DETAILS

This is a virtual workshop via Zoom. One-time $25 registration fee. Spots are limited! Please register by Friday March 14th. Wednesdays from March 19-April 30 at 1pm EST. All session dates listed below: Session 1: March 19th Session 2: March 26th Session 3: April 2nd Session 4: April 9th Session 5: April 16th Session 6: April 23rd Session 7: April 30th About the Workshop Word Wellness will help you access your inherent creativity and learn to use writing as a tool for self-care, self-awareness, and brain health. We will explore the valuable practice of expressing ourselves with confidence and writing without expectations. Together we will do a wide variety of exercises to help you cultivate a deeper understanding and relationship with yourself. Word Wellness is a safe and open space to share ideas and connect with other creative souls living with Parkinson’s. Some things to know before you register: - Whatever tools you use to write will work for this workshop — pen and paper, devices or computers, or speech-to-text/dictation apps. - Word Wellness is not a traditional writing workshop offering instruction or critical feedback. It focuses on validating creative exploration and expression without expectations. -Cost is $25/person for all seven 90-minute sessions - This workshop is only for people with Parkinson’s and space is limited. About the Instructor Rebecca Gifford is a writer, writing coach, workshop facilitator and marketing communications executive. She has contributed her writing and story to websites and magazines around the world, and her memoir Cancer Happens: Coming of Age with Cancer was published in 2004. Rebecca is active in the Parkinson’s community as a patient and care partner advocate, speaker, facilitator and podcaster. She and her husband, who was diagnosed with Young-Onset Parkinson’s in 2017, hosted an award-winning podcast called When Life Gives You Parkinson’s for six years. https://www.rebeccagifford.com/