Writing for Wellbeing groups can bring to mind so many memories. It is like looking at a living image in one’s mind and body. I went to a monthly peer group recently. They are always inspirational and can trigger varying responses depending on the facilitator and the theme. It’s never possible to know ahead of… Continue reading Memories
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A guest poem
At the beginning of each Writing for Wellbeing session that I facilitate, I read out what I call the ‘C’ words. These are my own words. I was touched that one of my participants in the group, after listening to a poem and being given prompts, decided to write a poem including the ‘C’ words.… Continue reading A guest poem
Therapy or not?
As I develop the idea for an academic paper on Writing for Wellbeing, I am going to share a little about what brought me to want to write this paper. I was at a meeting with the Lapidus Living Research Community when the question was posed as to why writing therapy doesn’t get as much… Continue reading Therapy or not?
My recent visitor offering words of wisdom
Amazing who comes to visit when you’re least expecting them,and not only that wonder, they bring a message for you to unravel, make sense of and understand what is being said.I had just laid down my pen, sitting at my deskwith the endless words flowing, I felt relieved but tired.It had been one of those… Continue reading My recent visitor offering words of wisdom
Demystifying Writing for Wellbeing events/workshops
I can’t write! I’ve never done any writing! I wouldn’t know what to write! Definitely not for me, I’m hopeless with words! These are some of the statements I have heard from people who would like to write. You can write! Do you write lists, messages to friends, on social media? We listen, we feel,… Continue reading Demystifying Writing for Wellbeing events/workshops
Thoughts on the poem ‘To be of use’
Recently, I attended a poetry therapy peer group where my mentor facilitated a writing exercise, first of all suggesting that with the word ‘inspiration’, we write a piece with each line beginning with the first letter of the word. This style is known as an acrostic – often in the form of a poem. Inspiration… Continue reading Thoughts on the poem ‘To be of use’
Exploring cinquain poetry
It’s wonderful how, throughout my writing career, I am learning new ideas and tips and gaining knowledge of exciting, inspirational ways to nurture my creativity. Recently, I found out about cinquain poetry. It is similar to haiku and tanka, but it has five lines. It can be written about anything you like, with an emphasis… Continue reading Exploring cinquain poetry
The experience of Writing for Wellbeing workshops
The experience of Writing for Wellbeing workshops offers the opportunity to explore emotions and feelings you want to understand, therefore gaining insight and a deeper understanding. Writing for Wellbeing workshops usually have a theme to work with creatively. In my workshops we start with a breathing exercise or a short movement exercise, for example chi… Continue reading The experience of Writing for Wellbeing workshops
Ways of writing creatively and for wellbeing
Both ways of writing can benefit our wellbeing. Whenever we write we are exploring, consciously or unconsciously, our inner selves. We are bringing to the fore how we feel about certain issues or situations. Our writing can be fictional but despite that a part of us will still reside within it. After all, we take… Continue reading Ways of writing creatively and for wellbeing
My Therapeutic Journey
In my last post, I wrote about my writing journey which has developed therapeutically in more recent years. However, I have been interested in many different therapies throughout my adult life. I started to question forms of alternative healing in the seventies, my first port of call being homeopathy which I discovered when I was… Continue reading My Therapeutic Journey