Carolyn Grisold is working towards her Master of Arts - Integrated Studies degree at Athabasca University. She received a Bilingual (French/English) Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English and Philosophy minor from Glendon College, York University's French campus in Toronto, and a post-graduate Certificate in Creative Writing from the Humber School of Writers at Humber College. Carolyn currently lives in Toronto and works as a writer.
Published
2017-01-06
How to Cite
Grisold, C. (2017). If Healed. Journal of Integrated Studies, 9(1). Retrieved from https://jis.athabascau.ca/index.php/jis/article/view/246
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Abstract
This poem was composed as a result of Reinekke Lengelle’s MAIS 616 Writing The Self reflexive writing exercises, using propioceptive techniques as a tool in journalling. It is about questioning long-held beliefs and examining who you would be without your “story.”
