Bridget Holding

Psychotherapist, university tutor, and published writer of fiction, and non-fiction. Passionate about re-wilding the self and liberating the wild words.

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The next Wild Words online session is Saturday 13th May. Readings of inspiring poetry and short prose; a writing ‘experiment’ (prompt) to undertake; and time for sharing work.

https://t.co/PqQ7dlf5yG

#wildwords #amwriting #poetrylovers #amediting #rewilding #sacred

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I'm teaching two online workshops in February/March. Sacred writing and Writing for Well-Being. With a nod to Valentine's Day we'll be writing about LOVE 😍 It would be great to have you there. Book now! #wildwords #amwriting #poetry #amediting

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Happy New Year! Wishing you a 2023 of deep-diving words that touch the very heart of things. And some thoughts on getting radical with the writing...

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The Wild Words Winter Newsletter 2022 is out! (sign up to receive it on the homepage).
With a 30-minute guided writing experiment based around ‘drinking tea’ to keep you warm through the chilly days. Here’s the newsletter’s main article.
https://t.co/LB15QTuvtB

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The 2023 Wild Words online groups! Each month there's a poetry appreciation and a creative writing group. A three-monthly cycling of the spiritual, the therapeutic, and the nature-based. Inspiration and guided writing experiments! https://t.co/0wlHhwSgFD

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Wishing you all a nourishing and creative start to the year. #wildwords #amediting #amwriting #poetry #nature

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For the nature-based writer in everyone... Here's the main article from the Wild Words newsletter. Wishing you all peace and the joy of self-expression this holiday season. #wildwords #amwriting #amediting #nature

https://t.co/XvyGruC4KX

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Enter the Wild Words Winter Solstice Competition - it closes on the 21st of December! Because what could be more comforting on dark winter days than sitting cosy at one's desk and revelling in the imagination? #wildwords #amwriting #amediting #poetry

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My plan for the rest of my life is to set myself on fire with enthusiasm so people will come from miles to watch me burn. I. Will. Roar. For. Nature."

Saci Lloyd, quoted in Writing Wild, by Kathryn Aalto #wildwords #amwriting #poetry #nature

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The joy of reading poetry by the sea: ‘Rushing at Times Like Flames’ by Nelly Sachs (1891-1970) #wildwords #amwriting #amediting #poetry #nature #naturewriting

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Reading Mira's poetry on a sunny September day in the mountains... #wildwords #amwriting #amreading #amediting

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For my wordy friends, a new Wild Words article... Do please share the link! I hope, wherever you are, that you have everything you need to feel safe, comfortable and connected to others.
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Outrage, optimism and Ellie Goulding. I listened to a very good podcast, and felt compelled to respond

https://t.co/tVO4Wp5tH8

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Vital to know that we are not helpless bystanders and can make a difference. BBC News - Ozone: The Earth's protective shield is repairing https://t.co/3MnPZJdczA

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BBC News - Ozone: The Earth's protective shield is repairing https://t.co/3MnPZJdczA

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The body psychotherapist in me sees this as a sign of a slippery slope. If we give up touch, our embodied existence, we give up emotional stability, our sense of identity, the ways we form concepts, ideas, emotions, connection to others... everything... https://t.co/wRHsmB9XUg

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BBC News - Surgery students 'losing dexterity to stitch patients' https://t.co/wRHsmB9XUg

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It's a grey and rainy Monday morning here. But the fact that it's the Harvest Moon today, creates the perfect opportunity for a cheery song....

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Lunch break. Swim break. Grape break.

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Dimanche. Sunday