NEW podcast episode: How play and creativity can transform #lifestorywork.
Artist Elena Joy Miller shares simple, trauma-informed ways to create safer, more playful life story work sessions - starting with small steps you can take tomorrow.
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Need to refresh your knowledge on life story work theory? Or learn how to use particular tools and techniques?
We have a Live Classroom for that - take a look: creativelifestorywork.com/training/
Thank you to our wonderful funder, The Segelman Trust, for making this possible, to the brilliant team at
@kazzumarts.bsky.social for their animation expertise, and the interpreters who generously shared their experience.
⭐ We’ll also be holding a free, online Live Classroom in May to share more about delivering life story work with refugee and asylum seeking children and young people. It’s open to everyone – book your spot here:
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All the resources are designed to help ensure children and young people who are newly arrived in the UK, including those who are unaccompanied, are supported through high quality, trauma-informed life story work.
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💙We’re so happy to share new resources, all about delivering life story work with refugee and asylum-seeking young people💙
We worked in partnership with @cfabuk.bsky.social and @tlswuk.bsky.social to create an animation for young people, a guide for interpreters, and a toolkit for practitioners.
Get a behind-the-scenes insight into life story work at BCP Council.
BCP Council are the latest local authority to join us as Creative Life Story Work members, giving their team access to our resources and online training.
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Understanding eating disorders.
@psyjess.bsky.social from Trauma Informed Consultancy Services gives an introduction to understanding eating disorders and how we can respond using kindness, safety and connection, in her new blog post.
Read it here: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/eatin...
And in March, we have a Live Classroom all about inclusive, creative life story work methods which you can book onto here: creativelifestorywork.com/event/expres...
We hope you can join us!
All the resources on the Creative Life Story Work website centre play and creativity as vital tools for supporting children and young people through life story work.
Our newsletter, with a round-up of our latest life story work resources and training, will land in inboxes later this week. If you'd like a copy, sign up here: eepurl.com/h90tcn
Understanding eating disorders.
Jessica Parker gives an introduction to understanding eating disorders and how we can respond using kindness, safety and connection, in this new article: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/eatin...
Our first podcast episode of 2026 is with Jessica Parker, director of Trauma Informed Consultancy Services. Jess joined us in our virtual studio to discuss how we can support young people affected by eating disorders:
creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod... @psyjess.bsky.social
Happy new year everyone! There's still time to book onto our first Creative Life Story Work info session of the year, where you can ask questions about membership and meet some of our team.
It's on Tuesday next week:
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We'll be starting 2026 with one of our membership info sessions for anyone who wants to know more about what’s included in Creative Life Story Work membership. It's friendly, no-pressure, and we'd love to see you there!
Book your spot here: creativelifestorywork.com/event/creati...
Can letters help us say things that might be difficult to discuss in person?
In this episode of our podcast, Ciara McClelland from shares her perspective on letter-writing techniques. Listen online, or wherever you get your podcasts: creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod...
More than 1,000 people are already Creative Life Story Work members, giving them access to all our life story work tools and resources.
Find out if membership could be useful for you: creativelifestorywork.com/become-a-mem...
Lots of you have booked onto our January live classroom, on therapeutic letter-writing with Ciara McClelland, in the last few days💙
If you haven't booked yet, there are still places available and everyone is welcome. Book your ticket here: creativelifestorywork.com/event/therap...
You’ll still be able to book Live Classrooms via our website, and access life story work resources. There are tickets available for our sessions in January and February (info here creativelifestorywork.com/training/) and we'd love to see you there!
❄️The Creative Life Story Work office will be closed for a two week break, from Monday 22 December 2025 to Friday 2 January 2026. We'll be back from Monday 5 January. We wish everyone a peaceful, restful time this Christmas and New Year!❄️
We're so happy to welcome @bcpcouncil.bsky.social as Creative Life Story Work members!
Here's principal social worker, Leanne Morgan, on how the Council’s way of delivering life story work will mean every child experiences an offer as unique as they are.
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Booking now: An introduction to therapeutic letter-writing, with Ciara McClelland
Join us for this online Live Classroom in January. Book your place: creativelifestorywork.com/event/therap...
New: The healing power of therapeutic letter writing.
Get some tips to help you write trauma-informed, therapeutic letters, in this new article by Ciara McClelland from Trauma Informed Consultancy Services Ltd. Thank you Ciara!
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🩷 This is one of our favourite recent pieces of feedback for our Live Classrooms (this is from the session @drkarentreisman.bsky.social delivered on genograms).
We're happy to hear it inspired you!
💌Where to start with therapeutic letter-writing. 💌
This month Ciara McClelland is our podcast guest, discussing how letters can help young people feel seen, heard and understood.
Listen to the full conversation here: creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod...
⭐ Six things to consider when developing a life story work policy ⭐
Here's our local authority specialist, Joanne Stoddart, with her tips on developing a policy from scratch.
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Welcome to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, who have joined us as a Creative Life Story Work member!
We're looking forward to welcoming your team members to our Live Classrooms and supporting you all to make use of our life story work tools, guidance and resources.
Just a few days left to book for this free Live Classroom with Virtual Memory Box, all about how this digital tool is being rolled out to regional #adoption agencies.
Book your spot here:
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Our online Live Classrooms give you practical ideas you can add to your life story work toolkit.
See what's coming up and book yourself some training here: creativelifestorywork.com/training/
Find out how life story work is talked about in Ofsted reports, and the lessons we can learn: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/what-...
