Workshop
Fortitude: Writing for Wellbeing workshop
22 Nov 2023
Regular hours
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
Cost of entry
Standard entry ticket - Writing for Wellbeing - £24.00
NHS entry ticket - Writing for Wellbeing - £20
50% discount for Art Pass holders
Address
- 11 St Andrews Place
- Regent's Park
- London
- NW1 4LE
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Tube: Great Portland Street
Explore how Writing for Wellbeing can be used to process experiences and memories of the pandemic in a cathartic and uplifting way in this evening workshop inspired by exhibition ‘Fortitude’ at the Royal College of Physicians Museum.
About
Led by experienced writing facilitator Jo Robinson join the workshop for a mix of creative writing, poetry, and self-reflective exercises around the topic of Fortitude. She will be joined by consultant physician Helen Lane, a contributor to the exhibition, who will be reading two poems that she wrote during her time working through the COVID-19 pandemic.
No previous writing experience is necessary.
The evening workshop will include a tour of the exhibition ‘Fortitude’ and light refreshments.
Jo would like to make participants aware that while the workshop is intended to be positive and therapeutic, it's worth noting that during the session you may experience difficult emotions.
Jo Robinson is a qualified Writing for Wellbeing Practitioner living in West London who has worked with numerous organisations around London including Mind, Hestia, St. Mungo’s and Open Age.
Dr Helen Lane is a consultant physician at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in south Wales. Her poem ‘It’s good to talk’ and a copy of the book of poetry she and colleague Dr Sean Watermeyer published during the pandemic to raise money for charity features in the exhibition.