Claire and Louise Barkas of Northumberland based wellbeing organisation 'The Calm Folk' talk about creativity, calm and motherhood.

FREE-WRITING PROMPTS - May 2021 
By Danielle Slade  

Whilst journaling this evening I began to think of my previous post and some of our lovely conversations about the world picking up pace again and how we feel about that.
 

The art of Free Writing is to take pen to paper and let your thoughts spill out, with a little help from a prompt of course. If you can, try and not let your pen leave the paper, and don't think too much about what your are writing. Just let your subconscious be your guide and see what comes out. 

There may be a load of gobble-de-gook in there, a poem, a list of words, a story, or just some authentic feelings... 

Created by visual artist Josie Brookes this wonderful technique asks you to check in on how you feel about your motherhood experiences. 

Using colour you can navigate and tap into feelings that give you some self enquiry.  

I found this particularly healing in the early days of being postpartum.   

Creativity and motherhood, creativity interspersed with parenting, creative retreats...making and finding time and creativity as a best friend.  Hear wonderful insight from Novelist and founder of Mothership Writers Emylia Hall.