Creative Writing for Health and Well-Being with Reinfred Addo

Reinfred Addo is a speech-language pathologist, writer, and graphic/visual artist. He has written health-related poems and stories, conducted memory journals with his speech therapy patients, and selected other people's health-related poems for a literary journal that he edits.

In this episode, hear about his journey to becoming a speech therapist and writer, how he incorporates writing with patients into their treatment and how it can aid the healing process. He also guides us through a writing prompt based on George Ella Lyon's poem, "Where I'm From" (http://www.georgeellalyon.com/where.h.... The template used for this activity can be found at the link below. You'll hear our co-hosts read their responses to this prompt. We hope you give it a try!

Poem prompt template: https://freeology.com/worksheet-creat...

To connect with Reinfred, visit his website, https://www.raddocentral.com/, or follow him on Instagram @raddocentral.

His books mentioned in this episode include:

-Signs of Life (https://www.amazon.com/Signs-Life-ant...)

-The Dedicadas (https://store.bookbaby.com/book/thede...)

-Washed Over (https://store.bookbaby.com/book/washe...)

More about Reinfred:

His clinical work currently centers around treating communication, swallowing, and cognitive impairments that arise in adults with health/medical or aging-related conditions. His non-clinical work is focused on a branch of creative writing called literature in medicine or health humanities. Reinfred uses his artistic and speech pathology skills to help people express themselves. He aspires to be a therapeutic creative writing facilitator and help even more people find joy and healing or tell the world their legacy.