Welcome
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Storied Selves
About me
I am a former NHS doctor, medical educator, published poet, short form writer and Writing for Wellbeing & Personal Development Facilitator.
I love to integrate my professional and personal and experience, in order to support others to discover their innate creativity and self-expression through writing.
My regular creative health practice includes:
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Freelance Creative Writing for Wellbeing tutor for Time for Me Carers over 50 group, Open Age, London, designing and facilitating monthly workshops online (May 2022-ongoing)
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Freelance Arts Practitioner, Imperial Health Charity (August 2024-ongoing), providing writing workshops for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Health staff and writing sessions as part of the Gallery Club museum visits, for members living with acquired brain injury who underwent neurological rehabilitation at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
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Advisory Board (Non- executive role) The Times Literary Consultancy ( 2024-ongoing)
What I offer
Writing workshops to enhance reflection, wellbeing,creativity.as well as personal and professional development.
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I design and facilitate bespoke writing workshops for :
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for those in roles that involve therapeutic care of others, including those working in the healthcare and social work sectors, social prescribers, linkworkers,therapy and counselling staff
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for any organisations that are looking for ways to support staff and student wellbeing
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​those who are receiving care in health, community and social care settings
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the wider community
Creative Writing for Pleasure and Wellbeing for those receiving Healthcare and Social care.
As a experienced former doctor and Writing in Wellbeing Facilitator, I am passionate about a holistic approach to healthcare and wellbeing.
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I can design and facilitate one-off or a series of writing related activities for groups in hospital, community and social care settings, using the principles of the Culture,Health and Wellbeing Alliance Framework 2023.
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I am professionally indemnified by Balens Limited Insurers and I can arrange DRB for all groups I work with.
Writing for Wellbeing for those in the Caring Professions
If you work with people in a caring capacity, in any setting, are training to do so,and/or are training others to do so, as an experienced former NHS healthcare professional, I will design workshops with YOU in mind.
Writing for Wellbeing, Personal & Professional Development
for Organisations
Bespoke workshops for staff and students in a range of settings, including in healthcare and academia.
What is Writing for Wellbeing?
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Writing for Wellbeing is an overarching term for writing that is also known as therapeutic writing, although it is not therapy per se.
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