After your child dies you become desperate for something that helps ease the pain. Anything that will bring healing.
One tool often recommended by counselors is journal writing. A journal gives you a place to put your thoughts, frustrations, remembrances.
This blog is my version of a journal.
I’ve found it helps to get some of these overwhelming thoughts out of my head. I’m not sure how it works or why, but sending my thoughts out into the ether of the blogosphere seems to bring me comfort.
At the recent TCF regional conference we attended, author and bereaved mom Alice J. Wisler conducted a workshop on journal writing. While it’s too late for you to attend her workshop, Alice can still help you with your journal writing.
She periodically offers a course, Writing the Heartache, providing lessons. In this five week course Alice sends out lessons via email. You send your assignments back to her for critique, suggestions and support.
2 responses to “Journal Writing”
Bless you, Joe! Thanks for placing this here.
~ Alice
@Alice I enjoyed meeting you at the conference in Frankfort.
I’m glad to share what you do with visitors to this blog. I’m sure many will find your course and insights very helpful in their grief journey.