Be Well Be Here presents our seasonal FREE virtual literary event
Be Brave Book Group
The Healing Power of Storytelling
with Dr. Annie Brewster and Rachel Zimmerman
Wednesday, February 23 at 7:30 pm
Join author and physician Dr. Annie Brewster with celebrated journalist Rachel Zimmerman for an online discussion of their co-created book, The Healing Power of Storytelling: Using Personal Narrative to Navigate Illness, Trauma, and Loss.
FREE and open to all. Please register for your Zoom link. Be Well Be Here’s initial Be Brave Book Group of 2022 is offered in collaboration with the Concord Free Public Library. Arrive with questions, and Be present for moments of compassion, insight and connection that arise with shared storytelling.
BWBH’s Be Brave Book Group features celebrated authors who bravely share mindful conversation about their personal journeys as writers and the risks taken to craft authentic, powerful narratives.
Tell Your Story
Whatever it may Be, the way you tell your story can make all the difference - for you and others.
ABOUT THE HEALING POWER OF STORYTELLING
Reframe your story – and reclaim your life – through the transformative practice of writing and storytelling…
When Harvard-trained physician Dr. Annie Brewster was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2001, she realized firsthand that the medical system to which she’d devoted her entire career was failing patients. The experience was dehumanizing. Her doctors weren’t listening. And the confusion, fear, and shame she felt around her diagnosis was preventing her from truly healing, claiming her story, and living her fullest, richest life.
The fact is, doctors can give you a life-changing diagnosis, but they’re not equipped to help you deal with the inner fallout: the confusion, anxiety, trauma, and dread that comes after “I have some bad news.” Here, Dr. Brewster shows how writing your own unique healing story can help you process what comes next–to come to terms, create new ways to thrive, and even reclaim your personal power amid fear, change, and uncertainty.
Dr. Brewster and journalist Rachel Zimmerman each share their own personal stories, acting as expert guides as you move forward on your healing journey. With exercises, reflections, writing prompts, and stories from other real patients, Dr. Brewster and Zimmerman show how you can:
• Process the difficult emotions that come with life-changing diagnosis
• Move beyond being the hero of your own story to become the author of your own story
• Craft your narrative and share it in whatever medium speaks to you: music, audio, art, or writing
• Integrate a traumatic health event into a new and evolving identity
• Use applied storytelling techniques to strengthen connections between you and your loved ones (and even your care providers)
• Cultivate resilience to move forward amid uncertainty and fear
- from PenguinRandomHouse.com
About BWBH’s Be Brave Book Group
This online program was established by BWBH founder Lara Wilson along with board members Marjan Kamali and Whitney Scharer to celebrate courageous authors and diverse stories.
The Be Brave Book Group features authors who courageously share mindful conversation about their personal journeys as writers exploring the risks taken to craft meaningful personal narratives. Join us to hear the real story-behind-the-story, and Be inspired by storytellers whose words make a difference.
