The Cisco Writers Club welcomed a host of friendly writers, journalers (not to be confused with journalists) and friends to the February 2021 presentation by Carrie Windham as she introduced her new book, Shades of Me: A Guided Journey to Self-Discovery, Self-Reflection, and Self-Transformation. Carrie Windham is a licensed marriage and family therapist associate working at the Abilene crisis center. She works with families and individual victims of trauma, especially as a result of criminal activity. A peace officer since 2004, Carrie has seen the multi-generational effects of crime. That’s what drew her to become a therapist and victim rights advocate.
“I wanted to get out ahead of the cascade of injury,” she says, “before law enforcement is needed.”
With evident passion and conviction Carrie detailed many of the benefits of journaling. “The mind and body are responsive to each other. When the mind is troubled, the body suffers. Many physical ailments are rooted in depression, anxiety, loneliness and other emotions.”
A partial list of benefits, says Carrie, include better mood, immune system, brain function and performance, better IQ, emotional intelligence, enhanced clarity and problemsolving, and sleep.
We thank Carrie for sharing her passion and vision.
Also celebrated that evening was the Cisco Writers Club’s 46th birthday. Founded on the same day — February 4 — in 1975, it was the vision of fifteen area writers. Those founders nurtured the organization many years, putting down deep roots with energy and perseverance. We rejoice that a few of the charter members remain involved today.
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