•We will be learning about our own personal Monkeys in the Brain (Negative messages we tell ourselves).

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•We will learn where these monkeys come from and what they do.

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•We will create a list of affirmations for ourselves to help us when these monkeys in the brain are running wild.

◦Learner’s will be able to reflect on the self using guided prompts.

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◦Learners will learn about simile and metaphor.

Learner’s will be able to think creatively through the five senses and complete a short poem using simile and metaphor.

Learner's will learn about trauma and what it does to the body and generations.

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Learners will write a letter of gratitude to our ancestors.

◦Learner’s will be able to create a list poem! Yes a list can be a poem!

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Don’t groan, it will be ok! Please get a piece of paper and a pen/pencil ready

Workshops can be tailored to the needs of the organization. The medium is writing. Writing is a therapeutic medium.