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  • August 2024

  • Tue 13

    Cancer & Creative Expression: Writing Series: Session 2: Fostering Our Inner Strength Sponsored by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

    August 13, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PDT
    [ONLINE] Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

    Just as physical strength helps us rise above obstacles, internal strength allows us to sustain energy and hope. But it needs to be developed and nurtured to retain its power....

  • Tue 20

    Cancer & Creative Expression: Writing Series: Session 3: Stretching Beyond Our Comfort Zones Sponsored by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

    August 20, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PDT
    [ONLINE] Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

    Many great leaders have overcome obstacles by reaching beyond what they thought their limits might be. In this workshop, we’ll write about some of our personal obstacles and how we might...

  • November 2024

  • Tue 5

    Cancer & Creative Expression: Writing Series: Session 1: Taking Stock Sponsored by Valley Medical Center

    November 5, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PST
    [ONLINE] Valley Medical Center

    Sometimes we find ourselves stuck in our own ways. Sometimes the progression of time knocks things out of whack. And sometimes life throws sneaky little curveballs at us. Staying on...

  • Tue 12

    Cancer & Creative Expression: Writing Series: Session 2: Making Changes Sponsored by Valley Medical Center

    November 12, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PST
    [ONLINE] Valley Medical Center

    Once we acknowledge the physical, emotional, or spiritual issues that interfere with our needs and our goals, we need to come up with a plan to tackle them with practical steps. In this...

  • Tue 19

    Cancer & Creative Expression: Writing Series: Session 3: Celebrating Tomorrow Sponsored by Valley Medical Center

    November 19, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PST
    [ONLINE] Valley Medical Center

    Change can be frightening, but it can also be liberating! In this workshop, we’ll imagine a realistic future more closely aligned with our dreams. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Need help...

  • March 2025

  • Tue 4

    Writing to Explore How Nature Offers Strength, Healing, and New Perspective

    March 4, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PST Writing to Explore How Nature Offers Strength, Healing, and New Perspective
    [ONLINE] Overlake Medical Center

    Walt Whitman said that after business, politics, and even love are gone, nature remains. The wild world represents authenticity in the purest form, and we each have a unique relationship with it. Through poems, quotes, and inspirational writing prompts, we’ll lean into the possibility that nature can bring us strength, healing, and new perspective. CLICK...

  • Tue 11

    Writing to Explore How Nature Offers Strength, Healing, and New Perspective

    March 11, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PDT Writing to Explore How Nature Offers Strength, Healing, and New Perspective
    [ONLINE] Overlake Medical Center

    Walt Whitman said that after business, politics, and even love are gone, nature remains. The wild world represents authenticity in the purest form, and we each have a unique relationship...

  • Tue 18

    Writing to Explore How Nature Offers Strength, Healing, and New Perspective

    March 18, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PDT Writing to Explore How Nature Offers Strength, Healing, and New Perspective
    [ONLINE] Overlake Medical Center

    Walt Whitman said that after business, politics, and even love are gone, nature remains. The wild world represents authenticity in the purest form, and we each have a unique relationship...

  • June 2025

  • Tue 24

    Cancer & Creative Expression: Transforming Fear & Uncertainty Writing Series Sponsored by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

    June 24, 2025 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm PDT Cancer & Creative Expression: Transforming Fear & Uncertainty Writing Series Sponsored by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
    [ONLINE] Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

    Difficult feelings surface through illness—and through many other aspects of our lives. In this writing workshop series, we’ll draw from the experiences of historical, mythological, literary, and cultural characters to...

  • July 2025

  • Tue 1

    Cancer & Creative Expression: Transforming Fear & Uncertainty Writing Series Sponsored by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

    July 1, 2025 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm PDT Cancer & Creative Expression: Transforming Fear & Uncertainty Writing Series Sponsored by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
    [ONLINE] Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

    Difficult feelings surface through illness—and through many other aspects of our lives. In this writing workshop series, we’ll draw from the experiences of historical, mythological, literary, and cultural characters to...

  • Tue 8

    Cancer & Creative Expression: Transforming Fear & Uncertainty Writing Series Sponsored by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

    July 8, 2025 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm PDT Cancer & Creative Expression: Transforming Fear & Uncertainty Writing Series Sponsored by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
    [ONLINE] Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

    Difficult feelings surface through illness—and through many other aspects of our lives. In this writing workshop series, we’ll draw from the experiences of historical, mythological, literary, and cultural characters to...

