Christine Poole

Scientist, Writer, Facilitator, Artist on a journey of self discovery

  • Hi

    19th December 2025 Hi! Its been awhile. I always find starting again difficult to do. But here I am, starting again. Read more

  • Pink Balloon

    I’ve been writing poetry, and here is my first paid poem that was accepted and displayed at Poetry Day Ireland on 1st May 2025 and throughout Féile na Bealtaine, Dingle, Ireland. What a thrill! Pink Balloon. Photo & poem by Christine Poole Read more

  • Begin again

    My last post was….Friday 13th December 2024!! 6 months ago, and so much has happened in that time. This fallow period of not publishing has allowed me to settle into myself, and I have become very clear about what it is I want to create. And now, on Friday, 13th June 2025, I will begin Read more

  • Friday 13th, 2024

    I’ve previously set myself a 90-day challenge to do a first draft of my memoir. But without being fully conscious of it, I went and set myself a new challenge…. to finish a book and release it on Friday the 13th….and I did it in 54 days! There’s my ebook cover (currently pending review on Read more

  • The Shadow

    I bent my uniqueness into shapes I thought would be more palatable for the world to digest. But these awkward contortions kept me shackled, stopped me from growing into the person I was meant to be. Now, in the transition between the old and the new, the pieces that were hidden are starting to break Read more

  • Dreams can come true!

    Exciting news! After years of hard work, on myself, on my craft, I’m preparing to release my first book into the world. It is the fulfilment of a lifelong dream of mine and I look forward to sharing it with you. Read more

  • I feel full of myself

    The Writing for Healing workshop was a huge success for many reasons: And now, looking at this list, I recognise that five out of six reasons have meant I’ve successfully cultivated internal (not external) validation. This shift is huge for me. In Ireland, if we say someone is ‘full of themselves,’ its not a good Read more

  • Published in a paper

    Two years ago, I set a goal – to write a piece and get it published in a paper. Who knew (not me) I would write about camogie, a joy of mine! The piece I wrote that got a full page in the local paper 31.10.2024 My life is in a state of flow. Read more

  • Imposter syndrome

    I haven’t been writing much and certainly haven’t been posting on my blog. My Writing for Healing workshop was a dream of mine from two years ago – inspired by Natalie Goldberg’s book ‘Writing down the bones’ where she talked about how much she learnt about herself as a writer – by teaching. It intrigued Read more

  • Writing for healing

    The Red Line Book Festival 2024 launched last week, and I am delighted to be part of this years program. https://redlinefestival.ie/events/writing-for-healing-with-christine-poole Read more