Workshop participants have commented on how quickly writing about an object can turn into writing about oneself - a porthole into our unconscious, reflective selves. An exercise gave the writing group a small box with a delicately woven birds nest inside. This was used as a simple prompt to write - and to see what emerged.     NEST Interwoven pieces; twig and stick and nylon thread. Read more [...]

October 2019 marks the 60th anniversary of CRUSE bereavement counselling being established by a social worker, to provide support to those who have suffered loss and struggled to come to terms with it. The grieving process can become complicated, leaving unanswered questions where we’re unable to make meaning from loss that may have been sudden or unexpected, and feels traumatic and unjust. Everything we thought Read more [...]