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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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  • Can I wish you a “Happy New Year” this year?

    Posted by keylifetherapy on January 5, 2021

    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 …

    connection, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, grief and loss, mental health awareness, nature, self-care, wellbeing, Writing for Wellbeing
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  • some word bones for National Poetry Day

    Posted by keylifetherapy on October 1, 2020

    We have been walking each day in the woods near where we live. We feel the season changing and each day we quietly observe the differences in the woods and the sky. We talk of …

    Autumn, Bristol, connection, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, nature, Poetry, wellbeing, 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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  • Sowing seeds for the future

    Posted by keylifetherapy on April 27, 2020May 1, 2020

    Yesterday I walked through the wood behind my house. I’m not even sure what this particular wood is called, it’s tucked on a ridge between rows of suburban streets and you have to know its …

    Bristol, nature, self-care, 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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  • A time of rest and renewal

    Posted by keylifetherapy on January 13, 2020December 10, 2019

    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 …

    nature, Poetry, self-care, wellbeing
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  • A poem for National Poetry Day

    Posted by keylifetherapy on October 3, 2019September 23, 2019

    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 …

    nature, Poetry, wellbeing
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  • Workshop: writing from the senses

    Posted by keylifetherapy on September 30, 2019September 23, 2019

    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, …

    Bristol, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, nature, Poetry, self-care, wellbeing, workshops, Writing for Wellbeing
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  • Powerlessness

    Posted by keylifetherapy on September 16, 2019September 16, 2019

    Today I wanted to share a poem that really speaks to me about the feelings my clients often bring of powerlessness, lack of control, anger and loss. Things happen in our lives that we are …

    climate change, nature, self-care, Uncategorized
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