Trauma Informed Creative Writing Circles with Galia Shilo Sum

About this episode

Galia Shilo Sum discusses the impact of creative writing in trauma-informed settings, particularly in women's shelters.

In this episode Galia shares: * introducing creative writing in a women's shelter * creating a safe enough space to share personal experience * building trust within your circle * creating a space for creative feedback * how best to provide creative writing feedback in circle * the value of writing as an alternative to speaking * the importance of having appropriately trained individuals in trauma spaces * creating a safe enough container - the closed writing circle * creating your writing theme: meaningful writing from the heart * how to promote your writing circle * the ambitious writer in circle * the joy of listening to stories unfold

People in this episode

Hosts: Julia Davis, Tessa Venuti Sanderson

Guest: Galia Shilo Sum

Topics covered

• creative writing
• trauma informed care
• women's shelter
• trust building
• creative feedback
• storytelling

Keywords

• trauma informed
• creative writing
• women's shelter
• trust
• feedback
• storytelling
• writing circle

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