Hi! I am sure glad you are here!
On these pages you will find all kinds of exercises to get your started heartwriting. I love to take pictures, so you will also see some of my pictures throughout the site. In the last couple of years I have gone through a variety of changes, one involving bringing art into my writing. So you will see I am focusing on art, see Heartart, in this site.
As I mentioned on the home page, I call this heartwriting because it is writing from the heart. My love of writing started in the sixth grade when Mom gave me a Girl Scout diary for Christmas. Since then, over 40 years (Yikes! I can’t believe I’m that old!!) later, I still love to record my feelings and life events in journals. In 1998, I received the Center of Journal Therapy Instructor Certification. Since that time I have been able to share my passion through teaching a variety of journal writing classes.
In addition to writing, I have always had a great desire to empower. I spent several years as a social worker and in various other positions where I felt I was able to help.
In one of my heartwriting classes, a student told me that she loved my class because I was so passionate about my subject. I do love teaching heartwriting, watching students get excited, remember forgotten memories, and work on healing old hurts. As I said, writing and empowering have been my passions. Teaching heartwriting brings them together.
All of my classes have also been taught online. See Classes for information on them.
Below are just some of the classes I have taught live:
Rediscovering You - Altadena Country Club, Altadena, California
Healing Journey - St. Mary's Hope Cancer Resource Center weekend retreats
LifePages: Writing Our Life Stories - St. Mary's Senior Connection and Henderson Community College
Building Self Esteem through Reflective Writing and Journaling to Spiritual Awareness, Annual TEAM Conference, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
Journaling as a Healing Tool - Woman to Woman (Breast Cancer Survivors Support Group), Chancellor Cancer Center
Journaling to Spiritual Awareness - All day journaling workshop for St. Mary's Church; St. Anthony's
Journal to the Self for Single Moms in Caldwell Housing Development, three-session class funded by St. Mary's Mobile Outreach
Wisdom of the Elders - New Harmony weekend retreat sponsored by Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL., Opening and Closing workshops
Journal To The Self - numerous classes since October 1998. (USI, Deaconess Resource Center, Owensboro Health Park, St. Mary's Senior Connection, Deaconess Medwise, University of Evansville's Awakening to Spirituality Continuing Ed Class, EVSC New Directions, Public Libraries in Evansville, Newburgh and Mt. Vernon, Barnes & Noble Bookstores in Evansville and Louisville, Ky and private homes)