Susan Borkin presents When the Times Get Tough, the Tough Get Journaling: A 30-Day Journaling Workbook.

Local author Susan Borkin will discuss her latest book, her process and how she approaches the work of writing in interview with Gordon Gladstone.

In person event. Wine, cheese, and great company provided. Livestreaming not available. A video recording of this event will be posted to YouTube after the event.

This journal workbook will walk you through a process to help you during difficult times, whether you’re coping with a global crisis or other challenges in your life. This workbook will provide you with concrete and specific exercises to support you on your journey through tough times. As you go through the exercises, you’ll have opportunities to become more resilient, increase your ability for reflection, and become your own personal source of renewal. This book provides you with a series of journaling exercises that will allow you to change the narrative or story you tell yourself, and will support you when the times get tough.

Susan Borkin, PhD is a licensed psychotherapist and speaker based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 1978 she has specialized in the therapeutic use of journaling. A true pioneer, she was working in the field of writing therapy, before such a field even existed, and long before the word “journaling” became an internet buzzword. Susan is the author of Writing from the Inside Out (1995), When Your Heart Speaks, Take Good Notes (2000), and most recently, The Healing Power of Writing: A Therapist’s Guide to Using Journaling with Clients (W.W. Norton, 2014). Committed to helping creative people get unstuck with and through writing, she works with people interested in using writing as part of their healing, growth, and transformation. Susan’s work is informed by both the fields of positive psychology and every day creativity. She continues to hold a global vision of a world in which journaling is available to all and the pen is truly mightier than the sword.