I still add to it. The latest one has 4 more patches on it:) I then use a lot of narrative therapy inspired questions to enrich each of the words and experiences.

For me I spend hours thinking of fun games, activities, analogies, metaphors that might land, speak to people, shift things, bring them alive!

So many themes in today’s play 1536. The tone from the top & the echoes and ripples from it.The power of friendship. The role of power.The reframing of narratives. Blaming & shaming of women, othering & societal expectations& so much more. Amazing acting too! So grateful for the power of the arts!

I love an immersive interactive dinner and this was even more special as art themed and got to spend quality time w my bestie. 7 paintings was such a fun treat. We had such a great time. Super creative and the food was delicious.

Reminds me of why I love to do what I do. This one will stay with me for a long time to come. And even more special to experience it with my special friend Charlie.

Today was our puppets in practice day. Hosted by the fab Ragdoll Services it was so fun to have a day for lightness, fun, play, creativity, discovering, exploring, being wlike minded people.We had people travelling from across the country & honoured to share a treasure box of ideas.& to make puppets

A lot of fun in a splash room today! V satisfying!

Been a v busy week w f2f training in Lincoln and Durham. However a day of fun- a pirate treasure themed escape room which they loved, an arcade & the park. Now about to do some art. Plus they helped me prepare goodies & some activities for next Tuesdays puppet training in Milton Keynes.Still 1 place

I love coming up with fun, fab, interesting and engaging metaphors, stories and explanations. Psycho education and the why can be so helpful. But also have lots of interactive items to bring concepts alive. Here are some of my brain based ones.

Tonight we went to Alanis Morissette. It was a mission but SO WORTH it. We loved it. Was electric and special to be in collective joy. Trip down memory lane and fab to do it together. She was epic. So authentic and magnetic. And bonus was lots of gluten free food!

With a fab FCAMHS team today- having a day talking about a whole range of concepts, tools, and reflections to enrich their thorny but important work further. Caring for the carers.

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Back with Channel and Choices again- today’s focus is the incredibly important often sidelined topic of moving on, transitions, and goodbyes within foster care and children’s homes. sharing lots of ways of being, amongst a treasure box of direct work tools to support

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Ooh an afternoon with GPs and primary care practitioner talking about trauma infused ideas and how small things and micro tweaks can make a big difference. Then ending the day with a thinking space session with a senior leader.

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I just had a change of plans so if anyone wants to book a half day or full day training or half day full day consultation I’m now available on 2nd July, 15th July, or 21st July. That’s my only availability now until mid october.

Beyond excited for this course! It’s super unique. Will have more than a treasure box of tools. Lots of fun hands up activities, theories, ways of being. So often training is watered down or squashed into a day but this has 14 days to really be able to think, be creative, embed and enrich

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Today back with a lovely group of educational professionals. Last time we focused on meaningful enriching and expansive ways of using my anchoring and regulation cards. Today we are spotlighting on my feelings and sentence completion cards and the strengths cards

We are going on to plant seeds, add the layers of each identified ones, draw or make the plants- expand to garden metaphors, reflect on the thorny bits and much more.

Wow just did a webinar to a large group from Oregon and beyond about creative and expressive feelings and got the most moving poetic metaphorical feedback that has made me want to paint and jump:)

Excited to be spending tonight with a large group of multidisciplinary practitioners across America spotlighting creative and expressive ways of supporting conversations around feelings. The lovely org who made me this!