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My creative blog
Posts are a combination from my former therapy site and my art site.
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In the beginning (of this story) ...
I love the tactile feel of using pencils, paints and so on to create. This post is the beginning (of this story) featuring my own writing and illustrations. Read more ...

Karen Curran
Jul 3
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So, what do I actually do? What is healing of the soul?
An article to encourage recovering joy after deep hurts, loss or grief. Inner healing.

Karen Curran
Jun 30
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Future You
Future You is an exercise you can do regularly. Keep your pen and journal handy for writing afterwards.

Karen Curran
Dec 31, 2024
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Seasons of life and a gazelle
Recently I had cause to look at the connection meaning of the gazelle in relation to myself and ageing - and another season of life.

Karen Curran
Nov 25, 2024
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Creativity is more than we imagine
In my youth, many girls of our age had learned to sew early on. I remember that I made it from silver lurex material

Karen Curran
Oct 26, 2024
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Art, creativity, journalling are good for the soul! Why a mandala?
Creating a circle of shapes - mandala - is very satisfying. Mandalas can be found in nature, paintings and in spiritual practice.

Karen Curran
Oct 26, 2024
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The point of no return
There are all kinds of scenarios that relate to the point of no return. It's the same with inner child work.

Karen Curran
Sep 15, 2024
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Grief or shock
Post in response to local tragedy. Grief, loss, shock.

Karen Curran
Sep 10, 2024
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Sliding doors - parallel planes
What if' possibilities ... sliding doors - parallel planes.
I have created this as a self-reflection, journalling piece for you to ponder o

Karen Curran
Aug 23, 2024
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There is no perfect mother - 'free to be me'
Reflecting on the changes over decades - moving towards feeling free to be me. Impressions of the sad pressures to be a perfect mother.

Karen Curran
Aug 13, 2024
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Anniversaries can be tricky
Anniversaries can be happy or sad - and if trauma is involved, then they can be tricky and bitter sweet.

Karen Curran
Jul 28, 2024
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A Starry Imagining ...
A Starry Imagining is a poem with a visual feast created by Karen Curran, Australia

Karen Curran
Jul 16, 2024
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Heartbreak and grief on special days
Heartbreak and grief are familiar on events such as Mother's Day ... recognising big feelings safely.

Karen Curran
May 10, 2024
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A hidden grief - overwhelm
Are you someone who recognises that you have a hidden grief? This grief can be so deep within us that it can surface as overwhelm.

Karen Curran
May 5, 2024
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Too many demands on your time?
Do you remember times where you feel as if you have been thrown to the wall? Too many demands, responsibilities or too many pressures ...

Karen Curran
Apr 1, 2024
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Expectations and judgement
I like to teach others to be curious rather than judgemental. And this applies to when they are thinking of themselves as well.

Karen Curran
Mar 23, 2024
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Taming the dragon
We all have inner dragons. We can choose to feed the dragon - feed the anger within us ... or we can use that power for good.

Karen Curran
Feb 11, 2024
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The wonder of you
A Poem - Mother to a Child ...
Ooohh - today it happened.
It seems like I had been waiting my whole life
to meet you

Karen Curran
Feb 2, 2024
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Musings about life and pregnancy in the 80s
Life in the 70s and 80s was lived differently. In matters of women and babies, it was still a time of 'hiding pregnancy' in frumpy clothes.

Karen Curran
Jan 30, 2024
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Anzac, Rosemary, my grandfather and the 13th Lighthorse Gallipoli
I was 12 years old when my grandfather died. He had returned, from Gallipoli in WW1 like so many, a broken man. And he loved horses.

Karen Curran
Jan 22, 2024
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