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 …

“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 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 …

In memory of Professor Frans Meijers    

Frans and I presented twice in Ottawa at the Cannexus career conference in January 2018. We talked about “Imagination as an antidote to career foreclosure” and about the added value of doing “Career Writing” in groups which is our current topic of research. We met with many of our Canadian colleagues which is always enjoyable.  …

Starts: March 5-April 27, 2018, in English and/or Dutch  WRITING, and especially creative and expressive writing helps people to access deeper layers in themselves and tap into their own wisdom. Numerous studies have shown that writing is not only good for personal well-being and the processing of negative experiences but affects one’s physical health and …