Monday, January 12, 2009

Barbara Esrig on StoryCorps on the Power of Stories to Heal

Barbara Esrig tells the story of surviving a car accident that nearly took her life and finding meaning through the power of words -- and her story is now featured on the StoryCorps site. Barbara is writer-in-residence in the Shands Arts-in-Medicine program in Gainesville, FL. where she does oral histories for patients to remind them that they are more than just a diagnosis. She's presently collaborating on a book on these oral histories as well as writing about her own work. Listen to her story and check out her amazing work. Barbara has been a frequent attendee at the Power of Words conference, and she has been active in the field of TLA for many years.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Barbara! Do you remember the cannolis I made in Athens, Ohio? Did I bring them to Thanksgiving dinner? or was that another occasion? Haven't made cannolis since.

studiare inglese all estero said...

Great story ahead....

Teknik Telekomunikasi said...

In what ways has Barbara Esrig been involved in the Power of Words conference and the field of Transformative Language Arts (TLA), and how has her experience influenced and shaped the community?
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