Writing and reading poetry can both help us improve our mental and physical health. In William Sieghart’s The Poetry Pharmacy: Tried-And-True Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind and Soul (2017, Penguin Books) poetry is prescribed to be …
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Writing for wellbeing or how to live meaningfully in uncertain times
As I grapple with my own feelings of fear and anxiety in the face of Brexit looming, climate change, the anthropocene, Donald Trump, major life changes, I’m reminded of that old Chinese curse: “May you …
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Walking in the rain
It was raining this morning, but I went out first thing anyway. In the woods it was just me, the dog-walkers, my pen and a notebook. Despite the rain, I felt my spirits lift a …
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Creativity
I’ve been thinking about creativity a lot lately, what it means, and what it really means to live a creative life. Put simply: to be creative is to create something. I believe that being creative is central to the …
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Doodling
Lately I’ve returned to an old past-time: doodling. It’s something I did a lot as a child and a young adult but I never knew back then that this absentminded past-time was actually good for …
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The power of your words written now
I have a particular interest in Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes (CWTP) which broadly defined means using expressive, reflective and autobiographical fiction writing as a way to gain insights about our relationships with ourselves and others, explore life …
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I love Autumn, its a time of change and reflection
I love Autumn, it’s a beautiful time of year. And its a time when I find myself turning inward and reflecting on things more as the days and nights begin to get colder. I’ve been …
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Setting up
This is my new website for my new business, its the beginning of something new, and it feels exactly like I’m balancing on the edge of a precipice. Maybe that is a precipice overlooking somewhere beautiful, maybe …
