Suzanne Edison, MA, MFA

Poet • Educator

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Interview: Health Central–Expressive Writing for Caregivers

I am grateful to Anna Kaufman for this interview opportunity.

My workshops at UCSF are open to any parent with a child living with an ongoing mental or physical health issue.  Contact Bhupinder Nahal at UCSF for registration information. Bhupinder.Nahal@ucsf.edu

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Writing Workshop for Parents of Kids Living with a Chronic Illness

For any parents of kids living with a chronic illness, I’m teaching a 3 series writing workshop via zoom, beginning this month. See following for details.
• Managing trauma, stress and grief
• Building resilience
• Finding hope and gratitude
Through these workshops participants will:
• Explore
• Engage
• Creatively replenish themselves
• Find peer support
Expressive writing workshop UCSF Chronic Illness Center is partnering with Suzanne Edison, a writer, a parent, and a former psychotherapist to offer 3 virtual expressive writing workshops. When: Saturdays from 10:00am-12:00pm, February 26th, March 26th, and April 23rd How it works: You will have the opportunity to explore different aspects of your experiences with your child’s medical journey. Each workshop will involve reading selections in poetry and brief prose, writing prompts and homework offerings. Who can come: Parents/caregivers of children living with chronic conditions https://redcap.link/cicwriting Questions Contact us anytime: Bhupinder.nahal@ucsf.edu 
Testimonials:

“The workshop was so well designed and facilitated. I LOVED and benefited greatly [from] the variety of activities – the mindfulness and body scans, the writing prompts and sharing, the poems, and the reflections. Suzanne, your warmth and experience and organization are so appreciated.”

“It was great to share what we had bottled inside- and see it transformed into an art form.”

“I liked the poetry and how relatable it is.  Suzanne always does a great job.”

“…thank the host, she did an amazing job.  It was such a healing class.”

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Writing as a Righting Journey-San Francisco/Oakland–2020

Saturday, April 18th  and Sunday, April 19th, 2020

9 am – 1 pm ( each day )

Workshops are free.

  • I’ll be teaching 3-4 writing workshops over the coming year in both San Francisco and Oakland for parents of kids (young children, teens, or young adults) living with a chronic illness. These 4 hour workshops are sponsored by The Chronic Illness Center at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.
  • For information about locations, please contact me @ suzanne.edison@curejm.org and I’ll be happy to correspond with you. Or contact the CIC directly.
  • For information about the format of the workshop, go here.

Thank you, Suzanne

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Upcoming Readings-2012

I will be giving two free, public readings of new poems based on my conversations and interviews with parents who have a child living with a chronic illness.

 

Save The Dates:

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic, 2101 E. Yesler Way, Seattle, WA

 

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

12:30-1:30 pm

Seattle Children’s Hospital (Dining Room 3-off the Main Dining Room-Whale 5).