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John Main and Christian Meditation
‘Heavenly Father, open our hearts to the silent presence of the spirit of your Son. Lead us into that mysterious silence where your love...
Steve Watts
Jun 19, 20247 min read
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Your mind is not a storage space, it's a generator.
'I woke up with a clear mind.' Sally (Sunderland Recovery College) Whenever I start a new journaling course I share both the research...
Steve Watts
Mar 1, 20234 min read
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Creative Writing as Therapy
'The course was brilliant … I have begun to learn things about myself.’ Sunderland Recovery College student Sunderland Recovery College...
Steve Watts
Feb 21, 20235 min read
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I write so I can hear myself think!
Gratitude is 'not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.' Cicero I have started a new Journaling for Wellbeing...
Steve Watts
Oct 20, 20223 min read
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There are three rules for writing {…} Unfortunately no one knows what they are! (W Somerset Maugham)
'I have turned 180 degrees in my life thanks to journaling.' Sunderland Recovery College course member Next week is the start of Mental...
Steve Watts
May 4, 20224 min read
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Morning pages, artist's dates and weekly walks - the three tools of Julia Cameron's recovery
'I had been feeling low all week, but after the weekly walk my spirits lifted.' Sunderland Recovery College course member Julie Cameron...
Steve Watts
Mar 2, 20225 min read
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Re-wiring the brain - the role of journals in changing our mind sets
'On the way home from choir practice I experience an epiphany as I realised that my journaling practice was re-wiring my brain and...
Steve Watts
Feb 23, 20223 min read
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Acceptance, tolerance and gratitude - the power of journaling
'Because of my journal I have experienced three consecutive happy days.' Sunderland Recovery College course participant The benefits of...
Steve Watts
Feb 16, 20223 min read
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Coming out of a pandemic ...
'This morning I was thinking about what you said Steve yesterday about going on a journey and being ready for when we come out of...
Steve Watts
Sep 13, 20211 min read
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Decluttering our Minds: The challenge of returning to school and work …
‘Journaling has provided me with an excellent tool to declutter my mind, get things “out there” because somehow to do that I can put an...
Steve Watts
Sep 13, 20206 min read
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The joys of journaling: stories from Grace House ...
‘By keeping a journal I have been able to reduce lots of my negative thoughts and recognise how many positive elements there are in my...
Steve Watts
Jul 20, 20207 min read
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Five million schools: three perspectives on the new reality
‘It can be difficult as teachers can’t give as much help or information as they normally do in class.’ Lara (Pupil age 11) As we started...
Steve Watts
Apr 28, 20209 min read
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An overwhelming feeling of guilt: the challenge of role conflict during the lock down
‘I guess this is the main benefit I have found from journaling, the ability to see.’ Jennifer As we end our fourth week of lock down we...
Steve Watts
Apr 18, 20209 min read
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From office worker to remote worker, from parent to teacher: the challenges of being locked down
‘There just isn’t enough time in the day to cope with all the demands that are still very real in order to function.’ Jennifer It is now...
Steve Watts
Apr 13, 20207 min read
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A new dawn ...
Today marks a new dawn for Watts Coaching and Consulting as we begin a four-site project across the City in Washington, Fulwell,...
Steve Watts
Feb 5, 20201 min read
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Journaling for wellbeing course starts this week ...
Come and join us on our Journaling for Wellbeing course at Washington Library this Wednesday, 5th February, between 1.00-2.00pm. The...
Steve Watts
Feb 2, 20201 min read
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Make 2020 your year with Watts Coaching ...
Do you want to make 2020 your year? Do you have a New Year's resolution or a goal you want to achieve this year? Do you need some help...
Steve Watts
Jan 16, 20202 min read
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5 Ways to Wellbeing ...
At some point in our lives we will all need a helping hand … and that hand could come from a variety of sources including our parents and...
Steve Watts
Jan 10, 20205 min read
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Conscious walking … in 2020
What better way to start the New Year than to commit to walking more and, building on my previous post about 'movement being medicine'...
Steve Watts
Jan 6, 20204 min read
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Movement is medicine … coaching in motion
The old adage that 'movement is medicine' is usually made in reference to physical wellbeing, especially in terms of cardio-vascular...
Steve Watts
Dec 10, 20193 min read
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