Weekly Forum Friday 12pm | Bibliotherapy - the Healing Power of Writing

Bibliotherapy is the practice of using reading and writing for emotional healing, insight, and self-discovery. While journaling is one powerful way to do this, bibliotherapy goes further: it includes memoir, creative writing, poetry, and even fiction as ways of exploring our inner worlds.

This session will be hosted by Mary Turner Thomson, an international bestselling author of two true crime memoirs, as well as a writing coach, editor, publishing consultant, and motivational speaker on surviving trauma and living on the other side of healing. Mary brings both professional expertise and lived experience to guide participants through practical exercises and reflective discussions.

When we write, we give shape to experiences that might otherwise remain tangled in memory or locked in the subconscious. For those of us carrying trauma, writing can be especially transformative. Our brains hold onto painful memories as a form of self-defence – triggering reminders and flashbacks to keep…