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Anne Hart
- Jul 18, 2023
- 3 min
Embracing Your Story
Recently, a colleague and I facilitated a workshop on Creative Writing and we were delighted to discover people who, like us, have a...
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Natasha Bonow
- Jun 16, 2023
- 3 min
Let the Children Play!
This month we remember Youth Day here in South Africa. Besides it being a day off work, what are we remembering? Whilst the...
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Nsamu Moonga
- Apr 5, 2023
- 4 min
The Way of the Cross
"Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are...
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Tamaryn Imrie
- Mar 24, 2023
- 3 min
My cry for justice
Here is my story. When I heard the word justice, I used to feel opposition. When I heard the word justice, I used to hear a voice begging...
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Nicole Dickson
- Feb 10, 2023
- 3 min
Recipes for Life
In the quietness of the new year, after the children had returned to their places of residence, I found myself reflecting on the photos...
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i4cc
- Sep 22, 2022
- 5 min
Stories Matter
When you tell a story, you spark a connection. That is how humans have communicated since the beginning of time —by telling stories. ...
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Anne Hart
- Sep 20, 2021
- 4 min
Practising the Presence of God
We are always in the Presence of God whether we are conscious of it or not. It’s in our turning towards God that we become aware of his...
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i4cc
- Sep 13, 2021
- 3 min
Sacred conversations involves asking wondering questions (Part 3/4)
In the third of 4 blog articles for i4CC Trevor Hudson shares some reflections around how to engage more intentionally in ‘sacred...
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Sue Skidmore
- Sep 6, 2021
- 3 min
HELLO NARRATIVE MY OLD FRIEND!
Narrative ideas and I first became acquainted almost 20 years ago whilst working in a pastoral setting in Northfield Methodist Church,...
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Jean Pelser
- Aug 30, 2021
- 3 min
Shame fuels resistance
Although I've taken countless courses in Psychology, I haven't had much training in therapeutic Psychology. My interests and exposure had...
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Nicole Dickson
- Aug 2, 2021
- 9 min
Redefining Femininity
WITNESSING WOMEN’S STORIES OF BREAST CANCER As a narrative therapist, I have long been drawn to the stories people share with me. Of...
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Jean Pelser
- Jul 12, 2021
- 2 min
Post-Pandemic Plans: Looking to the Future
We often hear these phrases in current conversations: "When all of this is over, I'm going to ..." or "the first thing I'm going to do...
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Nsamu Moonga
- Jul 5, 2021
- 7 min
A GREAT CONVERSATION IN TIMES OF LANGUISHING
On the evening of Sunday, June 27 2021, the President of the Republic of South Africa announced putting the country on lockdown alert...
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Jean Pelser
- Jun 7, 2021
- 3 min
The Strength of Weak Ties
The pandemic has revealed, inflicted, imposed and taught many things. One particular aspect about being human which came to the fore - it...
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Lauren Robertson
- May 10, 2021
- 5 min
WHO TAUGHT WHOM?
I walked out of a classroom for what I thought would be the last time in August 2019. After twenty-eight years of this rewarding...
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Jean Pelser
- Apr 14, 2021
- 5 min
Providing a safe listening space: No FRAPTing
A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to belong to a men’s listening group for a year. The thought of sitting with my vulnerability...
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Jean Pelser
- Mar 25, 2021
- 4 min
The Truth About Mental Illness
Mental health has become a hot topic. Mental health has come sharply into focus as we’ve both witnessed and endured the effects of the...
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Anne Hart
- Feb 10, 2021
- 3 min
Embracing the Gift of Lent
As a little girl I went to a Presbyterian Sunday School and was greatly influenced by the Scripture Union movement. I helped at a holiday...
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Trevor Hudson
- Feb 4, 2021
- 5 min
Less Complexity, More Simplicity
Together with Debbie, my marriage partner for over forty years, I enjoy watching Masterchef Australia on TV. There is one phrase that the...
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