Index

Part One

A Voice of a Silenced Child

(Introduction)

Where I Am Now

1. When Silence Reigns
2. The Place We Dare Not Go
3. Something inside
4. A Fire Ravaged Me

Part Two

My Story of Trauma

Portrait of a Mother Through A Memoir of a Child

1. W here Dark Secrets Hide
2. My Daddy's Shoes
3. A Cold Hard Stone
4.  I Had To Be
5.  The Bad House
6.  The Bad Man

Part Three

How Creative (Autobiographical) Writing Gave Voice To a Silenced Child

1. Where I Began (Writing Samples)
2. Creative Right Brain (Charts)
3. Ideas Generated
4. Success Story

Part Four

A Time to Heal

1. The Piper Gets Paid
2. The Dance Is Done
3. Hello Quiet

4. Hello Stillness
   
   Note from the author:
   
   I am a survivor.
   Creative writing was one very important tool in my survival.
   I suffer from Fibromyalgia, Chronic Myofacial Pain, Complex Post Traumatic Stress and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Needless to say I have to fight every day of my life. It's not easy. But the improved quality of life makes it worth the effort. 
   Many people ask me where I got the help and support I needed. I would like to share a few important books that were helpful to me.
   
   *Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial Pain (A Survival Manual) By Devin Starlanyl and Mary Ellen Copeland 2001 Edition New Harbinger Publications, Inc
   
   *Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman, M.D.
   Basic books
   
   *Healing The Child Within by Charles L. Whitfield, M. D.
   Health Communications Inc
   
   *Boundaries And Relationships by Charles L. Whitfield, M. D.
   Health Communications Inc
   
   
   I hope this information will be helpful to you or someone you know. It is my heartfelt desire to share what I have learned in my recovery process. My future book When Silence Reigns should prove to be a powerful motivational tool for those who want to go beyond survival and live a healthier, more productive and happier life.
   
   Sincerely,
   Janie Lancaster 
   
   Podcast Interview with Chris Bridges News-JournalOnline in Daytona Beach Florida http://www.nieworld.com/special/julie/author_interview.htm
   
   Home Page
   
   Therapeutic Poetry 
   
   Seminars (Also see flyer below)
   
   Email Janie by clicking here
   
   

   
    

   CREATIVE WRITING

   GAVE VOICE TO A SILENCED CHILD

   By Janie Lancaster

   www.janielancaster.com

    

    

   Instructor: Janie Lancaster, survivor of cumulative childhood traumas (Concentration Camp Syndrome) poet, teacher and published children's author.  Theme:  Mrs. Lancaster would use her true life experience, charts, samples of her prescriptive poetry and creative writing to demonstrate how to help traumatized victims develop areas on the right side of the brain that have been long dormant. This workshop will renew interest for those who choose to use creative writing as a tool to help trauma victims in their healing process.  From her own extensive research on traumatized children and her personal experience she believes: "A Mind Once Stretched By A New Idea Never Returns To Its Original Position." Victims of trauma need to:  ·         Express their loss ·         Read about other survivors of similar circumstances (traumas) ·         Have the creative side of the brain stimulated STUDENTS WILL TAKE HOME a variety of handouts and will learn… ·        What happens inside the mind of a traumatized child ·        What steps are needed in the healing process ·        What tools we have readily available to help a trauma victim to heal   Contact me.  Phone 619-429-9513 or email djlancastersr@juno.com

   Target audience: Psychology students   WORKSHOP FEE: ·     Half day $450.00 in the San Diego area. Add travel and expenses for other areas. ·        Full day $850.00 in the San Diego area. Add travel and expenses for other areas.     (Prices may depend on distance)   Payable in advance or on site.   Half-day 2.5 hours