ENG-C-101: Creative Writing for Personal Wellness- Reclaiming Self

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About Course

This course explores how creative writing can be a tool for personal wellness. Through storytelling, journaling, poetry, and memory work, students will learn to use writing as a tool for emotional regulation, healing, and deeper self-understanding. The course incorporates mindfulness, prompts, peer sharing, and reflection practices.

What Will You Learn?

  • Students will learn techniques for using writing to heal old wounds and move through new challenges
  • Students will practice mindfulness and other strategies to support emotional regulation
  • Students will develop a plan to use writing to support their wellness journey and gain a deeper understanding of self
  • Students will build relationship with others and deepen their relationship with themselves through vulnerability and authenticity

Course Content

Week 1: Writing to Heal- Intro to writing for emotional release
Mindfulness practice Short Reading Writing Exercise Quiz Homework

Week 2: The Stories We Tell Ourselves- on Memory & Self Awareness
Writing Exercise Intro to Sensory Writing Group Share Quiz Homework

Week 3: Writing Our Reflections
Reading Poetry Exercise Writing Exercise Quiz Homework

Week 4: The Ritual of Release- Making Space for the Future
Visualization practice Writing Exercise Group Ritual Quiz Homework

Final Portfolio (Due Week 4)
"The Wellness Writer’s Chapbook" Students will submit: 3 revised creative pieces (poetry, essay, hybrid, etc) A 1-page wellness writing plan (how you will continue the practice) 250-word artist’s statement on writing + healing

Extras and Resources:
Weekly affirmations & journaling prompts (via patreon) Optional readings from bell hooks, Natalie Goldberg, Audre Lorde (via patreon) Community forum for peer encouragement (via patreon) Instructor office hours for feedback (via TikTok)

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