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 …
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Connect with nature this Easter weekend
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I wonder how we’ll cope when this is all over
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 …
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The pandemic diaries: day four
A couple of days ago I suggested you keep a diary during these difficult times, something you can look back on in years to come when the pandemic has passed and life has settled down …
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The pandemic diaries: day 2
It’s day two of my on and off line diaries whilst confined to the house with my family. I’m keeping both sorts. I have a hard copy diary which I use to process my thoughts …
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The pandemic diaries: day one
Today we created a ‘Family Alliance’ because we’re stuck in the house together, for an unknown amount of time. It’s a technique I use in therapeutic writing groups, an agreement between all the participants as …
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Online counselling
As we are all now physically distancing ourselves from one another, I have made the decision to move my counselling clients online. This seems the most responsible thing to do at this time. I’m lowering …
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Write a love letter to yourself this Valentines Day…
You’ll spend more of your life with yourself than you will with anyone else but how often do you take the time to nurture that relationship? If you’re anything like me, you’ll probably spend more …
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A time of rest and renewal
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 …
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A poem for National Poetry Day
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 …
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Workshop: writing from the senses
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, …
Rachel Hawkins-Crockford 