Sending young children to boarding school may be considered a particularly British form of child abuse and social control
Joy Schaverien, 2004
When you're looking for meaning not answers
This is an online six month creative writing journey held within a closed, women only group.
The work unfolds through regular facilitated sessions and optional writing invitations between meetings. The emphasis is on continuity, reflection, and returning to the work over time, rather than intensity or production.
There is no expectation to produce finished pieces or to share writing publicly.
Why Six Months?
This course is intentionally six months long because the work it invites cannot be rushed. Writing that seeks to engage with experience shaped over time benefits from a steady pace rather than short-term intensity.
Extended duration allows trust to develop in the group, in the process, and in one’s own relationship to writing.
Earlier pieces can be revisited and re-read in light of later work, creating continuity and integration rather than isolated insight.
What Participants
Often Notice
Insight - Increased emotional awareness
Agency - Clearer boundaries
Homecoming - A greater sense of belonging
Expression - Renewed confidence in creative voice
Body of work - A growing collection of writing
Core Outcomes
Participants often notice subtle but lasting shifts over time. Rather than quick results, the course supports changes that develop steadily through practice, reflection, and care.
A steady, sustainable writing practice
Writing becomes something you can return to regularly, without pressure or self judgement.
Greater confidence in your own voice
Participants develop trust in how they write, regardless of experience.
The ability to work with resistance
Silence, uncertainty, and blocks are understood as part of the creative process.
A meaningful body of personal work
Many participants leave with a collection of writing that reflects their journey through the course.
What remains is not just writing, but a quieter confidence in one’s voice and a way of working that can continue long after the course ends.
Commitment and Participation
This course runs as a closed group over six months on alternate Wednesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 PM. A shared commitment to the full duration supports safety, trust, and depth.
Participants tend to gain the most when they are able to return regularly, even when their level of participation varies.
Practical Details
Length
Six months
Format
Online, closed women-only group
Group size
Maximum 8–12 participants
Dates
16 September to 31 March
Optional sessions may be offered in the alternate weeks
Meeting Times
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Alternate optional weeks 6:30 - 8:00 PM (GMT)
Fee
£750 early-bird until 31 July 2026
£900 thereafter
Monthly installments available
* A sliding scale is available to support accessibility for those who may need it.
Meet Your Host
My name is Lucy Windridge-Floris, and my role is to create and hold a space in which thoughtful, creative, and reflective work can unfold with care.
I attend to the structure, pace, and atmosphere of each group, offering invitations through shared texts, creative writing, reflection, and conversation. Rather than interpreting or evaluating what is written, I encourage a stance of curiosity, helping participants notice the stories that are emerging, the values they carry, and the possibilities that begin to appear when those stories are viewed from different perspectives.
My role is not to provide answers, but to support participants in developing confidence in their own voice, trusting their own responses, and discovering meanings that feel authentic to them.
Meet Your Co-Host
My name is Susan McQuaker, and I see creative work as a way of paying attention to ourselves. My approach is grounded in careful listening, responsiveness, and presence.
I am a qualified dramatherapist in private practice, working with adults, children, and adolescents and I offer a space where dramatherapeutic techniques support exploration, expression, and reflection.
My role is to help hold and witness what emerges through writing, performance, and imaginative work without pressure toward any particular outcome. The goal is to create a supportive environment where participants can engage at their own pace and in their own way.
My work is shaped by extensive experience across education and therapeutic practice, alongside ongoing training in dramatherapy and creative approaches to wellbeing.
