Keynote Addresses
Inspiration from a Cancer Journey
  • 30 to 60 minute keynote addresses with Q&A
  • adaptable to any group where illness or personal growth is a consideration: illustrations are from cancer but application is universal
  • suitable for: patients, "survivors", caregivers, medical practitioners, educators
  • 3 points: I am not my disease, community is better than isolation, wholeness is more desirable than health.
Workshops for Schools
Introduction to Storytelling and Memoir
  • 45 to 60 minute workshop
  • An participatory introduction to the value and practice of personal storytelling and memoir
  • Adapted to each group's objectives and capabilities
  • Fun for all ages
Telling Your Story: Personal Storytelling
  • 5 class periods
  • Done in conjunction with the teacher
  • Fulfills many aspects of provincial English curriculum objectives
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Your Family Story
  • 5 class periods
  • Done in conjunction with the teacher
  • For social sciences classes where a study of family history is appropriate
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Story Meets Science: Genetics in the Real World
  • 45 to 60 minute workshop
  • Questions of ethics in modern genetics from the perspective of a genetic mutant and an (amateur) scientist
  • Adapted to each group's objectives and capabilities
  • Designed with High School Biology classes in mind
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Workshops for Educators
Facilitating Memoir-writing in Your Classroom
  • 1 hour session
  • This practical session walks you through my tested methodology for teaching memoir-writing​.
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Facilitating Memoir-writing in Your Classroom
  • 2.5 hour session
  • The extended edition of the workshop gives more time for participants to do writing exercises. In specific, the entire outlining section is hands-on to provide participants with an idea of how this would work with their students.
Workshops for The Public
Memoir-writing for Beginning to Intermediate Authors
  • 4 or 5 2-hour sessions
  • Assumes high personal motivation to write
  • Does not require previous writing or publication experience
  • Time to write built into the workshop
Personal Storytelling for Adult Literacy Students
  • 3 to 5 sessions with customizable objectives
Livingroom Readings
Formal and Informal Presentations with Readings and Stories

Suitable for:
  • intimate home gatherings
  • libraries
  • book clubs
  • retreats
Church Presentations
Formal Pastoral Presentations

Presupposes (as values of the church/organization):
  • recognition of the value of the Christian Scripture
  • acknowledgement of the power of God in our lives
  • a desire for personal wholeness
Sermon Options (to date):
  • Mark 2:1-12: Healing and Wholeness