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Love the shadow of the foliage, created by the light on the blinds of my counselling room.

Sometimes the future looks rocky, but imagine what it took to dig out this tunnel through the mountain by hand! If you are struggling, let's talk together about how to get through these difficult times....

It is hard to believe we were back again for the first time since March. The beautiful weather helped to make this teaching block really special.

Looking forward to welcoming clients into my newly refurbished counselling room - socially distanced, of course!

First posted 15 March 2018. Ruth Tinsdeall recently gave a talk about This is me for members of the Lichfield Blind Club: “What a lovely bunch of people! I really enjoyed sharing with them about how I came to set up as a Life Story Writing Coach, and the members of the group seemed to enjoy sharing their stories with me. Time to get writing together!”

First posted 5 March 2018. It may be snowy outside in Lichfield, but you can almost feel the warm glow as Don Male hands to Ruth Tinsdeall a copy of the life story written by his wife, Jan, before she died of cancer last year. “The moment I read Jan’s book, I knew I wanted to write my life story too,” says Ruth. Over the next few months, Ruth started her own writing adventure. Little did she realise that it would lead her to set up her own business, This is me, whereby she offers support to others who wish to write their life stories but are maybe unsure where to begin. As a Life Story Writing Coach with a background of teaching and using counselling concepts and skills, Ruth aims to make writing not only a creative, but also an enjoyable and sociable experience: growing stories together.