Winter is at it’s core the season of rest and renewal. Sometimes we need to recharge by doing nothing and live for a time in that void between harvest and spring, letting our field go …
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A writing exercise for the new year
It’s a couple of weeks into 2020, the celebrations that attach to Christmas and New Year have passed and some of the feelings that might also have been attached to them are possibly fading for …
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Four simple grounding techniques
Anxiety can make us feel detached, dissociated, panicky or unreal. Grounding techniques help to bring us back t the here and now, with an awareness of our own bodies. They are strategies that help us …
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Low cost counselling slot available
I currently have three counselling slots available and I can provide one of those at a low cost for those who are on benefits (or can provide proof of low income). The slots currently available …
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We all have mornings when we wake up and don’t feel good about ourselves
Woken up with that sense of dread in the pit of your stomach because of your thoughts about the day ahead? We all have times like that when we lack confidence or don’t feel good …
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Where do you start? With the first step…
I’d like to share a poem which resonates for me with ideas about beginning and personal responsibility and the journey we are all on in life. It speaks to me about the courage that it …
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A poem for National Poetry Day
Today I’ve written a poem about my childhood sea in honour of National Poetry Day. I find something therapeutic about writing poems containing memories of my original home in New Zealand. I love life in …
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Workshop: writing from the senses
The scent of a flower, the rushing flow of a waterfall, some unexpected words, the quiet of a shrine, the touch of wood: these are a few of the things that inspire me to think, …
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How taking part in collective action could help you with your feelings
Last Friday millions of people worldwide: children, workers, volunteers, parents and friends of the planet of all varieties took part in the climate strikes. I attended a local one here in Bristol, marching with many …
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Exploring freedom through writing at the Flamingo Centre
There are a couple of places left on my writing for wellbeing workshops at The Flamingo Centre, if you’re interested in a place please contact me or have a look on my Facebook page. This …
