Therapeutic Creative Writing Group: Weird Is a Compass (ONLINE)
A monthly expressive writing session aimed at deepening self-awareness, self-understanding and self-connection.
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- 2 hours
- Online
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About this event
An informal, friendly, online therapeutic creative writing group (of no more than 8 participants). No writing experience necessary.
Please join the waitlist if the event has sold out. If there is sufficient interest, an additional session will be scheduled.
November's theme: Weird is a Compass (let it direct you to the untamed truths of who you are). Part of The Writers Workshop's Weird Weekend. Full programme here.
This ongoing monthly therapeutic/expressive writing group is for anyone who enjoys (or thinks they might enjoy) writing for pleasure or to develop self-awareness, self-understanding and self-connection. Using prose excerpts, poetry, images and other prompts, this group invites you to explore your inner and outer worlds through writing. Sharing your writing is always optional but the invitation is there to share and discuss your writing or discoveries with others.
The aim of the workshop is to enable participants to enhance their well-being through emotional expression and illumination. Why not make a date with yourself on the first Sunday of the month, to enhance your sense of well-being and self-connection through writing?
What you will need: Have something with you to write on and with. Ideally, connect to the group from a space that is confidential and free from interruptions. If there are other people in your home that might overhear, please wear ear/headphones to protect the confidentiality of other participants.
Please note: these workshops are for adults aged 18 and over. Refunds are only available up to 7 days before the event.
About the Facilitator
The facilitator, Emma Garrard, is a Biblio/Poetry Therapist with over 20 years' experience facilitating groups, who will safely and expertly guide you through the writing process.
YOU ARE VERY WELCOME TO MEET WITH EMMA FOR A 20 MIN ZOOM CALL BEFORE ATTENDING FOR THE FIRST TIME. This is encouraged so that you know what to expect and can manage your emotional safety in the group. You can arrange this by contacting Emma directly on 07974 814978 or emma@wordsforwellness.co.uk.
The Writers Workshop is a nonprofit social enterprise on a mission to enable everyone to experience the joy and power of creative writing, both at our venue in Sheffield and online. Members of the Writers Workshop get a discount on all our events and other perks. For more information, visit www.thewritersworkshop.co.uk.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Each workshop works as a stand-alone event but there is a series of them, each taking place on the first Sunday of the month between 4.30pm-6.30pm.
No. The hope is that participants will gain therapeutic benefit from the workshops but this is not a therapy group and there is never a requirement to share your writing or how you are feeling if that’s not right for you.
The workshops provide an opportunity to connect to our emotions and express them, so the themes will include things like: love, self-acceptance, belonging, meaning, identity, hope, impermanence and loss, regret, kindness, courage...anything and everything that connects us to our being human.
Emma Garrard is a philosophy graduate, a Biblio/Poetry therapist and a psychotherapist. She trained with the International Academy for Poetry Therapy and now offers a range of therapeutic creative writing groups to promote well-being. You can find out more about Emma here: www.wordsforwellness.co.uk
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