This piece was very moving to read. I’ve only recently started writing poetry. But I am finding it can help me express emotions around things I can’t easily write about. It does give me a release. I understand why you chose poetry to write about times of despair. I love the phrase poetry is storytelling with a heartbeat. It really is what poetry feels like to me.
I found your workshop really helped me feel more hope and understand my fear better. Hearing everyone share their thoughts was a powerful experience. A great way to feel less alone. I would be interested in a grief workshop.
Yesterday’s workshop was amazing. I’m so glad I faced my fear head in and attended and was able to write something. I was able to move from feelings of hopelessness to those of hope for the first time in months. I randomly ‘found’ a meditation after the workshop and the key message was hope too. Think the universe is trying to teach me something! Thank you so much Jacky and all that attended for sharing so vulnerably. The connection it provided made me feel so much less alone too.
I’d love to hear more about other writing opportunities and grief sounds fab! The addiction course sounds amazing too and carers are too I’m often forgotten in the realms of treatment and healing. 🙏🏻💚
Wow thanks so much for sharing Debbie. I love the way the universe provides us with what we need when we look up and say ‘ok, I feel like I can receive now’ ♥️
That felt strange hitting 'like' . Your writing brought me to tears not only because of the despair I am feeling personally but because I care about others . Some would say that's my problem , I can empathise readily with others . Permission to feel ! that's an interesting one being surrounded by family who are doing everything they can not to feel - I am judged as emotional and I need to keep my feelings in check . Thank you for holding space for us yesterday and a big thanks to those who shared so openly . I found it a big help though I did feel exhausted afterwards
Yes, although having permission to feel can mean we do start to feel, the relief of being ‘allowed’ to can feel exhausting as it touches on the grief of all the times we couldn’t I think
I’m not surprised you felt exhausted, that was big work you did yesterday. And sharing so openly yourself which I appreciated. I hope you were able to give your body what it felt it needed last night and you have no vulnerability hangovers today. I’m so proud of myself for all the big feelings coming up and I didn’t let that stop me from sharing. Oh, how far we have all come☺️
Yesterday was incredible. I’m still reeling from the space you opened and held. The space to connect so deeply with written word, with poem, with each other. To speak, to voice, to feel. It was amazing and I had a terrific day yesterday that was so unexpected (I did not see that poem I had written coming, nor that I would speak the words to a group of people for the first time). Thank you so much. Your course around addiction sounds great, much needed and will transcend people’s experiences - or how they look at them and feel about them in any case. One on grief sounds timely too.
I love your poetry. It speaks volumes. 🥰
This piece was very moving to read. I’ve only recently started writing poetry. But I am finding it can help me express emotions around things I can’t easily write about. It does give me a release. I understand why you chose poetry to write about times of despair. I love the phrase poetry is storytelling with a heartbeat. It really is what poetry feels like to me.
I found your workshop really helped me feel more hope and understand my fear better. Hearing everyone share their thoughts was a powerful experience. A great way to feel less alone. I would be interested in a grief workshop.
Yesterday’s workshop was amazing. I’m so glad I faced my fear head in and attended and was able to write something. I was able to move from feelings of hopelessness to those of hope for the first time in months. I randomly ‘found’ a meditation after the workshop and the key message was hope too. Think the universe is trying to teach me something! Thank you so much Jacky and all that attended for sharing so vulnerably. The connection it provided made me feel so much less alone too.
I’d love to hear more about other writing opportunities and grief sounds fab! The addiction course sounds amazing too and carers are too I’m often forgotten in the realms of treatment and healing. 🙏🏻💚
Wow thanks so much for sharing Debbie. I love the way the universe provides us with what we need when we look up and say ‘ok, I feel like I can receive now’ ♥️
That felt strange hitting 'like' . Your writing brought me to tears not only because of the despair I am feeling personally but because I care about others . Some would say that's my problem , I can empathise readily with others . Permission to feel ! that's an interesting one being surrounded by family who are doing everything they can not to feel - I am judged as emotional and I need to keep my feelings in check . Thank you for holding space for us yesterday and a big thanks to those who shared so openly . I found it a big help though I did feel exhausted afterwards
Yes, although having permission to feel can mean we do start to feel, the relief of being ‘allowed’ to can feel exhausting as it touches on the grief of all the times we couldn’t I think
I’m not surprised you felt exhausted, that was big work you did yesterday. And sharing so openly yourself which I appreciated. I hope you were able to give your body what it felt it needed last night and you have no vulnerability hangovers today. I’m so proud of myself for all the big feelings coming up and I didn’t let that stop me from sharing. Oh, how far we have all come☺️
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Yesterday was incredible. I’m still reeling from the space you opened and held. The space to connect so deeply with written word, with poem, with each other. To speak, to voice, to feel. It was amazing and I had a terrific day yesterday that was so unexpected (I did not see that poem I had written coming, nor that I would speak the words to a group of people for the first time). Thank you so much. Your course around addiction sounds great, much needed and will transcend people’s experiences - or how they look at them and feel about them in any case. One on grief sounds timely too.
Oh thanks so much for sharing that Amber! It was such a joy to have you there and to share and I cannot wait to see more of your poetry!