Whether you are interested in journaling for yourself or writing your memoir to share, this workshop will explore practices and prompts that enable you to tell your story. We will explore mindfulness practices that open our heart-space and meet our hearts with self-compassion as a way of exploring our inner landscape. Through meditative reflection you can learn to write your story .

No experience is necessary to participate in this workshop. Openness to mindfulness and to gently reflecting on your life, whether it's your past or the present. Simply being present with a desire to tell your story is all you need.

Please bring either writing paper, a laptop or an IPAD.

Dates: Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026 from 1:30 to 3:30pm

Fee: $35

Presenter: Diane Abatemarco, PhD, MSW

About the Presenter:

Diane Abatemarco, PhD, MSW is a retired professor, researcher and Associate Dean. Diane is a writer, public speaker, and mindfulness teacher. Her recently completed memoir, A Familiar Chaos, describes her healing journey from childhood trauma to living a joyous life. The memoir was short listed for the Aurora Polaris Literary Award in Summer 2026.

She is currently working on her second book, American Mourning. The book describes her use of mindfulness to quell internal struggles as she reflects on at the current political chaos, the climate changes, and the unending chaos of life. She depicts balancing momentary awareness of the beauty of nature and coming to see joy in everyday life. She lives and writes in Lambertville, NJ and Stockbridge, MA. Diane is a leader in Indivisible fighting for democracy. She and her husband Peter, an attorney who is currently doing pro bono immigration protection law, raised 5 children and a grandson; they have 13 grandchildren and a great granddaughter.