Writing for Chronic Wellness

Writing for Chronic Wellness is the second workshop in our Writing for Wellbeing series. As chronically ill creatives, we wanted to create a space for chronically ill and disabled people to share their stories and connect with each other. You are not alone in this. It is time to elevate the voices of people with chronic illnesses, to share stories and be heard.

We welcome you to join us for a reflective two-part course as we invite you into a safe space and support you to explore your  chronic illness journey through meditation, writing, connection, reflection, poetry and affirmations.  

Our last workshop we held a 3 hour indulgent and wholesome self-care evening. However, we honour and respect that for some people that is a long time. So that’s why we have broken it up into two sessions: June 19th 6pm-7:30pm and June 26th 6pm-7:30pm. There will be the opportunity for breaks. If there is anything we can do to make this online workshop more accessible or comfortable for you, please let us know by dropping us a message before the workshop.  We are very understanding and want to encourage you to do what you need to make yourself as comfortable as possible; whether that is coming in your pjs, keeping your camera off, lying down or having regular breaks, we invite you to listen to and honour your body.

 If you have difficulty writing due to pain, fatigue or for any other reason, do not worry! There are other ways you can reflect such as recording yourself, creating a collage or just verbally reflecting to the group. You will also be sent a recording of the sessions afterwards in case you want to go back and listen to any of your creations or reflections. The most important thing is that you are holding space for you and your chronic illness so do what feels right for you, there is no pressure or judgement from us, we understand.    

Allow yourself to have this time and space to explore your journey, process emotion, recognise cycles of behaviour and patterns of flair ups,  curiously reflect upon your relationship with our chronic illness and feel empowered to practice self-care and about the future.

What’s included:

·  Live two-part workshop (totalling 3 hours)

·  Recording of the workshop

·  Meditations

·  Journal Prompts

·  Space to Reflect and Connect

·  Poetry Readings

·  Self-care

· Resource Booklet to use in your own time with different self-care and self-management activities

- Access to the Self-Care Soul Society Facebook Group

When: Saturday 19th June 6pm-7:30pm Saturday 26th June 6pm-7:30pm  Where: From the comfort of your own home (Live on Zoom)

What you will need:

·  Favourite Journal

·  A nice Pen

·  Anything that will make you comfortable and relaxed (music, pjs, blankets, candles, tea, incense sticks, cushions all welcome).

·  An open mind.

Investment in self:

·  3 hours of time (with breaks)

·  £40

Hosts:

Charlotte Anne Lunn: Charlotte is a poet, bookseller, and workshop facilitator living with chronic illness. After completing her Creative Writing degree at The University of Derby, she became the Events Co-ordinator at Scarthin Books and has regularly reviewed literature for BBC Radio Derby. She is a guest poetry facilitator with Derbyshire Writing School and also offers editing and mentoring services. Charlotte has been commissioned to write for Shottle Hall and Derwent Valley Mills and her debut poetry collection ‘Metamorphosis’ came out this May with Verve Poetry Press, which explores abuse, mental health and recovery.  

Stephie Be: Stephie Be is a Certified Emotional Energy and Empowerment Coach, Emotional Embodiment Facilitator and founder of Stephie Be Wellbeing. Stephie has a degree in Creative Expressive Therapies and a background in Mental Health and Wellbeing which she left to start her own wellbeing business. Stephie Takes a holsitic and intergrative mind-body-soul approach to Coaching and interweived her experiences and qualifications into her programmes. She also has qualifications in yoga and mindfulness, Nueroliguistic Programming and Emotional Freedom Technique. She specialises in self-worth and burnout prevention. Her mission is to empower individuals to transform their midnset and remove self-limiting beliefs so they feel empowered to practice self-love and manifest a life that they deserve and desire through feeling, healing, rising and thriving.  

You can find stephie.

Instagram: @shine_with_stephiebe

Facebook: Stephie Be Weelbeing; Holistic Empowerment Coach

Website: www.stephiebewellbeing.com

Email: shine@stephiebewellbeing.com  

We are so excited to hold this space for you with a theme which is very close to our hearts.  

We look forward to connecting with you. 

Sending you so much love, light and healing,  Charlotte and Stephie x