Upcoming Workshops
If you are interested in a workshop for your organization or group, please contact Sarah by email.
Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care
Writing through Grief, Date/time TBD, Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care. This workshop is for patients and their family members/care partners at the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care in Augusta, Maine, as well as local community members who have or have had cancer regardless of where they received treatment.
Peter Alfond Prevention & Healthy Living Center Classes
The Peter Alfond Prevention & Healthy Living Center offers tons of great classes and workshops. Explore classes and register here or call 207-872-4102. For these classes, financial assistance is available, and you do not need to live in MaineGeneral's service area to participate.
Through Nature's Lens: A Guided Journaling Experience,Thursdays (4 weeks), January 15 - February 5, 2026, 4:30-5:30 pm, Alfond Youth & Community Center, Waterville: learn more and register here. $40
Description: Discover a fresh way to journal using image-based cards that spark insight and creativity. In this series, you’ll draw a card from a nature-themed deck, explore its imagery and meaning, and use it as a prompt for personal reflection. Whether you’re new to journaling or looking to deepen your practice, this class offers a unique opportunity to quiet mental clutter, relate more deeply to nature and connect with your personal intuition within a supportive group environment.
Letters from the Heart, February 12, 2026, 4:30-6:00 pm, Lithgow Library, Augusta: learn more and register here. FREE
Description: Join us for a guided writing workshop exploring the wild beauty of love. Valentine’s Day is a time to honor and reflect on the many forms of love in our lives — romantic, platonic, self-love and more. In this workshop, you’ll read words of love, respond to writing prompts, craft love letters and explore love in all its expressions within a supportive and nurturing space. This workshop is for everyone: in love, heartbroken, Cupid-averse, grieving, a hopeless romantic and everything in between.
Writing for Resilience, February 24, 2026, 5:30-7:00 pm, Zoom: learn more and register here. $15
Description: If you’re in a helping profession or position of support — such as health care, education, social work or caregiving — you are likely to face high levels of stress, burnout and compassion fatigue. This workshop explores how expressive writing can help you restore balance as you navigate the stresses, challenges and triumphs of everyday life. You’ll engage in writing prompts, listen to readings and experience the healing benefits of journaling within a supportive group environment. No prior writing experience needed.
Through Nature's Lens: A Guided Journaling Experience,Thursdays (4 weeks), January 15 - February 5, 2026, 4:30-5:30 pm, Alfond Youth & Community Center, Waterville: learn more and register here. $40
Description: Discover a fresh way to journal using image-based cards that spark insight and creativity. In this series, you’ll draw a card from a nature-themed deck, explore its imagery and meaning, and use it as a prompt for personal reflection. Whether you’re new to journaling or looking to deepen your practice, this class offers a unique opportunity to quiet mental clutter, relate more deeply to nature and connect with your personal intuition within a supportive group environment.
Letters from the Heart, February 12, 2026, 4:30-6:00 pm, Lithgow Library, Augusta: learn more and register here. FREE
Description: Join us for a guided writing workshop exploring the wild beauty of love. Valentine’s Day is a time to honor and reflect on the many forms of love in our lives — romantic, platonic, self-love and more. In this workshop, you’ll read words of love, respond to writing prompts, craft love letters and explore love in all its expressions within a supportive and nurturing space. This workshop is for everyone: in love, heartbroken, Cupid-averse, grieving, a hopeless romantic and everything in between.
Writing for Resilience, February 24, 2026, 5:30-7:00 pm, Zoom: learn more and register here. $15
Description: If you’re in a helping profession or position of support — such as health care, education, social work or caregiving — you are likely to face high levels of stress, burnout and compassion fatigue. This workshop explores how expressive writing can help you restore balance as you navigate the stresses, challenges and triumphs of everyday life. You’ll engage in writing prompts, listen to readings and experience the healing benefits of journaling within a supportive group environment. No prior writing experience needed.
Workshop Testimonials
"Sarah was knowledgeable, patient, approachable, and made us feel comfortable and more willing to share our thoughts. She also provided really beautiful writing prompts and made it feel manageable for beginners!" -Peter Alfond Prevention & Healthy Living Center workshop participant
“I enjoyed the accessibility, openness, and guidance. It was the perfect ‘tasting’ without feeling overwhelmed by the new information/experiences. And I really enjoyed everyone else’s shares!” -Journaling for Better Health participant
“I really liked practicing prompts and using poems as a starting point.” -Journaling for Better Health participant
"This was a wonderful workshop, and I feel like it was more than just ‘writing.’ I really did feel much happier and better afterwards." -Writing through Caregiving participant
“I enjoyed the accessibility, openness, and guidance. It was the perfect ‘tasting’ without feeling overwhelmed by the new information/experiences. And I really enjoyed everyone else’s shares!” -Journaling for Better Health participant
“I really liked practicing prompts and using poems as a starting point.” -Journaling for Better Health participant
"This was a wonderful workshop, and I feel like it was more than just ‘writing.’ I really did feel much happier and better afterwards." -Writing through Caregiving participant