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Migration of Identity

Through writing and visual arts participants will be guided and invited to explore themes of change, rites of passage, choice, and hope in the context of movement from one way of being to another.

In this arts-based workshop, participants will have an opportunity to explore changes in their lives and relationships through the metaphor of ‘Migration of Identity’. This metaphor has its origins in Narrative Therapy, and invites individuals to map the personal and relational journeys they are in the midst of, or have taken and the changes they have experienced within themselves as a result.  Such journeys might include becoming a parent, loss of a loved one, moving from one place to another, the ending or beginning of a relationship, changes to lifestyle, and many others both small and large.  

Through writing and visual arts participants will be guided and invited to explore themes of change, rites of passage, choice, and hope in the context of movement from one way of being to another. 

This workshop is offered in conjunction with the Cambridge Art Galleries, Preston exhibition: Mark Crofton Bell: The Mom Project.

About the Instructor: Ali Burke is a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist with over 14 years experience, she currently has a private practice in Cambridge, Ontario.  Her work is grounded in the theories of Narrative Therapy, which sees people as having many skills, competencies, beliefs, values, commitments and abilities that will assist them to change their relationship with problems in their lives.  She integrates mindfulness, cognitive behavioural therapy, and emotion focused therapy into her work. 

Cost: Free

All materials provided.

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