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Why we should deconstruct the story of 'professional'.
This photo was taken by my friend Ã…sa Sunderlin - I like it as I feel it captures a lot of who I am, yet I would be hesitant to use it to...

katrice horsley
May 4, 20235 min read
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Needing each other and the myth of success.
The idea of 'success' has been buzzing in my thoughts and feelings. A constant awareness, pushing me into really reflecting on what it...

katrice horsley
Feb 27, 20236 min read
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Why should we work with story structures?
The image on the left is of a birch tree that was cut a little too early. You can see the sap has poured out and become frozen. The...

katrice horsley
Jan 4, 20235 min read
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Hope in a Time of Climate Crisis
This image is of the gift I received last week as an alumni of the Creative Climate Leadership Programme. It is a tree made out of...

katrice horsley
Nov 11, 20224 min read
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Root Season - Finding the tap root of our story
Autumn is my favourite season. I find summer too demanding, especially living in Sweden where there is a pressure to fill those...

katrice horsley
Oct 12, 20224 min read
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A storyteller? What do you actually do?
I am often asked this question and I thought the best way to answer is to tell you about the work I have done in the past couple of...

katrice horsley
Aug 23, 20224 min read
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Triptych of Disconnection III
This is the third in the series of blogs about disconnection and it explores disconnection from each other - something that was magnified...

katrice horsley
Jul 25, 20226 min read
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Triptych of Disconnection II - Body
(Art work by Pete Shaw http://peteshaw-acoustic.yolasite.com/) This is my second blog on the theme of disconnection. I have spoken before...

katrice horsley
Apr 29, 20224 min read
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The Triptych of Disconnection - 1. Land
I have been mute here for some months and yet I have had such a discomfort and sense of constriction in my chest; a need to release words...

katrice horsley
Jan 4, 20228 min read
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Can a leopard change their spots? (Or pulling out the racist marrow in our bones.)
Before I begin I want to mention the writers whose work has enabled me to become aware of the racism that is an integral, and often...

katrice horsley
Sep 13, 20215 min read
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Becoming whole.
The image is one I have created for my instagram account which is about finding our 'Red Thread.' There were many responses to my quote,...

katrice horsley
Jul 28, 20215 min read
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Finding Our Red Thread
In Sweden the metaphor of the 'Red Thread' is used to denote the idea that pulls everything together; the meaning of it all, the story

katrice horsley
Jun 9, 20215 min read
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How do we create the story we want to live?
This is what I strive to do in my work. I strive to enable people/organisations to become aware of the stories they carry and which...

katrice horsley
May 17, 20214 min read
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Holding the Paradox
It has been so terribly, terribly long since I wrote here. In the midst of a pandemic, in the midst of uncertainty, in the midst of a...

katrice horsley
Apr 13, 20217 min read
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Making sense of the senseless
Each morning, during this time of Corona Virus, this time of uncertainty, this time of fear, this time of disbelief, this time of sorrow,...

katrice horsley
Apr 15, 20207 min read
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Identity, Play and Story
All of the above are images that I have used at different times to promote the work that I do, as you can see there's quite a range. I...

katrice horsley
Feb 26, 20206 min read
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The Story Backwards and A Residential Weekend for You!
I was recently working on a project in Indonesia for the British Council, South Sulawesi to be precise. My role involved delivering...

katrice horsley
Jan 16, 20203 min read
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The Imagined Self
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" How many times did we hear that as children and how many times have we asked children that...

katrice horsley
Jul 1, 20195 min read
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Supporting Stories & Networking Narratives
Often, at the end of my training sessions, I invite people to create a circle and imagine that they each hold ribbons and threads in...

katrice horsley
Jun 4, 20193 min read
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Transition Tales. (Or make sure you wipe your feet!)
I have recently been involved in an organisation where the staff and the business have been split up into two separate companies. As I...

katrice horsley
May 6, 20193 min read
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