In 2005 Baldino partnered with a clinical social worker to create a cancer support group and now serves as co-facilitator for the monthly program at Edward Cancer Center. Baldino combined clinical research with her writing experience to create sessions that help participants explore their needs in a safe, nurturing environment. She regularly speaks at other organizations about the ways journaling becomes self-healing. She gives presentations to groups, ranging in size from small workshops to large public gatherings and tailors each program to meet the needs of individual groups.
Baldino is also the author of three novels and numerous short stories and nonfiction articles. Her most recent project retraces the 1858 debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. In this keynote presentation, general audiences discover why 80,000 constituents flocked to hear Stephen A. Douglas debate Abraham Lincoln. The program spans the 2,100-mile distance between the Illinois debate sites. Baldino gives those able to travel to one or more of the locales an appreciation for the issues and importance of the debates. People unable to travel see highlights from each debate city. Everyone who attends learns how Lincoln’s candidacy aroused the public.
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