About Sarah Bartlett

Sarah has been active in Women Writing for (a) Change ® since 1993 in weekly classes and summer retreats. She graduated with the 2004 Pioneer Class of its Feminist Leadership Academy, which was created to license women like herself to develop their own independent schools modeled on the philosophy, principles and practices of WWf(a)C.  This intensive training also immersed participants in the skills required to hold and facilitate the well-being of the entire group as well as individuals doing the deep work the program inspires through professional, personal, political, recreational or healing writing. Like the classes she facilitates, FLA training is experiential:  rather than teaching a body of knowledge, it creates a community of practice that extends beyond the program into the lives and work of all involved.

Sarah believes deeply in the power of putting experience into words. She attributes her own awakened and deepening feminine spirituality to the life-transforming power of telling her stories within a mirroring community of women. A life-long writer, she notes that 'following the written thread across the years allows one to see how one has deepened, provides a connection with something bigger than self, a process for living and for change."

Sarah is a poet, writing coach, facilitator and freelance editor. She has several published professional articles and book chapters to her credit, as well as numerous creative writing pieces. Her poems and essays continue to be published regularly. She also uses her poetry as a teaching tool at UVM School of Medicine. Sarah holds advanced degrees from Harvard  University in both language and health education, and is a certified mediator as well as licensed owner of Women Writing for (a) Change ~ Vermont. As a volunteer, she provides writing circles at Northwest State Correctional Facility, Women Helping Battered Women, Vermont Works for Women, as well as by invitation to other special groups. Sarah is also an avid gardener, watercolorist, dancer, hiker and reader who spends extensive family time in shared creative and outdoor activities.