Julia McGuinness
As a former English teacher and therapeutic counsellor turned writing practitioner Julia McGuinness has forged a life round words and nurture.
She is the author of 5 non-fiction books, including Writing our Faith and her most recent publication Writing the Journeys We Never Wanted to Make, as well as her poetry collection Chester City Walls.
Based in North Wales, Julia runs a journalling group and also facilitates poetry workshops at Chester Cathedral, where she is Poet-in-Residence Emeritus.
Workshop
Between Starshine and Clay : A Journalling Workshop on Hope
In today’s challenging times we need hope more than ever. Having hope enables us to navigate uncertainty with a more grounded confidence. Yet this elusive quality can be hard to grasp, let alone sustain.
Journalling can help locate hope, as we use our pens to express and find a shape for those things we want to explore. Journalling may also suggest ways of encouraging hope to grow.
This workshop will explore facets of hope from desire and belief to expectation and motivation. We will look at how journaling can help us nurture it as a daily practice; how we can create a haven of hope to sustain us amid life’s turbulence and the temptation to despair.
We will particularly turn to poetry to inspire our writing together. As the language of possibility, poetry can open up new spaces for growth and invite us to re-imagine our stories in a different way.
Ready to Reconnect with Hope Through Writing?
Join Julia McGuinness at the Write to Heal Conference and explore how journalling and poetry can help you rediscover hope, navigate uncertainty, and reimagine your story with clarity and purpose.
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(Limited to 150 Participants)
Write for Life
Write for Life – The Healing Power of Your Pen is a three-day international expressive writing conference taking place in Stockholm, Sweden, from 18–20 September 2026. A welcoming space for reflection, creativity, healing, and meaningful connection through writing.
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