﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 21 May 2026 10:28:15 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>New Leaf College - Writing for wellbeing</title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk:443%2fwhat-can-help%2fctl%2fRSS%2fmid%2f863%2fev%2f1%2fCategoryID%2f4%2fCategoryName%2fWriting-for-wellbeing</link><atom:link href="https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk:443%2fwhat-can-help%2fctl%2fRSS%2fmid%2f863%2fev%2f1%2fCategoryID%2f4%2fCategoryName%2fWriting-for-wellbeing" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louisa]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Writing Poetry for Recovery]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/139/Writing-Poetry-for-Recovery</link><description><![CDATA[  Celebrating World Poetry Day  

 At New Leaf Recovery and Wellbeing College, we believe in the transformative power of words — how they can heal, empower, and uplift. As we celebrate World Poetry ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:29:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/139/Writing-Poetry-for-Recovery</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ann, Emma and Helen]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[World Poetry Day - 2022]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/88/World-Poetry-Day-2022</link><description><![CDATA[ Writing poetry helps improve language skills, sparks creative thinking and creates self-awareness. It is also therapeutic, providing comfort and boosting our moods during periods of stress and ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/88/World-Poetry-Day-2022</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy, Ann, Tammy]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[World Poetry Day]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/61/World-Poetry-Day</link><description><![CDATA[ Expression helps our wellbeing by bringing our thoughts and emotions to the surface, allowing us to confront or discard what we see. Some forms of expression include art, music and drama. But ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/61/World-Poetry-Day</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Site Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Writing Creatively for Wellbeing]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/45/Writing-Creatively-for-Wellbeing</link><description><![CDATA[ #NANOWRIMO is an ambitious challenge that encourages you to write, track, share and cheer on your fellow writing community whilst also competing to write 50,000 words by the end of November. Taking ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2020 01:02:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/45/Writing-Creatively-for-Wellbeing</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Penny]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Perfect Writings]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/25/Perfect-Writings</link><description><![CDATA[   

   

 Today I wrote a poem. 

 A poem about how great I really am, but I never seem to see it. Until I choose to. 

 And what a difference that makes to my wellbeing! 

 I don’t write ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:03:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/25/Perfect-Writings</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Free Me]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/23/Free-Me</link><description><![CDATA[   

 My name is Helen and anxiety is my thing! 

 My recovery started when I realised that I was putting the rope and chain prison around myself.  I mistakenly believed that if I locked myself ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/23/Free-Me</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carrie]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[My Writing Journey]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/22/My-Writing-Journey</link><description><![CDATA[ For me writing was always something I had never really found confidence in, I knew I had a lot in my busy mind and had found from time to time that to expel bits and pieces would help me unravel my ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 14:13:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/22/My-Writing-Journey</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louisa]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[What recovery means to me]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/21/What-recovery-means-to-me</link><description><![CDATA[ I believed as a new wife at 21 I wasn’t good enough; I believed I didn’t belong in my home either, and for 10 years I focused on toxic people, forging a career in an industry that wasn’t suitable ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2019 13:42:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/21/What-recovery-means-to-me</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalie ]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The End]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/8/The-End</link><description><![CDATA[ One of my favourite films as a child was ' The Snowman' , the film adaptation of Raymond Brigg’s book. I could never watch the end though, if I did I would cry for ages, I hated the part where the ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 10:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/8/The-End</guid></item></channel></rss>