Resource person: Pam Petrie

Location: The Gardens - Community Room (The Gardens at Qualicum Beach) | 650 Berwick Road North, Qualicum Beach, BC, V9K 2T8

Description:

This hands-on, interactive workshop uses sensory memory techniques to help participants recall the significant people and events that have shaped their lives. Drawing on her book, In My Mother’s Kitchen: An Introduction to the Healing Power of Reminiscence, Ms. Edgar demonstrates how this approach can be used to record one’s own life story or that of a loved one. She also introduces strategies for working through difficult memories. Participants will leave with at least one completed story and practical steps to begin documenting their personal or family history.

Instructor: Robin A. Edgar is a nationally recognized author and workshop facilitator. Leading reminiscence workshops for nearly 30 years, drawing on the sensory memory techniques featured in her book In My Mother’s Kitchen: An Introduction to the Healing Power of Reminiscence. In addition to teaching life writing at the John C. Campbell Folk School and Wildacres Retreat, she has facilitated Love and Forgiveness Conversations for the Fetzer Institute.

Ms. Edgar’s other publications include Personal Legacies: Surviving the Great Depression, which accompanied a museum exhibit; Fantastic Recycled Plastic, highlighting her husband’s artwork; the children’s picture books The Day Morris Quit and The Day Morris Went to School; and In My Father’s Footsteps, a sequel to In My Mother’s Kitchen. Her TED talk, Reminiscence: The Healing Pathway to Forgiveness, and PBS documentary, Personal Legacies: Surviving the Great Depression, are also available online.

Mandatory membership(s):

• Volunteer Membership 2026-27
• Life Membership
• Individual Membership 2026-27

Available spots: 10 out of 10

Price: $30.00 Taxes not included

Notes: Bring any family photos or artifacts to help tell your story.

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