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Category: Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes

Writing through the seasons of life

Posted by keylifetherapy on May 20, 2019May 14, 2019

I’ve just come to the end of a writing for wellbeing workshop series based around the four seasons. It’s been a lovely experience with a group of amazing women. I’ve so enjoyed our time together. …

Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, nature, self-care, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing

Don’t be scared of poetry…

Posted by keylifetherapy on May 2, 2019May 1, 2019

It can be scary reading a poem – seriously! Especially when you’re doing it with other people or for course work. (That picture is how I feel when I’m on the spot and thinking about …

Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Poetry, Writing for Wellbeing

Writing for Wellbeing: Haiku Day 7

Posted by keylifetherapy on March 28, 2019May 1, 2020

grass feel my wet feet sunlight touch my warm heartbeat earth taste my tongue This is the last poem in the seven day challenge I set myself on National Poetry Day to write a haiku …

Bristol, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, haiku, nature, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing

Writing for Wellbeing: Haiku Day 6

Posted by keylifetherapy on March 27, 2019March 20, 2019

leaf bursting outwards into light, into colour done with Winter fasts

Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, haiku, nature, Poetry, self-care, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing

Writing for Wellbeing: Haiku Day 5

Posted by keylifetherapy on March 26, 2019March 20, 2019

fragments of our life strong, tall William who tells me skipping is joyful

Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, haiku, nature, Poetry, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing

How do you take care of yourself?

Posted by keylifetherapy on March 25, 2019March 19, 2019

We all need to look after ourselves, even if it is only in order to help us support other people in our lives. When life gets chaotic or we feel as if we are overwhelmed …

Counselling, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, self-care, wellbeing

Writing for Wellbeing: Haiku Day 4

Posted by keylifetherapy on March 25, 2019March 20, 2019

slanting through dark trees tender light, fragile seedling to a bright clearing

Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, haiku, nature, wellbeing

Writing for Wellbeing: Haiku Day 3

Posted by keylifetherapy on March 24, 2019March 20, 2019

birdcall sweet and sharp untroubled invisible across the garden

Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, haiku, nature, Poetry, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing

National Poetry Day: A poem a day keeps the doctor away

Posted by keylifetherapy on March 21, 2019March 20, 2019

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 …

Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, Poetry, self-care, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing

Writing for wellbeing or how to live meaningfully in uncertain times

Posted by keylifetherapy on March 19, 2019March 19, 2019

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 …

Counselling, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Writing for Wellbeing