Abigail Carter: the Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow’s Transformation

I have spoken about both grief and loss, and about writing and have conducted readings of my book on several occasions for organizations such as the ALS Chapter of Vancouver, Bereaved Families of Ontario, Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation’s Camp Widow, Recovery Cafe, Seattle and The University of Washington Extension Memoir Certificate Program.

On August 13-14, 2011 I will be once again speaking at Camp Widow in San Diego:

Resiliency Through Creativity – Post Traumatic Growth
Creativity means a lot of things to a lot of people. It can mean appreciating a piece of music, taking pleasure in a new purchase, redecorating your house, creating a work of art or writing in a journal. In this workshop you will learn to open a creative channel within yourself as a way of overcoming some of the pain of your grief. Learn to break down the obstacles we have each built up to protect ourselves from this pain of loss and discover the silver lining of grief ˆ the joy of living a more wholehearted, authentic life.