Some days, it’s not easy to reach your inner thoughts, but once there, what do you hear?  Are there thoughts you want to share?  Join us for a group, led by journalist and photographer Judy Licht, that gives you the opportunity to put on paper (or on computer) the thoughts and self questions that is in your mind now.

Writing down your thoughts gives you a safe place to explore what is going on in your mind – the worry, the anger, the fear – and it also can give you space to assess the personal strengths you are bringing to this challenging time.

Writing a journal seems like an easy thing to do, but it isn’t always.  A lot of questions spring up.  Who are you writing for, what are you trying to say, what’s your story, where do you start. It can be a simple reflection of the times, an oral history, a poem.  You will have the opportunity to read aloud to the group, keep your writing to yourself, or send it to Judy privately in this 4-week Journal Class. Each class will have a topic to write on prior to class.

Joining Judy each week will be Carly B. Social Worker from Iona Senior Services.

Journal Entry Topics and Objectives:

July 6^th–

Topic: Who am I beyond a caregiver…

Objective: Participates, write an entry prior to class that expresses who they are beyond being a caregiver to their loved ones. It will be our introduction class.

July 13^th–

Topic: Life after a pandemic…

Objective: Participants, write prior to class how life has been since the announcement that the pandemic is ending. Things to think about when writing your entry, how do you feel, what caregiving looks like for you, and how has the pandemic ending impacted your loved one that you are caregiving for.

July 27^th–

Topic: Then vs. Now

Objective: Participants, write prior to class about the changes in their loved ones and how it impacts them.

August 3rd-

Topic: I am feeling this way because…

Objective: Participants, write prior to class to create a journal entry that expresses their feelings about where they currently are with caregiving.