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Creative Life Story Work

@creativelsw.bsky.social
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Helping care-experienced children and young people better understand their own life stories. Managed by the North East based charity, Blue Cabin (@BlueCabin.bsky.social).

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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
We post more often on LinkedIn - come and find us at www.linkedin.com/showcase/cre...
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Creative Life Story Work | 1,023 followers on LinkedIn. Helping care-experienced children & young people better understand their own life stories. | Helping care-experienced children & young p...
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Life story work for care leavers: find out about new research into life story work for care leavers aged 16-25, in this interview with care-experienced independent consultant and Therapeutic Life Story Work practitioner, Mary-anne Hodd. creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod...
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Podcast season 5: Episode 7 - Between Chapters: exploring life story work for care leavers
Exploring life story work for care leavers aged 16-25, with Mary-anne Hodd.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
NEW podcast episode: How play and creativity can transform #lifestorywork. Artist Elena Joy Miller shares simple, trauma-informed ways to create safer, more playful life story work sessions - starting with small steps you can take tomorrow. creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod...
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Podcast season 5: Episode 6 - How play and creativity can transform life story work % - Creative Life Story Work
Artist Elena Miller explains how play and creativity can make life story work more inclusive and can give children empowerment, choice and control.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Need to refresh your knowledge on life story work theory? Or learn how to use particular tools and techniques? We have a Live Classroom for that - take a look: creativelifestorywork.com/training/
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
💙We’re so happy to share new resources, all about delivering life story work with refugee and asylum-seeking young people💙 We worked in partnership with @cfabuk.bsky.social and @tlswuk.bsky.social to create an animation for young people, a guide for interpreters, and a toolkit for practitioners.
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Life story work resources to support refugee and asylum-seeking children and young people - Creative Life Story Work
Resources to support life story work with refugee and asylum-seeking children and young people.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Get a behind-the-scenes insight into life story work at BCP Council. BCP Council are the latest local authority to join us as Creative Life Story Work members, giving their team access to our resources and online training. creativelifestorywork.com/latest/bourn...
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council: giving every child life story work that’s as unique as they are - Creative Life Story Work
Leanne Morgan, principal social worker at BCP Council, explains how she hopes the Council’s new method of delivering life story work will mean every child experiences an offer that’s as unique as they...
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Understanding eating disorders. @psyjess.bsky.social from Trauma Informed Consultancy Services gives an introduction to understanding eating disorders and how we can respond using kindness, safety and connection, in her new blog post. Read it here: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/eatin...
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
All the resources on the Creative Life Story Work website centre play and creativity as vital tools for supporting children and young people through life story work.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Our newsletter, with a round-up of our latest life story work resources and training, will land in inboxes later this week. If you'd like a copy, sign up here: eepurl.com/h90tcn
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Understanding eating disorders. Jessica Parker gives an introduction to understanding eating disorders and how we can respond using kindness, safety and connection, in this new article: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/eatin...
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Eating disorders: Understanding what’s beneath the surface - Creative Life Story Work
Jess Parker gives an introduction to understanding eating disorders and how people working with children and young people can respond using kindness, safety and connection.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Our first podcast episode of 2026 is with Jessica Parker, director of Trauma Informed Consultancy Services. Jess joined us in our virtual studio to discuss how we can support young people affected by eating disorders: creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod... @psyjess.bsky.social
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Happy new year everyone! There's still time to book onto our first Creative Life Story Work info session of the year, where you can ask questions about membership and meet some of our team. It's on Tuesday next week: creativelifestorywork.com/event/creati...
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
We'll be starting 2026 with one of our membership info sessions for anyone who wants to know more about what’s included in Creative Life Story Work membership. It's friendly, no-pressure, and we'd love to see you there! Book your spot here: creativelifestorywork.com/event/creati...
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Creative Life Story Work membership information session - Creative Life Story Work
Find out how you could use Creative Life Story Work in your own practice. Creative Life Story Work membership will give you access to all the resources and training on this site, all focused on helpin...
