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Write to Relax: new website

“Writing for relaxation is about pure enjoyment. It’s about making time for yourself, playing with words and nourishing your creative side. All without judgement.” WriteToRelax.com

Kate May 23, 2019July 31, 2019 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Making poetry primary: infusing poetry into primary school life

Poetry has so much more to offer than current teaching guidelines suggest. Of course it can be an effective tool for improving reading, writing and listening skills… but it can also be an additional shared language, a way of understanding complex subjects, a

Kate December 11, 2015 Research Read more

Using writing to connect Mind and Body

At the beginning of this year I set off on an epic journey: I began my MSc dissertation. I wanted to explore how writing could help with stress management. Specifically, I wanted to investigate ‘mind-body dialogue writing’. I had a hunch

Kate October 28, 2015December 22, 2017 Writing for Wellbeing Read more

What is writing for wellbeing?

Notebook pages folded into a heart-shape

For centuries, people have kept journals, written poetry and told stories to help enrich their daily lives. Instinctively, perhaps, they knew that these activities had healing properties. These days, we’re increasingly seeking – and seeing – proof of writing’s healing capabilities, as exciting new

Kate April 14, 2015December 22, 2017 Writing for Wellbeing Read more

The best way to start the day

It’s always the same, it seems. As soon as I add something to my ‘must do because it’s good for me’ list it becomes ten times less appealing. When I first began writing Morning Pages – the act of splurging thoughts

Kate December 23, 2014 Writing for Wellbeing 1 Comment Read more

What you write is never wrong

It’s one of the most comforting and liberating parts of writing for wellbeing: there is no such thing as bad writing. You can’t ‘do it wrong’. The words you choose will always be right, because they are yours.

Kate October 20, 2014June 13, 2018 Writing for Wellbeing Read more

Chasing happiness: discovering writing for wellbeing

I’ve been a writer for as long as I can remember, keeping diaries, crafting poetry and stories, composing songs, and even making writing the cornerstone of my career. Through the most difficult times writing has been there as a consistent, healing force.

Kate August 28, 2014June 13, 2018 Writing for Wellbeing Read more

Recent Posts

  • Write to Relax: new website
  • Making poetry primary: infusing poetry into primary school life
  • Using writing to connect Mind and Body
  • What is writing for wellbeing?
  • The best way to start the day
  • What you write is never wrong

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