{"id":17240,"date":"2021-05-06T14:58:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T18:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/healthy-workplace\/?p=17240"},"modified":"2024-06-14T12:13:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T16:13:42","slug":"recording-intro-to-freewriting-for-self-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/healthy-workplace\/2021\/recording-intro-to-freewriting-for-self-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Recording: Intro to Freewriting for Self-Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Recording: Intro to Freewriting for Self-Care\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>Dealing with our scattered thoughts is challenging on any day, but more than a year into a pandemic can add an extra layer of clutter. Want to declutter your mind? Feel a little less monkey brain and a little calmer? One strategy to effectively re-gain some peace of mind is freewriting. It\u2019s a hugely valuable tool and all it requires is a pen, paper and a sliver of your time. Defined simply, freewriting is continuous pen to paper action for a set period of time without concern for sentence structure, grammar or censorship. Often guided by prompts, freewriting helps you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>release stress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>gain clarity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>feel in control<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>increase self-awareness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>improve decision making<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To prepare for this workshop, ensure that you are in a comfortable, quiet writing space that is close to a plant, tree, and\/or flower, either inside or outside. Adding the breeze from an open window will enhance your experience. Have a writing book or several loose papers and a pen or pencil ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event was offered as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/healthy-workplace\/mental-health-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mental Health Week 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Intro to Freewriting for Self-Care Workshop\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FCQC09UcehI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dealing with our scattered thoughts is challenging on any day, but more than a year into a pandemic can add an extra layer of clutter. Want to declutter your mind? Feel a little less monkey brain and a little calmer? One strategy to effectively re-gain some peace of mind is freewriting. 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