You are a shining star
Earlier this year we ran a 12-week course for women over 50 who were unemployed. Most of those who applied to join had left their...
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Rachel Ireland
- Sep 26
- 2 min
Where will your creativity take you next?
What do you associate with the word ‘creativity’? What does it make you think about? When we talk about creativity, we so often link it...
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Rachel Ireland
- Jul 18
- 2 min
Back On Track & Ready To Set New Goals
I've put together some creative tools to give you a place to start planning your dream and achieving your new goals.
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Rachel Ireland
- Jul 18
- 2 min
How To Reconnect To Your Creativity
If you feel like you've lost your sense of identity & purpose, here are some activities and tools that might just help you get unstuck.
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Rachel Ireland
- Jan 13
- 5 min
Using Music to Process Change and Inspire Hope
Creative activities can be a powerful management tool that actually benefit not only team morale but the bottom line of the company.
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Rachel Ireland
- Sep 9, 2021
- 12 min
What Are Morning Pages and How To Do Them
How to start morning pages - what to write, when to write & how to enjoy it.
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Rachel Ireland
- Aug 2, 2021
- 6 min
Finding Creative Inspiration in Nature
If you’ve ever felt a lack of inspiration, try these simple tips for getting outdoors and taking inspiration from nature.
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Rachel Ireland
- Jul 22, 2021
- 9 min
Mindful Art Activities Using Watercolour
We can think of Mindful Art as being present whilst we create, focusing entirely on the process rather than the end product.
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Rachel Ireland
- Jul 6, 2021
- 9 min
How To Start Writing a Journal
In this article I will outline five types of journaling, key tips to get started and share some example entries.
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Rachel Ireland
- Jun 16, 2021
- 7 min
How to Journal Your Feelings Using Mandala Art (with free templates)
Mandala art for beginners. The meaning of colour in therapeutic art. How to use a printable mandala to track your mood.
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Rachel Ireland
- May 24, 2021
- 4 min
How to Find Balance in Life
Finding balance. Practising self-care. Avoiding burnout. Making time for what matters.
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Rachel Ireland
- May 11, 2021
- 3 min
7 Easy Ways to Connect with Nature this Mental Health Awareness Week
I love that the theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is nature. I’ve always felt the calming and therapeutic benefits of...
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Rachel Ireland
- Apr 27, 2021
- 3 min
12 Quick-Fire Questions to Connect with Music Lovers
If we start by defining a song as simply a short piece of music with words, that doesn’t really tell us why we have favourite songs or...
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Rachel Ireland
- Apr 3, 2021
- 3 min
The Joy of Finding Your Creative Flow
‘The creative process is a process of surrender, not control’ – Julia Cameron I love asking people what inspires them. They light up....
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Rachel Ireland
- Feb 2, 2021
- 3 min
How to Rhyme Your Chorus Line (in 3 easy steps)
“When I think about you I think about 17 I think about my old Jeep I think about the stars in the sky Funny how a melody sounds like a...
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Rachel Ireland
- Jan 4, 2021
- 3 min
Creative Ways to Wellbeing
The ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ statements were developed by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) and launched back in 2008. Since then, they...
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Rachel Ireland with Debbie Mann
- Nov 29, 2020
- 3 min
Allowing Yourself to Create Art from the Heart
“Do whatever brings you to life, then. Follow your own fascinations, obsessions, and compulsions. Trust them. Create whatever causes a...
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Rachel Ireland
- Nov 3, 2020
- 6 min
How to Use a Journal to Stay Positive During Lockdown
“Paper is to write things down that we need to remember. Our brains are used to think” - Albert Einstein I’ll start by admitting that I’m...
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Rachel Ireland
- Oct 8, 2020
- 3 min
5 Reasons To Get Creative This World Mental Health Day
"Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change" - Brené Brown About a year ago I started delivering songwriting...
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Rachel Ireland
- Sep 17, 2020
- 2 min
Hold on. You’ll find your own song.
And so began the emotional journey back to my true self, reconnecting with the things that inspire me and make me want to be a better person
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