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Writing for Wellbeing: Haiku Day 5

Posted by Rachel Hawkins-Crockford 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 Rachel Hawkins-Crockford 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 Rachel Hawkins-Crockford 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 Rachel Hawkins-Crockford on March 24, 2019March 20, 2019

birdcall sweet and sharp untroubled invisible across the garden

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

Posted by Rachel Hawkins-Crockford 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