I am a Jungian-based writer & teacher with twenty years experience as a lecturer teaching a range of creative arts subjects. After pursuing a career in journalism and becoming Editor of the arts & culture magazine Dazed & Confused in my twenties, a breakdown & related chronic illness resulting from unresolved childhood trauma brought me crashing to a standstill. Finding myself at a brink, it was through a mid-life encounter with Jungian psychotherapy that I began a dynamic journey of recovery. Following this life-changing experience, I became interested in how writing & creative practices of all forms can be an equivalent transformative space to explore the threshold between inner & outer worlds and develop psycho-spiritual growth.
I hold a PhD in applying Jungian psychoanalysis to creative writing & am an Associate Member of the Higher Education Association. I lead inclusive depth-writing courses, workshops & retreats aimed at facilitating creativity & supporting transformative growth and am passionate about sharing my love of diving deep with others. When not teaching, I’m currently writing an autobiographical novel set in deep quantum time about my own journey into the unconscious & the surreal cast of shadow characters I encountered along the way.
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