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Rachel Hawkins-Crockford

Counselling and Writing for Well Being near Westbury on Trym, Henbury and Blaise, Bristol

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  • Saying yes to you: journaling prompts

    Posted by keylifetherapy on September 23, 2022

    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 …

    Counselling, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, self-care, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing
  • Pause

    Posted by keylifetherapy on December 18, 2020

    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 …

    connection, Counselling, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, self-care
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  • Start the Year Write – wellbeing workshop

    Posted by keylifetherapy on December 7, 2020December 1, 2020

    If you’d like to do something a little different from your annual New Year’s resolutions list, why not book a place on this workshop. We’ll spend one and a half hours together, experiencing some writing …

    connection, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, self-care, wellbeing, workshops, Writing for Wellbeing
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  • Micro-habits

    Posted by keylifetherapy on November 26, 2020

    This month I’ve renewed an old habit that I had let lapse a little lately, starting my working day with a ten minute meditation practice. I have a subscription to one of the many great apps out there …

    Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, mental health awareness, self-care, Writing for Wellbeing
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  • Keeping it local

    Posted by keylifetherapy on August 21, 2020August 19, 2020

    This year, like everyone else, I found myself grounded. I could just as easily write: I found myself stuck in one place. But curiously, in being stuck in this one place for so long, unable …

    Bristol, climate change, connection, Focus, nature
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  • Writing as a way of connecting to other/s: writing on Safe and Sound

    Posted by keylifetherapy on August 19, 2020August 19, 2020

    Here’s a link to a poem/ article I had published on the Safe and Sound words for well being website recently. It is a personal account of how writing links me to those I love but still …

    Bristol, connection, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, nature, Poetry, wellbeing, workshops, Writing for Wellbeing
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  • How writing helps us to get unstuck

    Posted by keylifetherapy on June 28, 2020June 28, 2020

    Journaling and expressive writing, alongside counselling, can help us to begin to come unstuck. Finding the right words to express our feelings about what has happened to us … the more we write, the freer we feel.

    Counselling, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, self-care, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing
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  • Women’s writing circle

    Posted by keylifetherapy on April 20, 2020April 9, 2020

    When we went into lockdown in March this year, I was days away from starting a women’s writing circle in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol. It was to be a space where women could gather together to talk …

    Bristol, Focus, self-care, wellbeing, womens circle, workshops, Writing for Wellbeing
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  • Connect with nature this Easter weekend

    Posted by keylifetherapy on April 10, 2020May 1, 2020

    Most of us can’t connect with friends and family over the Easter weekend this year. That can feel pretty disappointing. As will cancelled holidays abroad for those who can afford it and planned to get …

    Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, nature, Uncategorized, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing
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  • I wonder how we’ll cope when this is all over

    Posted by keylifetherapy on April 9, 2020May 1, 2020

    A member of my extended family died this week. She had under-lying health issues. We’ve been told there might be an inquest because the coroner was unhappy with the care she received at the end …

    bereavement, Counselling, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Focus, grief and loss, self-care, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing
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