Writing as Healing
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is home to Writing as Healing, a free, inclusive, volunteer-led writing community for patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and anyone touched by cancer or other illness. For questions, please contact HS-WritingAsHealing@ucdavis.edu. Register here to stay connected with meeting reminders, updates.
Weekly group writing sessions provide a safe environment for self-expression and healing. Classes meet every Wednesday from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. and are held virtually via Zoom.
Expressive writing:
- Reduces stress
- Decreases symptoms
- Strengthens immune systems
- Shortens recovery periods
- Improves family relationships
Pre-registration is required. Must be 18 years or older to attend.
No experience in creative writing is required. The intention of the workshop is to create a sense of freedom and excitement about writing. We are all writers. Discover and share with us your way and your voice.