The Crawford County Mental Health Center (CMH) asked me to create the Read My Story program as an outgrowth of their programs. The original idea took shape around the writing and art of kids in the Challenger programs. The work would be sent to me and I would post in on the Internet.
My role so far has been largely technical. I suppose it is not incorrect to call me the webmaster, whatever that means, of this page. In truth, the construction of a site like this is interesting to me, but not half as interesting as the writing posted. Now Read My Story is branching out.
After some discussion, Read My Story and CMH have decided to extend the mission of the site. Writing, after all, can be powerful therapy. The effects have been proven time and again. With the goal of bettering the community, which includes anyone who has a story of recovery to tell, I'm happy to announce three new facets of the site.
My role so far has been largely technical. I suppose it is not incorrect to call me the webmaster, whatever that means, of this page. In truth, the construction of a site like this is interesting to me, but not half as interesting as the writing posted. Now Read My Story is branching out.
After some discussion, Read My Story and CMH have decided to extend the mission of the site. Writing, after all, can be powerful therapy. The effects have been proven time and again. With the goal of bettering the community, which includes anyone who has a story of recovery to tell, I'm happy to announce three new facets of the site.
- Memoirs dealing with addiction, recovery, and hope. Send it to us and, after review, we will post it. Writing can be powerful therapy. If you have a story to tell in connection with the mission of the Crawford County Mental Health Center, no matter where in the world you're from, feel free to submit it to us at ReadMyStory.CMH@gmail.com. Of course CMH retains the right to take down all posts and comments that do not comply with relevant policies.
- Doctors & Writers will be a new interview series on the page: Questions & Answers with therapists, psychologists, clinicians, and writers. The goal of this series will be to explore the ideas of reflection, writing, and mindfulness in recovery. The format will be 5 questions for each interviewee.
- Story Starters for those looking to write down their experiences. Prompts for memoirs, short stories, and tips on writing will appear on Read My Story. The story starters will be adapted from high school and college writing courses with an emphasis on form and narrative structure. An example might be taken from John Gardner's The Art of Fiction: "Exercise 28: Write a short story about some well-known, legendary figure."
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