When you write a family story, whether you plan to publish or not, you're presented with an opportunity for emotional catharsis, strengthening your ability to articulate thoughts and feelings. Perhaps you write to reflect on your life without the express purpose of sharing your pages with others. Or maybe you have a story to tell yet feel compelled to change the details because you would like to publish your work to a wider audience. Regardless of your writing goals, whether you're crafting personal essay or memoir or you prefer to fictionalize your stories, the act of writing evokes mindful ways of Being and helps writers gain perspective on the most challenging aspects of relationships and family life.
Join acclaimed author and family therapist, Lynne Reeves Griffin with BWBH founder Lara Wilson for this BEtreat exploring creative expression as a healing practice. This session will combine mindful wellness practices with literary craft lessons that finesse your writing practice with intention and care. Practical, thoughtful, and fun exercises will leave you eager to make writing a meaningful part of your life.
Writing [for] Your Life BEtreat - in-person in Concord, MA
Sunday, August 7 at 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
9:15 Welcome and Introductions
9:30 Meditation for Creativity with Lara Wilson
10:00 Mindful Family Stories with Lynne Griffin
11:30 Care and Compassion Practice
12:00 Refreshments & Conversation
12:30 Fond Farewell
Space is limited to 8 participants for greater wellBEing and to provide personalized attention.
Half-Day BEtreat for $124. Register today to receive details and directions to the BWBH BEtreat space.
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Lynne Reeves Griffin is an internationally recognized family counselor, public speaker, teacher and writer of fiction and non-fiction. Her short fiction, essays, and articles have appeared in Parents, Psychology Today, Solstice Literary Magazine, Chautauqua Journal, Craft Literary, Fiction Writers Review, Brain, Child and more. Lynne regularly appears as a media guest expert to discuss contemporary family life and preventive mental health. She guides schools in the US and abroad to adopt social emotional learning curricula. Writing as Lynne Griffin, she is the author of the family-focused novels, Life Without Summer (St. Martin’s Press), Sea Escape (Simon & Schuster), and Girl Sent Away (SixOneSeven Books). She writes novels of domestic suspense as Lynne Reeves. The New York Times called The Dangers of an Ordinary Night (Crooked Lane Books) "--a sensitive examination of a dysfunctional family and a full-of-secrets community that claims to be seeking the truth." Her next novel, Dark Rivers to Cross (Crooked Lane Books) about inherited trauma and parenting is forthcoming November 2022. For more about Lynne's work visit LynneGriffin.com
Author photo credit: Ian Dickerman
