DISCLAIMER: Our groups are peer-run and should not be treated as a substitute for psychiatric or other professional mental health care.
Writing can help you make sense of emotional upheavals and give you a sense of accomplishment as you recover and grow after an episode. You will meet with peers who understand what it is like to go through the disease. Bring a paper and a writing implement because you will write.
Beginning on April 9, 2009, DBSA South Orange County will be sponsoring a support group called Writing for People Living with Mood Disorders. Based on the work of Elizabeth Schaefer, Judy Reeves, and Natalie Goldberg, the biweekly sessions seek to help people to express issues related to their recovery through writing. Participants are expected to bring paper and a writing implement or a laptop computer. Patients and families are both welcome.
The group will meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month at 6 PM at the Foothill Ranch Library, 27002 Cabriole, Foothill Ranch, CA 92610. For directions, please call 949-683-9211 or write to
Note that this is not a read and critique group. You will write on the spot. Sharing is optional.
For a brochure, click here.