- Event Date: 05/07/2026
Creating the Self – a therapeutic creative writing group (online)
Event Details
- 10:00
- Online via Zoom
- From £15
Event Description
A friendly and supportive online space to explore, create and express yourself through words.
Join Emma Garrard and Stephanie Aspin (author of “Poetry + Therapy: Why Words Help) online in a pressure-free creative space where we use poetry, prose and images to explore, create and express the self through writing, sharing (always optional) and reflecting. No experience of writing or poetry is needed.
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Alison Cable is a writer and creative writing facilitator working in the field of Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes (CWTP). She completed an MSc at Metanoia Institute with distinction, where her research explored writing and weaving as heuristic, arts-based methods for narrative inquiry, with a focus on midlife and story.
She has served as Co-Editor and Board Member for Lapidus International and currently facilitates reading and writing groups in community and educational settings, including The Reader and the London Literary Salon. Her work is interested in creative writing as a reflective and exploratory practice, particularly in relation to experience, identity, and change. She is particularly interested in poetry, reading aloud, and shared reading, and in conversations about literature and how stories are told and retold.
Joining the event
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89827230742
Meeting ID: 898 2723 0742
Please note that this event will be recorded. The recording will be available for a limited time after the live event. Please allow a couple of working days for us to process and upload the recording after the live event.
For questions before or after the day of the event, please contact Flo on membership@lapidus.org.uk (responses on Tuesdays and Fridays). For queries on the day of the event, please contact mel@write4word.org.
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. LLRC events are free and no tickets are required. Use the Zoom link above to access the event.
New to Lapidus? A very warm welcome to you!
As a new member, you’re invited to Lapidus Welcome, a relaxed quarterly online gathering designed to help new members feel at home within the community. These sessions offer a chance to meet other members, learn more about Lapidus and its work, ask questions, and begin building connections in a warm and supportive space.
The sessions are primarily aimed at members who have joined within the last few months, though existing members who would like a refresher — or who are looking to reconnect with the organisation and community — are also very welcome to attend.
Each session will include introductions and informal networking, alongside a short overview of Lapidus, membership opportunities and benefits, upcoming events, and ways to get involved. Depending on group size, there may also be breakout conversations or smaller discussion groups to help members connect more personally. You’ll have the chance to meet our Coordination team and other members who have recently joined.
Whether you are completely new to writing for wellbeing, newly joined to Lapidus, or simply curious about how to make the most of your membership, Lapidus Welcome is intended to help you feel informed, included, and connected from the outset.
We will hold these events regularly throughout the year and vary the day of the week and time of day to make them as accessible as possible for members in different circumstances and time zones. If you are unable to attend one session, we hope you will be able to join us for a future event.
First session
Friday 26 June, 12:00pm (UK time)
Free to attend – sign up to let us know you’re coming
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/G11RW7YFaed47Rk88
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89202665308
Meeting ID: 892 0266 5308
Please note
Lapidus Welcome is an informal community session rather than a training event or workshop. While participation is encouraged, members are welcome to engage at whatever level feels comfortable for them, including simply listening and observing.
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