by admin | Wed,Sep,2023 | Healing, Managing Pain, Poetry, Spoken Word, Trauma
Introduction There is a lot of social media advice telling us to try mirror work. Look at yourself in the mirror and come back positive. Mirrorwork is a practice dating back to 13th century Persia and popularised by Louise Hay in the 1980s. It involves looking at...
by admin | Thu,Aug,2023 | Black Trauma, Emotions, Poetry, Spoken Word, Trauma
I think of you. I know you barely remember MeBut today, I can tell you: I walk in the streets without fearI love with all my heartI am not afraid of the doorI can sleep without my lights on or without a background noise I think of you. I know you barely remember meBut...
by admin | Fri,Nov,2022 | Emotions, Managing Pain, Poetry, Spoken Word
I was looking at my hand. I have a scar, I don’t remember the pain it caused, but I remember how I got it. It was an adventure. I can’t see the scars on my heart and mind, I can hear them singI remember how they got there. But they don’t stingNot in the slightest. I...
by admin | Tue,Sep,2022 | Black Trauma, Education
Audio Version A video was circulating on social media about an evening discussing Black trauma. Roz, who works with the organisation Little Ro said it would be ‘healing and humorous’. They are not two words I would put together, especially with Black trauma. But I...
by admin | Thu,May,2022 | Emotions, Poetry, Spoken Word
Step Spoken Word You, who do you think you are? You, be quiet You, do as you are told Words that limit, detract, and destroy Words you may have heard and did not enjoy Words from a father, a mother, a sibling Words from a teacher, a colleague or friend Those words...
