When we express our experience, we begin to transform pain into energy we can use for growing, living, and healing.

The Transforming Trauma Workshop is a monthly series of supported exercises in writing, art, and dance that will help us love ourselves and release past pain as we reclaim our power.

During this one-hour workshop on the healing art of writing, you’ll learn fundamental skills you’ll need on the journey of telling your own story. We’ll talk about creating a sustainable life, setting aside time for writing, shielding ourselves from reliving the trauma as we express it, and self-care. When you go hiking, you make sure to have plenty of water, sunscreen, and good shoes. When you go writing, you make sure to have plenty of courage, support, and good tools. This workshop will give you the basics for beginning, including writing prompts and information on how to pace and protect yourself. All participants also will have the opportunity to schedule a one-on-one session with the facilitator about specific projects. 

Presenter

Kiesa Kay, poet and playwright, will facilitate our monthly series on Transforming Trauma. Her plays have been presented in five states, and she’s on the literary maps of both Kansas and North Carolina. Kiesa has coached nine authors as they’ve completed their books, and she’s led support groups for non-offending caregivers and survivors of abuse.