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Author Archives: Dr Madeleine Irwin
Back to It, Holding Space
After a month away with my family in Spain, I’m back at it — after the rare luxury of properly unplugging: phone off, no news, no inbox tugging at me. Just the rhythm of being with some of the people … Continue reading
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From Ambition to Action: Charting the Course for a Play Therapy Service
Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. If you’re here, it likely means you’ve shown support for my ambition to create a play therapy service for Aireborough. In the long term, a local colleague and I envision … Continue reading
Expanding Horizons: Play Therapy Meets Freelance Endeavours
Now bringing you therapeutic thinking and doing….. Why would someone who regularly wrestles with and worries about cash-flow , who is precariously balancing childcare with self -employment and who has already dragged herself through a PhD seek solutions in another … Continue reading
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Tagged airebrough, applied theatre, arts and care, Arts and Health, creative engagement, creative learning, cultural education, cultural engagement, freelancer, guiseley, leeds, meaning, play, play therapy, self employment, spiritual wellbeing, Yorkshire, young people's creativity, young people's wellbeing
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System Change: I have a dream…..
SYSTEM CHANGE: I have a dream….. I love working with and for creative people and organisations. Currently I work part-time and freelance so that I can be around for my children too. My availability doesn’t allow me to be in the … Continue reading
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Tagged arts development, children's theatre, community arts, early years theatre
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Do I KNOW you?
There’s a deep joy to be found in REALLY knowing people (dead or alive) and knowing things about yourself but from time to time perhaps you need to put that knowing out there….. Recently my Dad’s best friend died very suddenly – … Continue reading
Teaching in a Refugee Camp. Part 2
Teaching in a Refugee Camp. Part 2.
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Life Maths
Life Maths.
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Tagged Happiness, leadership, management, neoliberalism, PhD, research, resignation, theatre, timemanagement, wellbeing, Yorkshire, Youth Work, youthwork
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Life Maths
It won’t take long for this to become apparent but by way of a disclaimer I will start by pointing out that I am not, and nor do I fancy myself as, a mathematician or a lifestyle guru. I just … Continue reading
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