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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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  • A plug for the Lansdown Poets website

    Posted by keylifetherapy on January 9, 2021January 5, 2021

    I am a member of a group of poets who used to meet in a room above a pub called the Lansdown once a month. We would have a drink and share a poem each, …

    Bristol, Poetry
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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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  • 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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  • The power of poetry to connect us

    Posted by keylifetherapy on April 14, 2020May 1, 2020

    April is national poetry month in America. Later in the year on 1 October we will see national poetry day take place here in the UK. Hopefully by then, the world will have emerged from …

    connection, Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Poetry, 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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  • New writing for wellbeing workshops

    Posted by keylifetherapy on July 3, 2019

    Writing for Wellbeing  at The Flamingo Centre, Henleaze/Southmead from 21 September 2019 I’m back at the Flamingo Centre in September with three writing for wellbeing workshops.  It’ll be running in fortnightly blocks of three on …

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