  • October 2025

  • Tue 7

    Writing Series Session 1: Where It All Began Sponsored by Valley Medical Center

    October 7, 2025 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm PDT
    [ONLINE] Valley Medical Center

    In this session, we’ll look at the starting point for one or more roads we’ve taken, paying special attention to new emotions, challenges, or relationships that arose. CLICK HERE TO...

  • Tue 14

    Writing Series Session 2: Crisscrossing the Roadmap Sponsored by Valley Medical Center

    October 14, 2025 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm PDT
    [ONLINE] Valley Medical Center

    In this session, we’ll explore the bumps and potholes we’ve faced, the detours we’ve taken, and the progress we’ve made, noting which inner thoughts, feelings, and even doubts have hitchhiked...

  • Tue 21

    Writing Series Session 3: Reaching the Destination Sponsored by Valley Medical Center

    October 21, 2025 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm PDT
    [ONLINE] Valley Medical Center

    In this session, we’ll examine where we are in relation to our desired destination and imagine what navigational changes we might make going forward. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Series Title:...

  • February 2026

  • Tue 3

    Writing Series: Finding Your Secret Keys to Wellbeing Sponsored by EvergreenHealth

    February 3 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PST Writing Series: Finding Your Secret Keys to Wellbeing Sponsored by EvergreenHealth
    [ONLINE] EvergreenHealth

    A key is something you carry within — your awareness, your choices, your self-compassion. It can unlock closed doors that keep you from your healthiest, happiest self. We each have those keys in our possession, but they might be hidden somewhere and we need to find them. Or maybe they’re right there, dangling from our...

  • Tue 10

    Writing Series: Finding Your Secret Keys to Wellbeing Sponsored by EvergreenHealth

    February 10 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PST Writing Series: Finding Your Secret Keys to Wellbeing Sponsored by EvergreenHealth
    [ONLINE] EvergreenHealth

    A key is something you carry within — your awareness, your choices, your self-compassion. It can unlock closed doors that keep you from your healthiest, happiest self. We each have...

  • Tue 17

    Writing Series: Finding Your Secret Keys to Wellbeing Sponsored by EvergreenHealth

    February 17 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PST Writing Series: Finding Your Secret Keys to Wellbeing Sponsored by EvergreenHealth
    [ONLINE] EvergreenHealth

    A key is something you carry within — your awareness, your choices, your self-compassion. It can unlock closed doors that keep you from your healthiest, happiest self. We each have...

  • May 2026

  • Tue 12

    Survivorship Writing Series: Land, Water, Sky: Writing the Elements of Our Lives Sponsored by Valley Medical Center

    May 12 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PDT Survivorship Writing Series: Land, Water, Sky: Writing the Elements of Our Lives Sponsored by Valley Medical Center
    [ONLINE] Valley Medical Center

    Our beloved earth serves as both our literal and figurative roots, offering us a rich landscape for personal exploration. In this three-part series, we’ll explore, write about, and share our personal narratives and healing journeys through the natural lens. May 12:  Land (representing our roots and our destinations) May 19: Water (serving as metaphor for emotion, movement, and...

  • Tue 19

    Survivorship Writing Series: Land, Water, Sky: Writing the Elements of Our Lives Sponsored by Valley Medical Center

    May 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PDT Survivorship Writing Series: Land, Water, Sky: Writing the Elements of Our Lives Sponsored by Valley Medical Center
    [ONLINE] Valley Medical Center

    Our beloved earth serves as both our literal and figurative roots, offering us a rich landscape for personal exploration. In this three-part series, we’ll explore, write about, and share our personal narratives and healing journeys through the natural lens. May 12:  Land (representing our roots and our destinations) May 19: Water (serving as metaphor for emotion, movement, and...

  • Tue 26

    Survivorship Writing Series: Land, Water, Sky: Writing the Elements of Our Lives Sponsored by Valley Medical Center

    May 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PDT Survivorship Writing Series: Land, Water, Sky: Writing the Elements of Our Lives Sponsored by Valley Medical Center
    [ONLINE] Valley Medical Center

    Our beloved earth serves as both our literal and figurative roots, offering us a rich landscape for personal exploration. In this three-part series, we’ll explore, write about, and share our personal narratives and healing journeys through the natural lens. May 12:  Land (representing our roots and our destinations) May 19: Water (serving as metaphor for emotion, movement, and...

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