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MitoArtisan’s Playtime – Course 9: Writing as Healing Workshop

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Promotional poster for MITO ARTISAN  MitoAction'S PLAYTIME: Course 9—Writing as Healing Workshop with Brad Buchanan, June 14, 2026; on the right, a close-up of a hand writing in a notebook.

Course 9 Description

Writing as Healing workshops offer a safe, supportive space to express our thoughts and feelings through words, enabling us to process trauma, accept difficult news, and rebuild resilience. We are excited to have author Brad Buchanan back with us! He will share a poem from his recent book, “The Birds of Poverty Ridge” and we will have the opportunity to learn and explore the power of writing to heal together! So grab a cup of tea, pen and paper, and come ready to dig deep and be inspired!

Supplies:

  1. Paper or Journal
  2. Pencil or Pen
  3. Warm mug, special treats, something fun to get your creative juices flowing
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About the Speaker

Brad Buchanan

Brad Buchanan

Brad Buchanan taught British and Postcolonial Literature, as well as Creative Writing, at Sacramento State University until his retirement in 2016. He has published four book-length collections of poetry, most recently The Scars, Aligned: A Cancer Narrative (Finishing Line Press, 2019) and Chimera (Finishing Line Press, 2022). He has also published three academic books, and a medical memoir, Living with Graft-Versus-Host-Disease, was published in 2021. Spy’s Mate, his first novel, was published in October 2025.

He was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma in February 2015, and underwent a stem cell transplant in 2016, which involved a lengthy recovery, temporary vision loss, and first acute, then chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). He is currently the Northern California chapter leader of Man Up to Cancer, a support group for men coping with cancer. He also facilitates recurring online Writing As Healing workshops through Cancer Bridges, the UC Davis Cancer Center, NBMTlink, the Roswell Park Cancer Center, the Sacramento Society for the Blind, and Blood Cancer United (formerly the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society). Additionally, he is a spokesperson and mentor for GVHDspeaks, an informational group sponsored by Incyte Corporation that raises awareness about graft-versus-host disease.

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Expert Series: Understanding the potential of a “CPK Meter”

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Expert Series: Simplifying the Mitochondrial Medication Experience Through Compounded Mito Cocktails
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