Events
Types of event
I run workshops, groups, training and retreat events primarily in North Wales and Chester, with bespoke events by invitation further afield across the North West.
Please contact me if you are interested in my running an event for your organisation or group.
2026 Upcoming events
July
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July 25th: Way With Words Journalling Group at Gladstone's Library 10am-1pm *
August
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August 25th : Therapeutic Writing training for Swedish Writing Therapy students online
September
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September 5th: Way With Words Journalling Group at Gladstone's Library 10am-1pm *
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September 12th: Praying with my Pen faith journalling at St HIldeburgh's Hoylake 9am-2.30pm**
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September 18th-20th: Write for Life Conference, Stockholm
Presenting on Writing into Hope at Sweden's 2nd Expressive Writing Conference
Find out more...
October
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October 1st-2nd: Pilgrims of the Page Conference, Canterbury
Presenting on Life's Journey at this 3rd European Biblio/Poetry Therapy Conference,
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October 12th: Journalling our Journeys Free journaling workshop online 7-9pm
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October 17th: Way With Words Journalling Group at Gladstone's Library 10am-1pm *
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October 19th: Journalling our Faith Free faith journaling workshop online 7-9pm
* Please contact me directly if you are interested in writing in a journalling group.
** Please contact me if you are interested in a faith journalling event for your church group.
Write for Life
Expressive Writing Conference in Sweden
From 18th- 20th September
At: Essinge Church, Stockholm
This is Sweden's 2nd Expressive Writing Conference, an event pioneered by writer and writing practitioner Emelie Dittmer. I'm delighted to be included as one of the speakers over three days of talks, workshops, and shared reflection, exploring the creative and restorative practice of writing.
My keynote talk and journalling workshop - Between Starshine and Clay - will focus on the theme of hope, and how we can use journalling to nurture and sustain a personal haven of hope amidst life's turbulence
Those in my journalling network of followers and Substack subscribers are offered a discount when they book using the code WFL26 . It would be wonderful to see some of you there!
For full details see https://writeforlifeic.com/
Journalling our Journeys
Free Online Journalling Workshop
Monday October 12th 7-9pm
As the evenings lengthen into Autumn, I'll be running some evening journalling workshops online.
Journalling our Journeys on October 12th is a session to inspire, refresh and encourage the practice of journalling through seasons of transition and challenge.
It's the first of a series of 4, with the subsequent 3 workshops at fortnightly intervals,
on October 26th, November 9th and 23rd, from 7-9pm.
I am offering the first workshop as a free event, and participants will have the option of booking the follow-up workshops - £20 per session - in due course.
This first workshop can be booked on Eventbrite here
Journalling our Faith
Free online faith journalling workshop
Monday October 19th 7-9pm
As we approach Advent, I'm also running some faith journalling workshops in this lead-up to the Church calendar's new year.
Journalling our Faith on October 19th is for those who wish to journal with a specific focus on the journey of Christian spirituality. It's a session to help us explore different journalling approaches, using the written word to deepen our connection with the Living Word. It will be followed up with 3 further workshops at fortnightly intervals on November 2nd, 16th and 30th, from 7-9pm.
I am offering the first workshop as a free event and participants will have the option of booking the follow-up workshops - £20 a session - in due course.
The first workshop can be booked on Eventbrite here
Images from previous events
