Blog | Sophie's Stories

Why is Storytelling Important for Building Healthy Attachments?

Sophie Marsh

Oct 5, 20235 min read

Why is Storytelling Important for Building Healthy Attachments?

Today I'm delighted to introduce a special guest writer to share their insights and expertise. Please welcome SOMA, a talented visual...

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Internal Family Systems (IFS) with Children: A Playful Approach to Parts Work!

Sophie Marsh

Jul 24, 20234 min read

Internal Family Systems (IFS) with Children: A Playful Approach to Parts Work!

Have you heard of Internal Family Systems (IFS)? It’s an incredible therapeutic model which has completely transformed the way I work...

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Helping Children Embrace a Growth Mindset: A Therapeutic Story to Help with Perfectionism

Sophie Marsh

Jul 11, 20235 min read

Helping Children Embrace a Growth Mindset: A Therapeutic Story to Help with Perfectionism

We live in a world that often makes children (and adults alike!) feel they need to push for success, and even perfection. We all know...

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How to Be More Creative: Building the Perfect Writing Environment

Sophie Marsh

Jul 6, 20235 min read

How to Be More Creative: Building the Perfect Writing Environment

Whether you're an experienced writer, or you're just beginning to explore the world of creative writing, this blog post will show you how...

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Sophie Marsh

Jun 22, 20234 min read

Can I Use ChatGPT to Write Stories?

Have you ever wondered, could I use ChatGPT to write stories? Well, I did! And, to my surprise, it’s become an amazing support in my...

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How to Share Therapeutic Stories: Five Top Tips!

Sophie Marsh

Nov 16, 20223 min read

How to Share Therapeutic Stories: Five Top Tips!

In this post I’m going to give you some simple tips and ideas for how to share therapeutic stories with children in a supportive,...

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The Museum of Memories- a therapeutic story about traumatic loss

Sophie Marsh

Mar 30, 20224 min read

The Museum of Memories- a therapeutic story about traumatic loss

The therapeutic story I want to share today is written by a wonderful therapeutic play practitioner, artist, writer and educator, Vasavi...

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The Middle- A Therapeutic Story for Children in Crisis

Sophie Marsh

Mar 13, 20221 min read

The Middle- A Therapeutic Story for Children in Crisis

Ever since I heard about the war in Ukraine, I've wanted to write something for the children. But how could I possibly write a story for...

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Putting Button Back Together- a therapeutic story about finding strength after trauma

Sophie Marsh

Nov 8, 20211 min read

Putting Button Back Together- a therapeutic story about finding strength after trauma

My latest story was inspired by this quote: It's easier said than done, and when you've been hurt it is only natural to find ways to...

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Bella the Brave Balloon- a therapeutic story about coping with anxiety

Sophie Marsh

Oct 20, 20211 min read

Bella the Brave Balloon- a therapeutic story about coping with anxiety

There are so many ways to be brave. Sometimes being brave means saying yes, even though you're scared. Sometimes being brave means saying...

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When Stars Stop Shining- a therapeutic story for finding hope after trauma and depression

Sophie Marsh

Jul 12, 20211 min read

When Stars Stop Shining- a therapeutic story for finding hope after trauma and depression

This is a story I wrote to light a little spark of hope and healing. For anyone going through a dark time, my hope is that there will...

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Ninety Seven Percent- A therapeutic story for survivors of sexual abuse and violence.

Sophie Marsh

Apr 26, 20212 min read

Ninety Seven Percent- A therapeutic story for survivors of sexual abuse and violence.

Trigger warning- Sexual violence and abuse. Please do whatever you need to in order to look after yourself, including skipping this post...

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Tracey Learns to Lead- Supporting 'Bossy' Kids to Become Leaders!

Sophie Marsh

Mar 29, 20212 min read

Tracey Learns to Lead- Supporting 'Bossy' Kids to Become Leaders!

Tracey Learns to Lead Written by Javeria Fatima Zaidi, illustrated by Zainab Jehangir. I'm particularly excited to share this children's...

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Sophie Marsh

Mar 15, 20213 min read

The Boy Who Built a Wall Around Himself

The Boy Who Built a Wall Around Himself Written by Ali Redford, illustrated by Kara Simpson. This book follows the story of Boy, a child...

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The Back to School Superheroes- Supporting Children Returning to School after Lockdown

Sophie Marsh

Feb 26, 20213 min read

The Back to School Superheroes- Supporting Children Returning to School after Lockdown

Children in the UK who have been staying at home for the past two months, have now been told they will be returning to school on March...

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The Bluebird's Song- A Therapeutic Story For Self Care

Sophie Marsh

Feb 15, 20212 min read

The Bluebird's Song- A Therapeutic Story For Self Care

This therapeutic story is for everyone out there working hard to help others and make the world a little better, but not taking the time...

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Sophie Marsh

Jan 27, 20213 min read

What are Therapeutic Stories?

Therapeutic stories are one of my absolute favourite resources to use when working with children and I love sharing the magic of...

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Sophie Marsh

Jan 17, 20213 min read

Beginnings

I’ve been thinking about starting a blog for a while now. In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m a writer. I LOVE to write, and I often have a...

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