How can you use journaling to heal difficult relationships? Can this tool even be used successfully? It can be used to address unforgiveness especially in past relationships where there have been things left unsaid, grievances which have just been left unresolved. Writing unsent letters are perfect for getting all that needs to be said in … More Writing to heal difficult relationships
I have another Birthday tomorrow. I will be 51 years old. As I look in the mirror I can see that I have aged but inside I feel like time has stood still, even though life has gifted me with experiences and situations, good and bad. At primary school I was unaware that there was … More Happy Birthday – to all of me.
I had a one card reading the other day from a facebook friend. The guidance was that I should tell a new story – that if I start to think and talk about myself in a new way, I may be amazed at how much and how quickly my life can change. Exactly! That’s what … More Tell a New Story
As it is Mental Health Awareness week 8-14th May I will be posting blogs about how mental health has and still affects my life, with some tips, tools and resources. … More Can motherhood be lonely?
On 14th October, I was invited to share my story on the Chrissy B Show – a refreshing chat show dedicated to mental health and wellbeing topics. It is hosted by Chrissy B, a down-to-earth presenter, who inspires you to be happy and stay positive! I was pleased with how Write Therapy was introduced and promoted as … More Write Therapy on T.V
Dear Christina, I am writing to you from 29 years in the future. So far your life has been a series of episodes, where you haven’t felt much control. For the past year you have felt a freedom that you haven’t felt before, or have felt since. You lived away from home, with relatives, but … More My letter to 20 year old me
Relationships do not cause pain and unhappiness. They bring out the pain and unhappiness that is already in you. .. Eckhart Tolle On Sunday, 14th February it is Saint Valentines day where couples all round the world will spend time and money on their beloved. Merchandisers and establishments take full advantage of the compulsory celebration of … More Find The One this Valentines
Low mood, lethargy, panic attacks and generally feeling miserable, are not the ideal emotions to attempt expressive writing. Even so, once pen is put to paper, writing can be rewarding and therapeutic. What I suggest in my book, from my own experience with depression and also with my one to ones, is to take a piece … More Writing in Depression
Grief never ends…But it changes. It’s a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith…It is the price of love. In life we encounter many losses: identity; wealth; health; relationships and death, being the most obvious. Life continues, we grieve, cry and pick ourselves up. … More Write Grief to a Better Place
Happy New Year! As a new year comes I think of my New Year’s resolutions, like most people do. I look through my journals of the past 12 months and see if my hopes and desires have materialised. More often than not, what I had set out to do with good intentions, changed course, sometimes … More Write 2016, re-drafting all the way!!
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