Bess O’Brien
Bess O’Brien is the director and producer of a number of award-winning films including her latest documentary “Just Getting By” which is focused on Vermonters struggling with food and housing insecurity.
Founded in 2014, Vermont’s Writers for Recovery (WFR) offers a unique outlet for people with substance use disorder to share their stories and heal.
WFR has produced writing workshops in Vermont recovery centers, correctional facilities, libraries, and schools. They’ve published five print anthologies and created a Vermont Public podcast. Via Zoom, they’ve drawn participants from around the world.
In this engaging participatory workshop, you’ll hear the powerful stories of people in recovery. You’ll learn how and why the writing techniques used in Writers for Recovery enable people to ease their emotional pain, reduce their feelings of shame, and move forward toward recovery. You’ll even develop new tools for managing stress and difficult situations in your own life.
After this workshop, you’ll look at substance use disorder and people in recovery through a more positive and productive lens. And you’ll discover how the simple act of writing and sharing stories can help us all lead better, more connected lives.
Additional Costs
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Questions?
Contact Jacob Pelletier at jpelletier@vermonthumanities.org.
