Write Where We Belong - Survivros' Voices Writing Workshops. Learn more and register here.
Join me for a two-hour generative writing workshop to explore grief and loss through writing. Learn more and register here.
Join members of The League of Canadian Poets' Feminist Caucus for an evening of readings.
I will be speaking as part of the Lived Experience Panel on Tuesday October 28th, sharing my lived experineces of CPT as well as the innovative new Writing Through Recovery© program I created based on Dr. Patricia Resick's groundbreaking Getting Unstuck from PTSD Worksbook.
Writing Through Recovery© is a carefully structured yet flexible program developed by Mary Simmerling to empower trauma survivors through the act of writing together in a community of belonging. By integrating the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) methodology with reflective prompts adapted from Dr. Patricia Resick’s groundbreaking book Getting Unstuck From PTSD: Using Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) to Guide Your Recovery, participants in this program will find a safe and enriching space for self-expression and community connection. This innovative program offers trauma survivors a unique opportunity to write together in a supportive community.
Writing Through Recovery© Cohort 1 - Winter 2026 - will begin on Wednesday January 7, 2026 and run every Wednesday from 5:30 - 7:30pm ET through the end of March 2026 (commencing on March 25, 2026).
The total cost of the program is $240 ($20 per session plus the cost of the book Getting Unstuck From PTSD: Using Cognitive Processing Therapy to Guide Your Recovery). Financial assistance and bursaries are available.
You can now watch the video recording of the launch of the powerful new anthology We've Got Some Things to Say: Reshaping Narratives Around Sexual Violence, a collection of writing by survivors that gives voice to their truths, stories, and experiences. With work from more than 35 authors representing a diversity of voices and experiences, the writing in this anthology forms a magnificent tapestry of unflinching truth.
Join Katie and Mary in conversation about the transformational power of art and writing for survivors, and the healing journey of reclaiming our stories.
