CREATIVE WRITING FOR MENTAL WELLBEING

By Colette MacFadyen 

Colette started writing poetry in 2023,  and it really helps her mentally. She is a creative person at heart and feels creative writing a real positive addition in her life. Colette is bipolar and has to juggle different moods and find balance to keep her stable. Poetry helps her do this.

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SPIRITUAL DEPRESSION & THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL 

By Hilary Canto

Hilary's back in Complementary Medicine leads her to focus on helping people with Distance Healing & Spiritual Teaching, which is now being expressed through writing. Over the years she has been drawn to mental health issues after experiencing emotional/mental neglect from her mother, living with M.E., an isolating illness, and then the suicide of her younger brother in 2023.

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POETRY FOR MENTAL HEALTH: A ONE-WOMAN STUDY

By Faiqa Ali Chughtai

Faiqa is a pharmacist with a Master’s in Pharmacology and a dedicated writer. She explores themes of trauma and resilience in her work, voicing the physical, psychological, and sexual traumas faced by women. "The connection between mind, body, and emotions is real. Poetry, with its symbols, metaphors, and rhythmic flow, taps into that connection. It’s not just words on a page—it’s an embodied experience."

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HOW I MANAGE MY ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION WITH BACH FLOWER REMEDIES

By Hilary Canto

How do we navigate a world of anxiety and depression, when each of us experience it so differently? Writing poetry can help us express our deepest emotions and thoughts and allow a healing to take place, a small shift to allow light into a very dark room in our minds and feelings. I also turn to the power of Bach Flower Remedies.

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