Counselling and Writing for Well Being near Westbury on Trym, Henbury and Blaise, Bristol
Saying ‘No’ to others is saying ‘Yes’ to yourself. Does this statement resonate for you? If it does, it might be a helpful affirmation to hold in mind when you are tempted to do something …
Life is not a chain of events but an area, something spreading out from a hidden centre and welling at once toward all points of the compass. Stephen Graham I offered up this quote as …
New evening sessions starting Thursday January 20th The women’s writing circle is a place where we explore writing as a wellbeing-enhancing activity in the company of other women. We meet fortnightly for during school term …
In October 2021, I co-facilitated a writing for self-care retreat with my colleague and friend, Jane Willis. Together with a small group of arts, health and wellbeing practitioners we gathered in a beautiful farmhouse in …
You might find it helpful to know that grieving is not just feeling sad. A lot can happen to you physically as well as mentally when someone dies, a relationship ends, you lose your job …
I still have some spaces left in both the Friday and Thursday Women’s Writing Circles. A fortnightly writing for wellbeing group for women – six sessions of expressive and creative writing in connection with other …
I am a member of a group of poets who used to meet in a room above a pub called the Lansdown once a month. We would have a drink and share a poem each, …
I had been starting my emails with a bold “Happy New Year!” but it was not ringing true. I’ve had to stop today. It felt ironic, or painful, or inappropriate. Here in the UK we …
Perhaps it is because its the end of the year, a really difficult year, that I find myself even more reflective than usual. And as I was reading an article about the menopause today, I …
This morning I started my working day with a meditation focused on gratitude. It was a really positive start to my day, ten minutes focused on what is good in my life and there’s quite …
Rachel Hawkins-Crockford 