May 26, 2022
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“It’s a miracle what happens when people are invited into a safe space and invited to speak their hearts and speak their minds. There’s no wrong way to do it, you just drop onto the page and you go.” - Bruce Gelfand
I’m so excited to bring today’s amazing guest back to Finding Brave to share his expertise with you. Not only has Bruce Gelfand been my own writing coach, but he has been so instrumental in my life in many ways beyond writing. In this episode, he dives deeper into the tremendous impact that writing your own story, and sharing it with others, will have on your life.
Based in Santa Monica, CA, Bruce
has over 30 years of experience in theater, film, television, and
publishing in both New York and Hollywood. His plays have won
national playwriting awards, and been produced Off-Broadway and in
theaters around the country. He has written numerous feature films
and movies for television, and has written and directed the
feature-length documentary, “The Family Safe.” He is also a writer
of fiction, non-fiction, songs, and award-winning poetry. His
book, Brighter the Light, Deeper the
Shadow was
published in 2004. His many screenplays include “Rainbow Man.”
Bashert,” “Touched,” “The House at Otowi Bridge” and, most
recently, “Refugee,” an adaptation of the award-winning Holocaust
memoir “Choices.” Bruce is
also a renowned writing teacher and coach. He has taught at Emerson
College in Boston, and in the M.F.A. program at the California
Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and taught hundreds
of writing workshops and seminars in venues around the world—from
gang members in LA to patients in the Mind-Body Institute at
Brigham and Women’s Hospital at Harvard. He has worked with tens of
thousands of writing students – from masters in the field to
absolute beginners. His current online course, A WRITERS’
HOUR, is being used by
writers all over the world.
Bruce has a list of private coaching clients that range from age 10 to age 95, and includes CEOs, corporate trainers, Academy and Emmy-Award winning writers, directors, actors, and leaders in the worlds of politics, health, and spirituality.
Today’s conversation with Bruce
is deeply inspiring as he shares how everyone has a riveting story
to tell, and the process of giving yourself permission to find and
hone your voice – and use it to contribute to the world – can be
learned, and is a transformational experience when you
do.
Enjoy this, and don’t
miss next week’s Part 2 of this uplifting
conversation.
To learn more about today's guest, visit: http://brucegelfand.com/