About
Mother~Daughter Team Sylvia McGrath(R) & Belinda Witzenhausen(L)
Sylvia McGrath
Sylvia McGrath a freelance writer from Keswick, Ontario she has worked in the business field for about forty years obtaining business management experience and business writing skills. She also spent several years in social work for Children’s Services.
A few years ago Sylvia decided to take a course in freelance writing, which she really enjoyed as it was the key to follow her dreams. Since completing the course, she has worked as a professional writer, a published poet and co-authored a book with Two Maximum Life Coaches about living with chronic illness; this is titled After The Diagnosis: The Journey Beyond.” She also co-authored an E-Book of Resources for the parents of children with special needs, chronic illness and learning challenges titled “The Treasure Chest of Resources,” part-one has already been sent to the Canadian National Library Archives.
Sylvia has also written several articles on chronic illness for the following online sites.
- www.suite101.com/profile.cfm/writingmama
- www.helium.com/users/32475
- www.jacketflap.com/profile.asp?member=Writingmom
- http://professorowlsbookcorner2.wordpress.com/
Besides working as a freelance writer, Sylvia still finds time for two other passions of hers; to volunteer as a literacy tutor for her local Learning Centre, and assist in facilitating of workshops on disability awareness.
Her main mission for the future is to write a series of books for young adults and children who have learning challenges and suffer chronic illness. At present she is also the creator and columnist for “Professor Owl’s Newsletter” which is published on-line monthly for children.
Belinda Witzenhausen
Freelance writer, editor, creativity coach, artist and online radio show producer Belinda (McGrath) Witzenhausen has diversified experience writing articles, creating graphics and inspiring people to live their dreams. Belinda is also a partner in Professor Owl’s Publication Centre whose focus is to provide specialized information to children and adults with special needs, chronic illness, and learning challenges.
Belinda’s main areas of expertise range from art, psychology, and spirituality to natural health alternatives and personal development. Always involved in creative pursuits, Belinda constantly studies the impact and importance that creativity has on an individual’s psyche and promotes creative living.
Through the years, her own creativity has taken on many forms including creative writing, painting, photography, music, and sculpting all of which allow Belinda to offer insight and originality to her work. Adding to her inspiration is Belinda’s education and work history, which encompasses visual arts, psychology, social work, and counselling.
Currently Belinda is co-authoring several books, is a contributing writer for Examiner.com as well as Suite101.com, is main writer/creator of www.IgniteYourCreativity.net, www.WriterzBlox.net, Bellascreations.wordpress.com, partner at Professor Owl’s Book Corner and is a producer for Blogtalk’s Radio show Conscious Choices (currently on hiatus). Her mission is to produce content that will impact people in a positive and memorable way.
