Sheelagh Caygill

Creative Writer

Sheelagh Caygill Hartlepool

Hartlepool, Co. Durham

Sheelagh Caygill is a creative writer of short stories stories and poems.

On this site she explores many things, including creativity, moving through creative barriers in creative writing, early childhood trauma and pathways towards healing, and the impacts of early loss and separation on creativity. Read more on the About page.

Sheelagh is the founder of Oncreativewriting.com. She also helps creative writers get online with websites and podcasts at Communicateinfluence.com.

WRITING

  • Towards wholeness: early childhood trauma and Jung’s integration

    Towards wholeness: early childhood trauma and Jung’s integration

    Note: There’s quite a bit in this article, and on first read it may seem somewhat abstract. I do hope you don’t find it off-putting or overwhelming. And I will return to many of the thoughts and ideas here to explore in practical ways how people can work towards integration. Like many others who lived…

  • Engaging the heart: Emotional detachment as a barrier to creative writing

    Engaging the heart: Emotional detachment as a barrier to creative writing

    The experience of being emotionally disconnected from oneself at times can make doubly hard to create. The intense emotional commitment required for writing imbuted with emotion can be hard to find at times. This is one writers struggle with disconnection and the experience of healing.