It's a well known fact that writing can be a useful therapeutic tool, and the more you do it, the more benefit you can derive.
Keeping a daily journal, whether it be to simply record what we do during the day, or to confide within its pages our joys, sorrows, challenges, and achievements, can make us feel good too. There's something about 'getting it out' onto the page. The act of writing can help us process thoughts, sort out problems, and find ways forward when life seems so hard.
This coming weekend, Breast Cancer Support and Pennington Consulting are hosting a FREE writing workshop in Christchurch for those who have experienced a breast cancer diagnosis. Under the skilled guidance of writer and workshop facilitator Jane Bissell, those attending will have an opportunity to 'have a go' at writing about their cancer pathways, and the impact a diagnosis has had on their lives. And they will be in good hands. Jane is the author of Welcome to the Amazon Club , one of New Zealand's best-known books about a cancer journey, and The Pink Party, (Jane's second book dealing with the ongoing impact cancer can have).
The workshop will help participants craft their stories from the inside out, focussing on the nuts and bolts of telling a good story, but also offering ways to express the emotional and physical side of the cancer experience.
If you've experienced breast cancer at any time in your life and would like to join this free workshop, a few places are still available so book now to secure your spot and take that first step towards writing your best 'breast' story.
