Virtual Mental Health Mondays Storytelling for Caregivers

Join UAB Arts in Medicine to explore storytelling and writing as tools for connection, reflection, and well-being among caregivers, health professionals, and those who support others. Salaam Green, Artist in Residence at The Threshold Center and Birmingham’s Inaugural Poet Laureate (2024–2025), will discuss Story Share, a community storytelling initiative that highlights the often unseen experiences of caregivers. Joining her is Dr. Nichole Lariscy, Associate Professor of English, UAB, whose teaching, writing, and community-engaged scholarship focuses on Writing for Healing and Bibliotherapy. Together, they will explore how expressive writing for healing and shared stories can foster meaning, empathy, and connection.       

Salaam Green

Salaam Green is the inaugural Poet Laureate of Birmingham, Alabama (2024–2025), a native of Greensboro, and founder of The Literary Healing Arts. A storyteller and healer, she is a Kellogg Foundation Racial Healing Facilitator and Alabama Humanities Foundation Road Scholar. Green holds an English degree from the University of Montevallo and a Master’s in Early Childhood Education from the University of North Dakota. She has held residencies at UAB, Auburn University, and the former Wallace Plantation in Harpersville, Alabama. With 16+ years of experience, she uses poetry to create healing spaces rooted in Southern history and resilience.

Dr. Nichole Lariscy

Dr. Nichole Lariscy is an associate professor in UAB’s Department of English whose teaching, creative writing, and scholarship focus on writing for healing and wellness, bibliotherapy, drama, memoir, women’s studies, and multi-ethnic American literature. Her student-driven, inquiry-based courses frequently incorporate service learning and community storytelling in partnership with organizations throughout Birmingham. A playwright, director, and engaged scholar, Dr. Lariscy has presented work at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, Iowa Summer Writing Festival, and Vermont Studio Center. She holds degrees in English and theater from Georgia College & State University and Northwestern University, as well as a Ph.D. in English from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She is also certified in Leading Others in Writing for Health through Duke Integrative Medicine.