Welcome to Lapidus International
The Writing For Wellbeing Community
Lapidus International is a membership organisation which offers a range of resources to support writing for wellbeing.
This includes development opportunities, exclusive member events, access to the latest research, and a supportive network to enhance both personal and professional writing practice.
What Is Writing For Wellbeing?
Writing for wellbeing is the use of words to explore thoughts, express emotions, and support personal growth. It’s not about perfect grammar or literary skill, it’s about connecting with yourself through journalling, poetry, storytelling, or reflective writing. Whether used in a group setting or privately, writing can be a powerful tool to process experiences, build resilience, and find clarity. At Lapidus, we celebrate writing in all its forms as a gentle, creative way to nurture emotional, mental, and social wellbeing.
Upcoming Events
- Lapidus Member Event Only
Finding the road to voice again: after the silencing process by homophobia – Writing Into and In the Well of Being
Presenter: Ineke Duit
Saturday 6th December, 10:00am-11:15am.
I entered the silence, listened tenderly, and wrote my voice home.
Writing Into and In the Well of Being.
During my PhD journey, which I finished this summer, I wrote the thesis: “Coming to Voice: A Critical Autoethnographic Inquiry into the Process of Becoming Silenced and the Road to Finding Voice Again.” It has been a discovery journey. I explored the roots of my being silenced and its personal and relational consequences, while monitoring how various forms of scholarly and creative writing eventually brought me where I stand today. I found my voice again, which meant reconnecting with my feelings and longings; and I share my voice with the world, thus becoming an agent for change.
I will present my research, highlight some pivotal moments, and demonstrate how writing can act as a miner—laying bare layer after layer of personal, forgotten or neglected stories—and show how sharing our stories changes relationships, with the self and with others and how they can change the world, both locally and globally.
I will also offer a writing exercise to demonstrate writing into the well of being.
About the Presenter
Dr. Ineke Duit is a boardroom specialist, serving as a trainer, consultant, and executive coach. She assists leaders and management teams in navigating complex organizational transitions, with a focus on governance, culture, and organizational change.
Her recent academic work, culminating in the PhD thesis Coming to Voice, spurred her deep passion for creative writing, which has become a part of her daily routine. While completing her doctorate, she simultaneously earned a Master’s in Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes.
Based on her PhD thesis, Dr Ineke Duit delivered her paper presentation ‘My pen is my vessel’ on the Creative Bridges conference 2025. She demonstrated how, by the process of writing in a variety of forms and in a timespan of some thirteen years, she eventually wrote herself a home and wrote herself home.
Her thesis ‘Exploring my feelings of shame and their impact on my coaching practice’, written for the Master’s in Executive Coaching, is published as a chapter in the 2nd edition of ‘Behind Closed Doors; Stories from the Coaching Room’ (Erik de Haan and graduates, 2016, Libri Publishing).
Drawing on this unique interdisciplinary foundation, Dr. Ineke Duit now integrates writing into her leadership programs, OD work and coaching practice. She champions writing as a powerful yet gentle tool that allows leaders to explore their inner world, deepen self-awareness, and enhance decision-making and invites them to the true art of storytelling—crucial skills for effective modern leadership.
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About the Lapidus Living Research Community
The Lapidus Living Research Community (LLRC) meets on the first Saturday of every month via Zoom to discuss all things research, with a focus on qualitative arts-based research practices, theory and methods.
All Lapidus members are welcome, regardless of research experience.
Dear members,
The date of our Annual General Meeting (AGM) is 19th November 2025, and we are looking forward to seeing as many members of our community there as possible.
We wanted to let you know that you will have the opportunity to vote on a special resolution at this meeting.
The special resolution will be namely, that Lapidus converts from a private company, limited by guarantee, to a community interest company (CIC), again limited by guarantee.
We will send you further details nearer the time, setting out the Board’s reasons for seeking this change. We will also share the precise wording of the resolution, and the proposed new articles of association for Lapidus Community Interest Company.
In the coming weeks you will receive full details of how to vote, both on the day and in advance for those who can’t make the meeting itself.
This is an exciting time for Lapidus and we look forward to sharing our plans with you at the AGM.
Best wishes,
Lucy & Mel
Co-Chairs
Writing for Wellbeing Workshop for women on the theme of “Procrastination – Now or Never?”
I hold my workshops in the Conservatory within the tranquil gardens of Scampston Hall.
No prior knowledge is necessary. Booking essential via email. Please bring a notebook and pen/pencil. Coffees and teas are available.
Menopause can feel like a storm, shifting hormones, emotional turbulence, and the fog of uncertainty. Yet within the storm, there is also space for reflection, healing, and renewal.
This 90-minute workshop on World Menopause Day invites you to explore your experience of menopause through expressive writing. Using guided prompts and gentle exercises, we will write our way through themes of chaos, healing, and quest, finding words to hold what feels difficult and to welcome what is emerging.
You don’t need any previous writing experience. Whether you are in peri-, mid-, or post-menopause, this is a safe and supportive space to pause, reflect, and discover new ease within the change.
A series of three Sunday afternoon workshops combining gentle movement and awareness sequences based on the Feldenkrais Method of somatic education with poetry and expressive writing. The sessions are designed to engender a more connected and embodied form of writing and to inspire creativity and self-exploration.
Come along for the whole series or drop in for one or two workshops.
Sundays:
Oct 26th
Nov 23rd
Dec 14th
3-5.30pm
Email annetaylor.writer@gmail.com to reserve a space and for payment details.
Saturday January 3rd 2026, 10.30-12.30 and 4.00-6.00, and Sunday 4th, 10.30-12.30. £55 full course.
My creative goal-setting weekend is back! The best way to get what you want is to know what you want, and why you want it, in writing as in life. Knowing exactly what you want won’t mean you definitely get it, but not knowing, or being woolly about it, means you almost definitely won’t.
So start the new year with this fun weekend of workshops designed to help you identify the right writing goals for you in 2026 and start on the path to achieving them.
Creative Bridges 2025
Writing for Wellbeing and Activism: Building Cultural Bridges
An International Two-Day Conference
The 2025 Creative Bridges conference is right around the corner and we welcome you to take part.
The conference is proudly sponsored by Balens, a specialist insurance broker for health and wellbeing professionals and organisations, celebrating 75 years of service in 2025! Visit their website balens.co.uk to find out more.
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…from as little as £3.50 per month.
As a Lapidus Member, you are part of a supportive, international writing for wellbeing community who believe in the power of using words to enhance and transform.
You’ll receive a monthly newsletter, get discounts on events and training, have access to our online library of Lapidus journals and more. All for as little as £3 per month!
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Dear members, The date of our AGM is 19th November 2025, and we are looking forward to seeing as many members of our community there as possible. We wanted to let you know that you will have the opportunity to vote on a special resolution at this meeting. The special resolution will be namely, that […]