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Can letters help us say things that might be difficult to discuss in person? In this episode of our podcast, Ciara McClelland from shares her perspective on letter-writing techniques. Listen online, or wherever you get your podcasts: creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod...
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Podcast season 5: Episode 4 - Therapeutic letter-writing % - Creative Life Story Work
How can therapeutic letters support healing, truth-telling and connection?
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
More than 1,000 people are already Creative Life Story Work members, giving them access to all our life story work tools and resources. Find out if membership could be useful for you: creativelifestorywork.com/become-a-mem...
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Lots of you have booked onto our January live classroom, on therapeutic letter-writing with Ciara McClelland, in the last few days💙 If you haven't booked yet, there are still places available and everyone is welcome. Book your ticket here: creativelifestorywork.com/event/therap...
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Therapeutic Letter Writing - Creative Life Story Work
Explore how therapeutic letter writing can be a powerful tool for healing, care and truth-telling within fostering and social work settings.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
❄️The Creative Life Story Work office will be closed for a two week break, from Monday 22 December 2025 to Friday 2 January 2026. We'll be back from Monday 5 January. We wish everyone a peaceful, restful time this Christmas and New Year!❄️
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
We're so happy to welcome @bcpcouncil.bsky.social as Creative Life Story Work members! Here's principal social worker, Leanne Morgan, on how the Council’s way of delivering life story work will mean every child experiences an offer as unique as they are. creativelifestorywork.com/latest/bourn...
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council: giving every child life story work that’s as unique as they are - Creative Life Story Work
Leanne Morgan, principal social worker at BCP Council, explains how she hopes the Council’s new method of delivering life story work will mean every child experiences an offer that’s as unique as they...
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Booking now: An introduction to therapeutic letter-writing, with Ciara McClelland Join us for this online Live Classroom in January. Book your place: creativelifestorywork.com/event/therap...
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Therapeutic Letter Writing - Creative Life Story Work
Explore how therapeutic letter writing can be a powerful tool for healing, care and truth-telling within fostering and social work settings.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
New: The healing power of therapeutic letter writing. Get some tips to help you write trauma-informed, therapeutic letters, in this new article by Ciara McClelland from Trauma Informed Consultancy Services Ltd. Thank you Ciara! creativelifestorywork.com/latest/the-h...
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The healing power of therapeutic letter writing - Creative Life Story Work
Trainer and arts psychotherapist, Ciara McClelland, offers some guidance on writing letters which are trauma-informed and which build trust and connection.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
🩷 This is one of our favourite recent pieces of feedback for our Live Classrooms (this is from the session @drkarentreisman.bsky.social delivered on genograms). We're happy to hear it inspired you!
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
💌Where to start with therapeutic letter-writing. 💌 This month Ciara McClelland is our podcast guest, discussing how letters can help young people feel seen, heard and understood. Listen to the full conversation here: creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod...
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
⭐ Six things to consider when developing a life story work policy ⭐ Here's our local authority specialist, Joanne Stoddart, with her tips on developing a policy from scratch. creativelifestorywork.com/latest/what-...
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What to consider when developing a life story work policy and procedure - Creative Life Story Work
Blue Cabin’s Local Authority Specialist, Joanne Stoddart, discusses the role of foster carers in life story work with care-experienced children and young people.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Welcome to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, who have joined us as a Creative Life Story Work member! We're looking forward to welcoming your team members to our Live Classrooms and supporting you all to make use of our life story work tools, guidance and resources.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Just a few days left to book for this free Live Classroom with Virtual Memory Box, all about how this digital tool is being rolled out to regional #adoption agencies. Book your spot here: creativelifestorywork.com/event/virtua...
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Virtual Memory Box: A new digital tool for regional adoption agencies - Creative Life Story Work
Find out how a digital solution to capturing and storing memories is being rolled out to regional adoption agencies, with Christian Brock, founder of Virtual Memory Box.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Our online Live Classrooms give you practical ideas you can add to your life story work toolkit. See what's coming up and book yourself some training here: creativelifestorywork.com/training/
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Find out how life story work is talked about in Ofsted reports, and the lessons we can learn: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/what-...
