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Natalya Vorozhbit’s searingly powerful play Bad Roads about the war in the Donbas will be read live on Zoom on Monday 2 May, 7.30pm GMT. Written five years ago, the play is particularly poignant in the current climate and will be a dramatic experience, followed by a discussion with some Ukrainian playwrights in the audience. Afterwards, they will join the panel to say a few words and to have an online discussion with our audience. Some of these writers are ones whose work we will be performing in future.   Stepping Out Theatre Company, the UK’s leading mental health theatre company, will be reading this play in the first of a series of events, online, staged and full productions of works by Ukrainian playwrights. Stepping Out Theatre are working closely with the 24 writers of the Playwrights Theatre of Kyiv, some of whom are now serving in the Territorial Defence forces of Ukraine; supporting art and culture in Ukraine is a vital strand in supporting their independence as a cou...

 I just want to share with you what happened today to make me do a happy dance! A client said they loved the #copy I had written and they didn't have to give any feedback but it has literally made my day! If you want to be one of my happy customers, I write copy, #content and #strategy for #SMEs and #public #sector bodies. Get in touch if you would like to know more!

Today is PME day. What on earth does that mean, you may well ask? It stands for Premenstrual Exacerbation. So we've all heard about women being 'hormonal'? This is far worse. This is when your hormones trigger an underlying mental health condition, in my case bipolar. So no surprises that rapid cycling bipolar is much more common in women.  So I'm starting to connect the dots between hormones and mental health; I say me, because it's not the health professionals I've dealt with who are telling me this, for the most part; it's me informing them! Nowadays you have to be an expert in your own health. You have to know what to ask for and then go out and make it happen.  Finally I've been put on HRT, and so far, so good. Time will tell but we really must see the holistic picture when treating women with mental health conditions. # PMDAwarenessMonth2022

I'm currently on a sabbatical and it's been a real time of reflection. I've realised I was carrying a lot of stress and needed to practice self-love. It's vital if you're to live your best life. I have been working with a lady who creates pamper packages and in the process I have developed a range of postcards for her with uplifting messages; a sample is shown above and it's challenged me to practice what I preach!  If you would like some postcards focussed on wellbeing, perhaps to send to a friend who is struggling or to put on your fridge as a reminder to take time out, get in touch . I can create bespoke ones for any occasion or message. 

I was recently invited to write a guest blog for Abstract Artist Christina Sadler on her website ' Maker who doesn't make '. In my blog I talk about how creative writing helped me personally to improve my wellbeing and now I'm using these skills professionally - offering freelance marketing and copywriting.  You can read the blog here.   If you would like me to write your blog then please do get in touch .

Recently I was invited by Sycamore Communications to write a blog about Artificial Intelligence and the lack of diversity in the field. You can read the article here . If you would like me to write your blog for you do get in touch . 

  Come and join me on a  Clevedon  walk and I will write a poem for you, either for a  present  or keepsake, great for an  anniversary  or  Valentine 's Day! You tell me what you would like it to cover and I will send you your unique  poem . You can combine it with an image if you wish to make a nice  art   print . Sign up here: https://www.yuup.co/experiences/receive-a-unique-poem-after-our-clevedon-walk