Resilience In Writing with Lorna Rose: S1E27

"I write to claim my feelings, allowing me to do with them what I need, to affirm and sit with myself in ways I couldn't otherwise, and to inspire others." - Lorna Rose The arts have the ability to understand ourselves in a deeper way and can lead us into authentic and truthful, honest living. Sometimes what we’re thinking and feeling are dark and painful but the arts can help identify those things and help us move through those things. Oftentimes when you’re dealing with trauma or going through a life-altering health challenge, you think you’re completely alone and the only person who knows but most of the time you’re not but it could just be that no one is talking about it. After writing her story, Lorna realized she wasn’t the only one struggling and in turn, helped others who had gone or were going through the same thing. Lorna Rose is a Pacific Northwest writer and speaker. Her work has been recognized by PNWA and the Oregon Poetry Association and has appeared in several magazines and anthologies. She is a former president of Write On The River, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting writers in North Central Washington and beyond, as well as on the board of the Oregon Poetry Association. Lorna is also a certified ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) speaker and has spoken publicly on finding resilience through writing, overcoming adversity, motherhood and writing, and her experience in AmeriCorps.  For more on Lorna, check out www.lornarose.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artsforthehealthofit/support