2010 Wellness & Writing Connections
Conference
Early Bird Registration NOW through Sept.
15
Now, more than ever, creative expression, writing and the arts are
being used in medical settings to process experiences of illness
and trauma. Research led by Dr. James Pennebaker has shown that the
use of writing has physiological benefits to health and can aide in
healing from a physical or emotional trauma.
This two-day conference brings together a number of powerhouse
leaders in the field of writing for health and healing. Breakout
sessions include writing and healing in wartime, writing and
compassion fatigue, and writing in integrative medicine, in
addition to topics in journaling, memoir, psychological journaling,
student writings, and more.
The Friday evening keynote address will feature Roy Fox, Professor
of English Education and Director of the Missouri Writing Project
at the University of Missouri. The keynote address on Saturday
evening will feature Brenda Stockdale, Director of Mind-Body
Medicine for the Radiology Clinics of Georgia. Additional speakers
include Lucille Allegretti-Freeman, Tim Blue, Susan Borkin, Angela
and Dennis Buttiner, Claudia-Hill Duffee, Carolyn Graham, Claudia
Hough, Elaine Handley, Leatha Kendrick, Laura Miller, Diana Rash,
Jean Rowe, and Barbara Stahura.