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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you to everyone who came along to our Live Classroom on adult Therapeutic Life Story Work with Amy Payne on Tuesday!

You can read more from Amy on our website: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/heali...

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Healing through stories: Adult Therapeutic Life Story Work - Creative Life Story Work

Psychologist Amy Payne explains how Therapeutic Life Story Work can be thoughtfully adapted to meet the needs of adults.

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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 2d

⭐ Creative approaches to life story work ⭐

In this blog post, artist Nic Golightly suggests ways you can add creativity into your work with care-experienced children and young people — and shares tips you can use straight away.

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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 · 6d

How can you take a creative approach to direct work with children and young people? Here are some tips from graphic artist, Nic Golightly, that you can put into action straight away: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/creat...

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 ...

creativelifestorywork.com

Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 7d

Think you're not a creative person? This episode of the Creative Life Story Work podcast is for you!

We talk to graphic artist Nic Golightly, who explains how everyone can take steps to incorporate creativity into direct work with children & young people. creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod...

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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 8d

🌟 Next week we'll be sending out our regular e-newsletter, full of life story work resources and inspiration. To get a copy in your inbox, sign up here: creativelifestorywork.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 🌟

Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 13d

Karen is delivering another Live Classroom for us in May, on tools to support emotional regulation. So if you enjoyed today's session - or if you missed it and want to be at the next one - you can book a spot here:

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A treasure box of anchoring, grounding and regulating tools - Creative Life Story Work

Dr Karen Treisman MBE shares tips and tools to support emotional regulation in ourselves and others.

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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you to everyone who came to today's Live Classroom on genograms and thank you to the brilliant Karen Treisman for such an inspiring session💙

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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 14d

See all our previous Book of the Month choices on our website: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/tag/b...

Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 15d

Our latest Book of the Month pick is 'Social pedagogy in the UK: theory and practice' - great for an introduction to social pedagogy and its use and influence in the UK.

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Social pedagogy in the UK: theory and practice - Creative Life Story Work

This introductory text discusses the development of social pedagogy as an academic discipline and explores its influence on UK debates about welfare practice.

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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 20d

Listen via our website (creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod...) or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Podcast season 4: Episode 13 - Therapeutic Life Story Work with adults % - 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 · 20d

How can the Rose model of Therapeutic Life Story Work be adapted for use with adults? Find out in the newest episode of our podcast, as we talk with psychologist Amy Payne.

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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 22d

🌟 Eating disorders in children and young people
Thursday 12 February 2026, 10am - 1pm

Gain an understanding of how eating disorders develop, and how we can provide support in a trauma-informed way. With Jessica Parker.

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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 22d

🌟 Therapeutic letter writing
Wednesday 21 January 2026, 10am - 1pm

An introduction to therapeutic letter-writing, including practical skills you can take away, with Ciara McClelland.

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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 22d

🌟 Creative inspiration for life story work
Thursday 13 November 2025, 10am - 1pm

Join graphic artist Nic Golightly to discover creative ways to work with care experienced children and young people during life story work.

creativelifestorywork.com/event/creati...

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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 22d

🌟 Therapeutic Life Story Work with adults
Tuesday 7 October 2025, 9.30am - 12.30pm

Find out how Therapeutic Life Story Work can be adapted for adults, with psychologist & Therapeutic Life Story Work practitioner Amy Payne.
creativelifestorywork.com/event/therap... @asabovesobelow2025.bsky.social

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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 22d

⭐ Book your next #lifestorywork training! ⭐

Our Live Classrooms give you new ideas to add to your toolkit, and the opportunity to learn from like-minded practitioners — and the sessions below are all open for booking now.

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As Above So Below Therapeutic Services @asabovesobelow2025.bsky.social · 27d

Have a read of the blog, listen to the podcast and I hope to see you at the live classroom run by @creativelsw.bsky.social

Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 29d

How can Therapeutic Life Story Work be thoughtfully adapted to meet the needs of adults?

Find out in this new article by psychologist Amy Payne: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/heali...

@asabovesobelow2025.bsky.social @tlswaustralia.bsky.social

Healing through stories: Adult Therapeutic Life Story Work - Creative Life Story Work

Psychologist Amy Payne explains how Therapeutic Life Story Work can be thoughtfully adapted to meet the needs of adults.

creativelifestorywork.com

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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 24d

Looking for some inspiring and useful reading on working with care-experienced children and young people?

You can browse all our Book of the Month picks here: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/categ...

Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 28d

Not long left to book!

Lots of you have already booked a spot for this Live Classroom with @drkarentreisman.bsky.social, on using genograms.

If you haven't booked yet, here are all the details: creativelifestorywork.com/event/making...

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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · 29d

How can Therapeutic Life Story Work be thoughtfully adapted to meet the needs of adults?

Find out in this new article by psychologist Amy Payne: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/heali...

@asabovesobelow2025.bsky.social @tlswaustralia.bsky.social

Healing through stories: Adult Therapeutic Life Story Work - Creative Life Story Work

Psychologist Amy Payne explains how Therapeutic Life Story Work can be thoughtfully adapted to meet the needs of adults.

creativelifestorywork.com

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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · Sep 9

Tomorrow we'll be sending out our newsletter with this month's new #lifestorywork resources. If you'd like a copy in your inbox, sign up here: eepurl.com/h90tcn

Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · Sep 5

It's the start of the month so that means we've added new life story work resources to our website including a new podcast episode with @asabovesobelow2025.bsky.social, guidance on Therapeutic Life Story Work with adults, and our Book of the Month pick.

Find it all here: creativelifestorywork.com

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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · Sep 4

This is for all our followers in North East England - a practical training day with @bluecabin.bsky.social, the charity behind Creative Life Story Work:

Blue Cabin @bluecabin.bsky.social · Sep 1

Our training day will give you practical tips to take away, and will boost your knowledge on the benefits of early years music-making.

Find out more and book your ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/this-is-th...

This is the Place - A Practical Guide to Early Years Music-Making

Join Blue Cabin for the day to explore how and why music-making supports attachment and development for babies and children

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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · Sep 4

NEW: Our latest podcast episode is all about life story work with adults. How can we adapt the Therapeutic Life Story Work model for all ages?

Here's our conversation with psychologist Amy Payne: creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod... @asabovesobelow2025.bsky.social

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Creative Life Story Work @creativelsw.bsky.social · Sep 2

⭐ Get life story work tools and resources in your inbox twice a month ⭐

Sign up here and you'll receive our Creative Life Story Work newsletter: creativelifestorywork.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... #lifestorywork