Healing in Highlighters

Healing in Highlighters is an interdisciplinary event that explores the powerful relationship between books, storytelling, and mental health. Rooted in the belief that literature can comfort, challenge, heal, and transform, the event brings together readers, writers, psychologists, artists, educators, and mental health advocates for conversations that exist at the intersection of emotion and expression.

Through discussions, readings, interactive sessions, and shared reflections, Healing in Highlighters creates a space where stories become tools for understanding ourselves and each other. From the emotional refuge found in fiction to the role of poetry, memoir, and personal narratives in processing lived experiences, the event highlights how literature can foster empathy, resilience, vulnerability, and connection.

More than just a literary gathering, Healing in Highlighters is a community-centered experience that encourages honest dialogue around mental well-being while celebrating the transformative power of words. It is a reminder that sometimes healing begins in the margins of a page, in a highlighted sentence, or in finally feeling seen through a story.

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Host or Publisher The Listening Circle