Felicity Stephen Email & Phone Number

I am a trained and experienced writing for wellbeing facilitator who is currently working towards the final part of an MSc in Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes (CWTP). In partnership, I have been running Words for Wellbeing Hastings since September 2017 - an enterprise that is continuing to develop through our individual and joint projects, recently working in tandem to promote Hastings’ Library’s Wellbeing Box initiative, through CWTP.In the summer of 2018, I began working together with Lambeth Autism group offering writing for wellbeing to both carers and individuals on the autism spectrum - the start of a new and inspiring collaboration. In the past five years, I have been working as a voluntary English tutor in schools. More recently, I have become a PGCE and ESOL teacher, and am currently teaching English language to Syrians who have now found refuge in Hastings and St Leonards. I continue to develop my own writing through poetry and a work-in-progress novel. My background is an interesting mixture that includes journalism, editorial and managerial roles in a variety of settings; I also have extensive experience in mental health - through advocacy, care and campaign work. This background gives depth to my facilitation skills in writing for wellbeing - along with an excellent training at The Metanoia Institute in London.My work in this field promotes and encourages the potential for CWTP to help facilitate self-nurturing, discovery, connectedness and much more - through the self-expression of participants in a friendly, safe and respectful group situation. I have also used writing for wellbeing on a one-to-one basis in my workshops at Sussex Coast College Hastings.I have performed some of my writings at open mics and in rooms above pubs - taking part in a spoken word event as part of 'Scotland in our Eyes' organised by 'urbankelt', making contributions at Loose Muse and other Poetry Café events in London, stepping up to the mic at two Stanza events in St Andrews, The Stade, Hastings as part of the Hidden Worlds art exhibition, plus Sheer Poetry and Printed Matters events in Hastings.

Listed skills include Creative Writer, Editorial, Gallery Administration, Campaigns, and 22 others.