Kathi Ostrom Gowsell
Whether as a trainer in the business world or as a teacher at a local college, my career life has always focused on teaching adults new things.
My love of journal writing came about in my early teens and has remained a lifelong practice. I was a facilitator of Journal to the Self ® for almost 20 years and through that experience have taken my own journal writing practise to a new level and helped others do the same.
I’m not sure if I chose legacy writing or it chose me. After losing both of my parents within one month of each other in 2011, I realize that we do, indeed, take something with us when we go – our detailed memories and wisdom. Successes, failures, life lessons, meaningful relationships, values and blessings live on in our writing. It is through story, handed down from generation to generation, that we satisfy our sense of belonging and discern our identities. Is there a more meaningful gift we can pass on to our descendants?
Now as a Legacy Facilitator, Journal Writing Coach and owner of Writing Life Matters, my goal is to connect family through writing and share the power of the journal. I see how legacy and journal writing complement each other perfectly as a way to record our values and wisdom, enriched by personal thought and reflection.
I’ve conducted journal-writing workshops for women since 2003 and specialize in legacy writing. I’d love to help you write your legacy letters or start your own legacy journal project.
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—located in Calgary, Alberta—