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Meetings

Join us for our monthly programs on the first Saturday from 10 a.m – noon and the third Tuesday from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. at New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Members free. Visitors/guests $5. We also offer classes, workshops, and conferences.

Saturday, February 4
10:00 a.m. to noon

Cherie Burns

SEARCHING FOR MILLICENT ROGERS

Author Cherie Burns discusses the process of reporting and researching the first comprehensive biography of Millicent Rogers, Searching for Beauty (St. Martin's Press, 2011). Burns will discuss the particular challenges of writing about a legend from a journalistic point of reference.

Cherie Burns is author of the biography, Searching for Beauty—The Life of Millicent Roger, published by St. Martin's Press in September of 2011. The Santa Fe New Mexican called the book "a fast-paced, insightful romp…" Burns's previous books are The Great Hurricane: 1938, published by Grove/Atlantic (2005) of which Liz Smith wrote in her column in The Daily News : "A must if you care about brilliant reporting…". and Stepmotherhood—How to Survive Without Feeling Frustrated, Left Out or Wicked (Times Books). It has sold over 40,000 copies in the U.S., England and Germany and remains in print after twenty years.

Her work has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine ,The Wall Street Journal, People, Glamour, New York, Sports Illustrated, Constitution and other publications. She now lives primarily in Taos, New Mexico.

Learn more about Searching for Beauty at www.cherieburns.com.

Tuesday, February 23
7 to 9 p.m.

Dr. Gail Carr Feldman

WRITING FOR RESILIENCE

  • Learn what resilience is and why we need it today more than ever!
  • How writing relates to resilience
  • The emotional dynamic that blocks creative expression or leads us through crisis to creative flow
  • How to put the positive in positive psychology
  • Six methods to support and enhance your writing

Dr. Gail Carr Feldman, longtime psychologist, former assistant psychiatry professor, and award-winning author, has published six books, appeared on radio and television programs across the country, including Larry King Live, and has spoken internationally on creativity, resilience and the heroine’s journey. Her current passion is facilitating transformation through the Midlife Crash Course.