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What do Ofsted reports reveal about life story work provision across the UK? - Creative Life Story Work
What do Ofsted reports reveal about life story work provision across the UK?
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
👏 Congratulations to Virtual Memory Box, winners of The Digital Innovation Award at #CYPNow awards! We'll be joined by Christian Brock from Virtual Memory Box on 8 Dec to hear how Virtual Memory Box is being rolled out to regional adoption agencies. creativelifestorywork.com/event/virtua...
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Virtual Memory Box: A new digital tool for regional adoption agencies - Creative Life Story Work
Find out how a digital solution to capturing and storing memories is being rolled out to regional adoption agencies, with Christian Brock, founder of Virtual Memory Box.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
How can young, care-experienced voices help guide the use of technology in life story work? Listen to this episode of the Creative Life Story Work podcast for an insight into The Vault and how it's being tested out by care-experienced young researchers. creativelifestorywork.com/resource/exp...
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Podcast season 5: Episode 3 - Exploring The Vault: a digital tool for life story work % - Creative Life Story Work
How can digital tools help young people store important memories, documents and stories? And how can care-experienced voices guide their use?
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Where should you start in developing a life story work policy? Here's a quick guide, from our local authority specialist, Joanne Stoddart. creativelifestorywork.com/latest/what-...
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What to consider when developing a life story work policy and procedure - Creative Life Story Work
Blue Cabin’s Local Authority Specialist, Joanne Stoddart, discusses the role of foster carers in life story work with care-experienced children and young people.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
⭐ FREE Bonus Live Classroom On 8 December we'll be joined by Christian Brock of Virtual Memory Box to hear about a digital solution to storing memories is being rolled out to regional adoption agencies. Book your free ticket here: creativelifestorywork.com/event/virtua...
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Virtual Memory Box: A new digital tool for regional adoption agencies - Creative Life Story Work
Find out how a digital solution to capturing and storing memories is being rolled out to regional adoption agencies, with Christian Brock, founder of Virtual Memory Box.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
💛 Thank you to everyone who came along to Nic Golightly's Live Classroom yesterday on creative inspiration for life story work. We hope you enjoyed it! We have lots more Live Classrooms lined up and you can book onto any of them here: creativelifestorywork.com/training/
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Life Story Work Training For Social Workers & Foster Carers | Creative Life Story Work
Online training led by experts in life story work for care-experienced children and young people. Boost your knowledge now.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Two artists teamed up with three care-experienced young people to test out a digital tool which can store stories, documents and memories. We chatted with artists Rosie Reid and Ruth Mary Johnson to find out more. creativelifestorywork.com/resource/exp...
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Podcast season 5: Episode 3 - Exploring The Vault: a digital tool for life story work % - Creative Life Story Work
How can digital tools help young people store important memories, documents and stories? And how can care-experienced voices guide their use?
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
In 2016, a charity called Blue Cabin partnered with Professor Richard Rose of Therapeutic Life Story Work UK, and three North East local authorities, to see how we can deliver better life story work for all care-experienced children and young people. @tlswuk.bsky.social
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
📙 Our Book of the Month was recommended by one of @bluecabin.bsky.social's Care Experienced Consultants, Jane McPhail - thank you Jane! It's 'In my own words' by Lillybelle, and puts you in Lillybelle's shoes as she reflects on her own adoption journey. creativelifestorywork.com/latest/in-my...
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In My Own Words - Creative Life Story Work
Step into the mind of 11-year-old Lillybelle as she reflects back on her adoption journey.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
💡 Fill up your ideas bank: Get 3 new creative activities to use in life story work💡 It's your last chance to get a ticket for next week's online Live Classroom, which will show you how creative activities can equal better life story work. Get your ticket: creativelifestorywork.com/event/creati...
