While sadness is readily sanctioned in bereavement, other less comfortable emotions such as anger, regret, relief, guilt, joy, and desire are frequently considered taboos by those facing loss. Because research shows that a much larger pallet of feelings is common in those who are grieving, this module uses writing techniques to enlarge the space for …
Dr. Robert Neimeyer has invited me to present for the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition In lieu of an in-person book launch for “Writing the Self in Bereavement”, I will be doing several of these talks over the next little while. And maybe a Zoom “virtual launch” at some point! Here is the …
Book cover image, “Widow maker” by Darrin Hartman My book will come out in hardcover, softcover and in electronic format by early 2021! It will be published with Routledge Writing the self in bereavement: a story of love, spousal loss, and resilience By Reinekke Lengelle Writing the self in bereavement is balm for readers experiencing …
The “Widow Project” manuscript was the working title for the book described below that will be published with Routledge in 2021. Writing the Self in Bereavement: A story of Love, Spousal Loss, and Resilience by Reinekke Lengelle BOOK SUMMARY To lose loved ones is our common fate. Yet death is something we frequently (and perhaps wisely) …
Writing the self in bereavement At the beginning of December 2019, two weeks after Frans’s death, I started writing what I called The Widow Project. This project helped me to explore how writing for healing in grief and bereavement could be done in practical terms. This work became a full-length book which is now published with …
In this CERIC webinar I introduce Career Writing
“Poets might get a bad rap when it comes to career success, but their way of thinking and playing is exactly the kind of creativity that is useful for developing a career story that can set someone on a useful course.” In this free webinar, Reinekke Lengelle will introduce you to Career Writing, co-developed with …
The widow project
Career Writing: a tribute to Frans Meijers
The working title of my current project is “The Widow Project” . It’s a narrative of love, death and resilience – it is the story of my journey loving and losing my life and work partner of many years. Here is one of the latest poems which will likely be the starting poem for the …