Amy Roullier is a British writer and poetry creator. She explores love, loss, heartbreak, toxic relationships, self‑love, and healing.
7 Unexpected Benefits of a Self-Prescribed Autumnal Writers Retreat | By Amy Roullier, British Author & Poet. I’ve just arrived in the Yorkshire countryside for a little self-prescribed writers retreat. A much-needed escape to make headway on my second poetry collection. At home, the distractions were endless: laundry, emails, and that never-ending to-do list. I needed somewhere quiet. Somewhere emotive. Somewhere that could bring me back to myself. So, I …
Is journaling good for wellbeing? I had not anticipated how valuable journaling would become to me. How this place for me to write my deepest thoughts and feelings, to explore my emotions and figure out a bit better, who I am. Would improve my mental health, increase my self-awareness, help me to move on from past trauma and make sense of experiences. Journaling became my form of self-therapy. A meaningful way to process. And I’ll be forever grateful that I chose to start doing it once again.
