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Making Memorable Memoirs Magical – Well Red Coyote Bookstore, Sedona, AZ

August 24, 2010 by patricia

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Contact:          Earl L. Goldmann, Manager

                        Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC

Address:          7970 E. Camelback Rd., 710

Scottsdale, AZ  85251

Cell                  (480-250-5556)

Email:              egoldmann@cox.net

Web Site:        www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

Blog:               https://brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

 

JOIN US IN THE RED ROCKS

THE WELL RED COYOTE

BOOKSTORE SEDONA, AZ

to feature Scottsdale author with her

Memoir Writing Workshop

 

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, August 22, 2010.    Do you want to learn what memoir writing is, what the memoir story can mean and what significance it can have in your life?  Do you wish to gain insight into how writing a memoir is an integrating experience that can lead to your wholeness?

 

If your answer is yes, then join us in the Red Rocks of Sedona for this inspiring two hour workshop.  You will come away with a lot of valuable information you can use immediately.

 

WHO:  Author, writer, publishing consultant, professional speaker and Scottsdale business woman, Patricia L. Brooks,  www.plbrooks.com and www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com is the memoir writing workshop presenter you will not want to miss. 

 

WHEN:  Saturday September 18th, 2010, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

 

WHERE:  The Well Red Coyote Bookstore, Hwy 89-A west, in Sedona.   

 

WHAT:  The Well Red Coyote Bookstore, and the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers, of which Patricia is president and founder, continue their speaker series with Patricia’s talk on memoir writing. Her workshop, Making Memorable Memoirs Magical, will feature her first memoir Gifts of Sisterhood in the discussion.

 

HOW:  Please RSVP to Kris at the store www.wellredcoyote.com

 

Patricia takes you down the path to writing a Compelling Memoir.  The journey will be a fresh and uplifting account of how to prepare to “dig deep” and trust your judgment.  Her perception on Retrospective Writing is both generous and worth noting. 

 

Patricia shares her inspirational portrait of the characters you want to develop – especially you the protagonist. Taking the theme you desire to produce your final manuscript, Patricia will show how to move from Point A to Point B to Point C, the desire and struggle and realization of your life. 

 

Through wit, courage and faith she offers tips and techniques to help you find the “emotional beats” in your life’s events.  Her insight into a philosophy of a writing life worth emulating inspires attendees regardless of the challenges to launch readable memoir.    

 

Patricia L. Brooks is president/founder of the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers, a member of the AZ Authors Association, AZ Book Publishers Association and Phoenix Writers Club.

 

She is owner of P. L. Seminars, LLC (www.plbrooks.com),

Brooks Goldmann Publishing Co., LLC, (www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com)

She has resided in Arizona for over 30 years and has been active in the business and academic community for all of that time. 

 

Patricia holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Management, teaches workshops for Arizona State University’s Osher Life Long Learning Institute, has achieved the Advanced Toastmasters designation and has been named to “Who’s Who of America’s Teachers.

 

She can be reached at patricia@plbrooks.com or 480-250-5556.  Patricia will be signing books at this event – Gifts of Sisterhood, a memoir.  FREE chapters are available on www.plbrooks.com

 

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The Journey from Grief to Gratitude – ASU Osher Life Long Learning Institute

November 30, 2009 by patricia

The Journey from Grief to Gratitude – Patricia L. Brooks, MAOM

 

P. L. Brooks Seminars, LLC – Speaker, Author, Consultant, Faculty – www.plbrooks.com

 

In partnership with Gifts of Sisterhood – a book about sibling loss, grief and healing.

 

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY – Osher Life Long Learning Program www.asu.edu

 

Thank you for allowing me to present this workshop to:

the ASU Polytech Campus and

the Sun City Anthem community center in Florence, AZ

 

 

§  Grief’s Meaning

 

§ It hurts uniquely during the Holidays

§ Seek supportive/understanding people 

 

REFLECTION: The Snowflake theory for me is important because……

§  Grief’s Mysteries

 

§ Everyone does not go through all the Stages

§ Take a break to compose yourself

 

 

REFLECTION:  The Grief Journey’s physical and emotional areas that surprised me were……

§  Grief’s Impact

 

§ Most areas of my life were affected

§ Stay busy but allow your feelings

 

REFLECTION:  I will begin to Do something I have always wanted to Do for me and that is……

 

QUOTE:            “Gratitude is something of which none of us can give too much.”            