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Creative inspiration for life story work - Creative Life Story Work
Join graphic artist Nic Golightly to discover creative ways to work with care experienced children and young people during life story work.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
What do Ofsted reports reveal about life story work provision across the UK? Our local authority specialist, Joanne Stoddart, looked at more than 150 Ofsted reports and has shared her key takeaways here: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/what-...
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What do Ofsted reports reveal about life story work provision across the UK? - Creative Life Story Work
What do Ofsted reports reveal about life story work provision across the UK?
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
💡 Get 3 new creative activities you can use in life story work. Our next Live Classroom will fill up your ideas bank with practical ways to use creativity in your life story work. Booking closes on Monday so grab your ticket now! creativelifestorywork.com/event/creati...
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Creative inspiration for life story work - Creative Life Story Work
Join graphic artist Nic Golightly to discover creative ways to work with care experienced children and young people during life story work.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
🎧 Find out how playful approaches to life story work can open up conversations and strengthen relationships. Tune into this episode of the Creative Life Story Work podcast as we chat with graphic artist Nic Golightly: creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod...
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
📣 Calling adoption agency team members 📣 Find out how a digital solution to storing memories is being rolled out to regional adoption agencies, with Christian Brock, founder of VirtualMemory Box, in this free Live Classroom. Everyone welcome! creativelifestorywork.com/event/virtua...
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Booking for this info session closes on Sunday night. And there are future sessions listed on our website if you can't make this one! creativelifestorywork.com/become-a-mem...
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Become a Member - Creative Life Story Work
Access life story work training and resources you can use in your work with children and young people. Individual and organisational memberships available.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Intrigued about Creative Life Story Work membership? Want to know more? We have an online info session on Tuesday at 11am, when Freya and Jenny from our team will talk about our membership for organisations and for individuals. Book to join us: creativelifestorywork.com/event/creati...
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Creative Life Story Work membership information session - Creative Life Story Work
Find out how you could use Creative Life Story Work in your own practice. Creative Life Story Work membership will give you access to all the resources and training on this site, all focused on helpin...
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Our Live Classrooms are a welcoming, friendly space - whatever stage of your career you're at. ➡️Book your spot to learn from life story work experts: creativelifestorywork.com/training/ @drkarentreisman.bsky.social @tlswuk.bsky.social @psyjess.bsky.social
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
🎧 Find out how playful approaches to life story work can open up conversations and strengthen relationships. Tune into this new episode of the Creative Life Story Work podcast as we chat with graphic artist Nic Golightly 🎧 creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod...
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Podcast season 5: Episode 2 - How to add creativity into life story work % - Creative Life Story Work
Psychologist Amy Payne joins us from Australia's Blue Mountains to talk about Therapeutic Life Story Work with adults.
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
🎧Stay connected to the latest thinking in #lifestorywork with our monthly podcast 🎧 You can browse all our episodes here: creativelifestorywork.com/resources/ty...
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Exactly how can you add creativity into your life story work with children and young people? Artist Nic Golightly has shared her tips, and some resources to help you, here: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/creat...
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Creative approaches to life story work - Creative Life Story Work
Nic Golightly is a graphic artist and part of the Creative Life Story Work team. She’s created many of the bitesize creative activities you’ll find on the site and delivers training that helps people ...
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
NEW on our website: online Live Classrooms with Professor Richard Rose on attachment, trauma and recovery. These are open to everyone and you can book your tickets now! @tlswuk.bsky.social
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Booking now: learn how to use creativity in #lifestorywork in this online Live Classroom with artist Nic Golightly. The Live Classroom is open to everyone - all welcome! You can book your place here: creativelifestorywork.com/event/creati...
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Anita Holford is an adoptive parent and has shared a bit about her and her daughter's experience of #lifestorywork and life story books. And thank you, Anita, for the mention of our Creative Life Story Work podcast as well! writing-services.co.uk/why-lifestor... @anitaholford.bsky.social
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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Our latest book of the month choice explores the link between adverse childhood experiences and our bodies, and how we can heal from these emotional traumas:
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Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal - Creative Life Story Work
Childhood Disrupted : How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal
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