Reclaiming My Space - Personal Empowerment Collage Workshop

You are invited to join Lizzie in a gentle, creative space to explore agency, boundaries, inner safety, and choice through collage. Participants are invited to create a visual “inner space” that feels empowering, grounding, and safe — guided by their own interpretation, not explanation or storytelling.

What to expect

This session offers a welcoming, low-pressure space to slow down and reconnect with yourself. We’ll begin with a brief quiet moment and optional gentle movement to help you arrive, settle, and feel at ease. You’ll then be guided through a simple imagination exercise, inviting you to envision a space that feels safe, supportive, calming, and nurturing.

Using a variety of collage materials, you’ll have time to creatively explore and visually express this inner space in a way that feels right for you. There will be an optional opportunity to share your image if you’d like, but there’s no expectation to do so. There’s also no need to explain your artwork—your process and experience are entirely your own.

All materials are provided, and no art experience is necessary. Just come as you are and allow yourself time for rest, creativity, and gentle self-care.

Who is it for?

Open to all identities, backgrounds, and experience levels. Trauma-informed, inclusive, and survivor-affirming.

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Venue: Peoples Republic of Stokes Croft,14 Hillgrove St, Bristol BS2 8JT.

Venue info and access guides coming in early January 2026.

If you have any questions, please email hello@vivgordon.com

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Part of 'UpFront Survivors Workshop Weekender', a free Creative Workshop & Events Programme for Adult Survivors Of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA), Friends and Allies, 6th - 8th February in Bristol, organised by Viv Gordon Company.

More project information via: UpFront Survivors - Viv Gordon Co

About Lizzie

Lizzie Mae Smith is a Somerset-based mixed-media artist, writer, and trauma-informed facilitator. She holds a degree in Care Management and has many years’ experience working in social care, alongside training in homeopathy and Ayurveda. Lizzie writes a regular column for Juno magazine and brings a neurodivergent, compassion-led approach to creative workshops, offering gentle, choice-based spaces that support agency, safety, and self-expression.