integrative-health coach John F. Evans as he guides you through an impact...

04/13/2020

Harvard medical students created a free curriculum to give their peers and others a physician’s-eye view of the pandemic

04/03/2020

Take a moment to write about you experience with COVID-19, how you have adjusted your life, how it influences your thinking and feeling, and how it has affected your relationships.

03/05/2020

Join us for this evidenced-based, ground breaking workshop to improve your intimacy and sexual health!

01/27/2020

01/23/2020

Consider writing a piece about how your healing was enhanced or begun with writing.

Working on a submission to the Albright CNF Prize competition this long weekend? You might check out our upcoming issue feature theme (though submissions do NOT have to relate to the theme).

12/19/2019

Join me next week for this special life changing workshop.

In this special program at this auspicious time of year, John Evans will guide you in carefully chosen writing prompts to help you bring closure to the old year and begin the new one with a fresh vision for health, vitality, and your best possible life. Through this evidence-based program, you will....

10/31/2019

ENROLLING NOW! Class begins Nov 15th 2019!

This program is an advanced study program based on expressive writing research, practices, and principles as described in a growing body of literature related to writing and health. After successfully completing the Expressive Writing Facilitator Course, the candidate will be certified to teach Transform Your Health: Write to Healᵀᴹ.

ENROLLING NOW! Class begins Nov 15th 2019! This program is an advanced study program based on expressive writing research, practices, and principles as described in a growing body of literature...