You want a space to write, but want to be real.

You know what you don't want - you don't want 'fake' or 'fine' or 'lovely'.

You want curiosity and play, with a side of sass and 'oh shit! insight.

You need: Permission To Feel

"It was a million times better than any other writing workshop I've been to."

Sarah

What if there was a place to heal your heart?

Your defiant part wants a place to shrill out loud “Fuck it all, the shadow’s no place to hide" whilst a tender part whispers, 'Don’t tell me to not worry about it, I don’t know how to not worry about it, and that makes me worry.

You are more than one story.

You are rage and grief, the fear and the fury, you have a tender heart and a brave voice wobble.

You want a place where all of you gets to show up.

Not the shiny version. The real one that happens to be around that day.

A place where you can work things through, even if you don't get to work them all out.

This is the Permission to Feel Community.

A gathering where therapeutic poetry meets your messy middle, your human tricky things, not at 'disorders' to be fixed but differences to be heard, honoured, hell, even celebrated.

This space is for you if:

You want a place where you can let your belly hang out

You stare down anyone saying 'I'm fine' with a steely gaze

You are ok with ugly face crying - and sometimes look in the mirror whilst doing it out of curiosity about what your 'ugly cry face' looks like

You are sick of the experts prancing around on social media to get your attention about the importance of your mental health

You've lots to say, but now quite sure how, where or who to say it to.

"You may just end up surprising yourself with the poems and writing that flows with Jacky’s great guidance and questions. Highly recommend! Loved it."

Here's what people who've shown up say

Emma

I absolutely LOVED the workshop. Your prompts eased me in, and allowed me to connect to myself, my own joy and my own experiences, and explore using those in my writing in a new way.

Suzanne

I signed up to a 6 week writing workshop not knowing really what to expect. It exceeded my expectations. I loved the weekly topics. I loved the connection with the other attendees. Listening to each other was wonderful, learning together through Jacky’s guidance was powerful. Highly recommend. From a “I don’t write” person who has written poems! Fabulous!