Workshops & Coaching
Gratitude for Everyday Leaders
Calm your mind. Improve your memory. Boost your energy. Plan your ways.
Online Coaching Session
Journal Writing
with Lorraine Widmer-Carson
Requirements:
- Secure internet connection, no distractions.
- 90 minutes of privacy.
- A blank page and a pen.
- Growth mindset. Curiousity. Courage.
Outcomes:
- Tools and Techniques for writing your way.
- Calmer mind. Greater clarity. Better focus.
- Motivation to normalize writing as a habit for greater self-acceptance & self-awareness.
If you would like to work with me 1:1, please get in touch.
Write. Appreciate. Recalibrate.
Workshops
Writing as Wayfinding
90 minutes online | Reflective Writing | 4-part series | Maximum group size of 8 people
Work with Lorraine, recently Certified Journal to the Self® Instructor, Author and Community Convenor, in this 90-minute online workshop designed to support educators, teachers, leaders, mentors and coaches of all disciplines.
With pro-tips, techniques, prompts and science, Lorraine encourages participants to embrace a mindset reset, a mood shift towards calm and a chance to recalibrate and freshen their focus
Program Options
Online Workshop: A 90-minute session with a maximum group size of 8 people.
In-Person Series: A four-part series designed to build a community of journal writers, introducing more science, tips, and tools each session.
Whether you sign up for an online 90-minute session or a series that includes eight hours of instruction, participants will enjoy the benefits of pausing in order to:
- write from the heart
- reflect on the things that are going well
- acknowledge changes and challenges
- plan accordingly
The Approach
Introducing time-tested tools that are old school simple, Lorraine passionately shares her lived experience and introduces the research that encourages participants to use a pen and paper in order to focus their thoughts and write their personal plans for self-directed change.
Note: This workshop is about process, not product.
Outcomes Include:
- calmer minds and improved energy.
- reduced stress and greater insight.
- clarity and confidence.
- higher levels of self-understanding and motivation to focus on personal priorities.
Course Outline: Writing as Wayfinding
Reflective Writting
What is it? ABC’s. Safety First. Science. Free write. Focus. Clusters. Glimmers.
If Onlies & Actualies
Enjoying the process. Fun! Rewiring. Springboards. Lists. Glimmers. Topics du Jour.
Things: To remember. To forget. To resolve.
Memory. Dialogue. Character sketches. Scenes. Letters.
Pro–tips. Chugging Along.
Habits. Motivation. Poems.
Way-finding. Inventorying. Getting unstuck.
Lorraine Widmer-Carson, Workshop Facilitator
Certified Journal to the Self® Instructor. Author. Community Convenor.
Lorraine Widmer-Carson has been honing her writing practice for 30 years and is ready to inspire your journey with her practical knowledge. A master journal writer and community advocate, Lorraine believes in the transformative power of gratitude, and is convinced that people who take time to reflect on the good things in life are more resilient, creative, and confident in every area of life—including their self-awareness that nurtures humility and grace. With gratitude, leaders are poised to deepen relationships, strengthen their levels of social, emotional, spiritual attachment and act with quiet humility.
A Bow Valley resident for over 40 years, Lorraine has built her life around appreciation of nature, love of family and commitment to community. Supportive of and supported by her wide circles of friendships, she draws inspiration from the place that she calls home, fully aware that she resides on lands that are part of Treaty 7 of southern Alberta. Living in a townsite located inside Canada’s oldest national park, Lorraine has worked with nonprofits and organizations that serve the community, including social and environmental causes, while revelling in the majesty of wild landscapes that surround her.
When she’s not skiing, hiking, or exploring secret spots with her grandchildren, Lorraine and her Swiss-Canadian husband, Erwin, may be fondly reminiscing over a cheese fondue, their many years of operating Ticino Swiss Italian Restaurant, 1979 – 2023.
With gratitude,
“Gratitude is a human bonding agent—it’s the social glue that can patch up cracks, improve connections, manage regrets, resolve resentment and help us grow into stronger, kinder, more confident leaders. Writing is a tool that helps you find your way to your things that really matter, the things for which you are most grateful — even when the head winds are strong.”
Lorraine Widmer-Carson