self-care – Page 2 – Rachel Hawkins-Crockford

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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 1

Posted by Rachel Hawkins-Crockford on March 22, 2019March 21, 2019

first light finds its way the sky spilling its colours across our counters Why have I chosen haiku? There are so many reasons, here are just a few: I like to write about the natural …

Poetry, Writing for Wellbeing

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