A. J. Cronin

 

§  Your Perception

 

§ Death is a natural part of life

§ Grief stages are an integral part of living

 

REFLECTION:  I will feel Death by allowing myself to acknowledge the loss/process the pain by…………..

 

§  Your Response

 

§ Stop expecting others to understand

§ Don’t let Grief be your unfinished business

 

REFLECTION: I will build my Grief Space and allow myself time for silence by……..

 

§  STAGE ONE – Loneliness/Depression

 

§ Feeling all alone and depressed

§ Shock/Denial – emotional release

 

REFLECTION:  I will Reflect in my writing or Meditation positive thoughts that can help me find an emotional release by….

 

§   STAGE TWO – Your Possible Side Effects

–    Lack of concentration and Memory loss

–    Anxiety and Isolation from others

–    Fatigue and Reduced productivity

–    Increased accidents and errors – Disorganization

§  STAGE THREE – Your Anger/Hostility

 

§ Acknowledge your anger and hostilities

§ Panic attacks/anxiety – Guilt/Shame

 

REFLECTION:  I welcome a Grief Partner where my confidentiality will be honored by….

 

QUOTE:  “How happy a person is depends on the depth of his Gratitude.”          

John Miller

 

§  STAGE FOUR – Letting Go to Heal

 

§ Address the physical symptoms and get active

§ Forgive yourself and seek acceptance

 

REFLECTION:  I will learn to Journalize, identify my Triggers and address them by .….

 

§  How to Cope – Progress

 

§ Move along, let the tears flow

§ Allow for times of silence, honor yourself

 

REFLECTION: I will acknowledge the loss and that I am not 100% by ……..

 

§  How to Move Forward – Liberation

 

§ Accept the blessings of the relationship change

§ Know your experience is unique

 

REFLECTION:  I will not rush my Bereavement and be patient with myself and my timeline by……..

 

QUOTE:            “He who forgets the language of Gratitude can never be on speaking terms with

Happiness.”                                              

C. Neil Strait

 

  • How to Search – Answers/Stages

 

§ Keep the faith, allow time to Heal

§ Believe in you – Gender differences

 

REFLECTION:  I will commit to my Faith and reject Fear as I work at the cost of grief by……..

§  How to Reach Within – Choice

 

§ Be willing to stop asking “why” – acceptance

§ Don’t isolate – significant dates matter

 

REFLECTION:  I will remember them always as the true impact comes later and it starts with……..

 

§   How to Move On – Pay it Forward

 

§ Search for meaning in your loss – give back

§ Be a comfort to others – awareness

 

REFLECTION:  I am willing to Learn to live again by attaching some meaning to the loss through……….

 

§   How to Grow Beyond – Celebrate a Life

 

§ Live each day for both of you – senses

§ Open doors when you are ready

 

 

REFLECTION:  I will show kindness, count my blessings; accept the opportunity of this special time by….

 

QUOTE:            “So much has been given to me; I have not time to ponder over that

which has been denied.”                       

Helen Keller

 

     

Surviving the Death of a Sibling – Wray, T. J. – 2003

The Year of Magical Thinking – Joan Didion – 2005

Connections – Clarke, Jean Illsley – 1999

When Bad Things Happen to Good People – Kushner, Harold – 1997

 

Hospice of the Valley www.hov.org

Living through Loss www.templechai.com

New Song Center www.newsongcenter.org

Hope for Bereaved www.hopeforbereaved.com

Crisis, Grief and Healing www.webhealing.com

 

 

§   P. L. Brooks Seminars, LLC

§   Brooks Goldmann Publishing, LLC

§   www.blog.brooks.goldmannpublishing.com 

§   www.plbrooks.com  480-250-5556  patricia@plbrooks.com 

§   Faculty Lecturer:  Arizona State University – Business

§   President/Founder:  Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

         Member:  AZ Authors Association – 2006 Award Winner

         Member:  AZ Book Publishers Association

           

         Award Winning Author: Gifts of Sisterhood www.plbrooks.com

        

         Do you need a SPEAKER for your group?

 

§  Gifts of Sisterhood – a journey on to your own

 

2006 AZ Authors Association

Literary Contest

Winner– non-fiction category  

 

§  Door prizes for you!!

§  Event price – Gifts of Sisterhood – $10                    

§  www.plbrooks.com to review FREE chapters of Gifts of Sisterhood

§  FREE one hour consultation on writing or publishing – 2010

 

THANK YOU for coming – Happy Holidays!

 

 

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