​
I'm Alice Broadway
she/her
I love helping people have full access to their creative lives
- no matter the obstacles they face.
Too often, we feel like we have to squeeze ourselves to fit, or shape-shift to become the 'right' kind of person. The right kind of writer, the right kind of artist, the right kind of maker, the right kind of parent, friend, partner and carer. Eventually we lose any sense of our own shape.
​
Kindling is all about discovering your unique creative fire and then learning how to fuel it, stoke it and love it, just as it is. I believe that who you are is exactly who you're meant to be.
I know what it's like to be a creator. I know how it feels to lose your creative spark.
AND I know the amazement and joy that comes when you relight it.
​
Sign up to the Kindling Substack and find ignition for your inspiration.
about me
I am a writer, an encourager and a curiosity follower.
I am the author of three books for young people - Ink, Spark and Scar (Scholastic), which explore a world where your life story is tattooed on your skin.
I have a Level 2 Counselling Skills qualification from the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and am working towards Level 3.
I am the mum of three teenagers. Along the way, parenting has taught me a lot about how to support each of my children exactly as they are. I especially love creating environments that help my kids flourish - whether that's offering extra support for communication needs, learning about disability and neurodivergence, or trying to remember the names of Manchester United players (I'm less good at that last one!).
I am an ADHDer, who experiences chronic illness and pain.
I am a survivor of trauma, loss and depression and I have benefitted enormously from good therapy and long-term medication. I have had to discover a lot about how to care for myself well. I believe that self-compassion and acceptance have been the keys to creating a life that flexes according to my needs.
I am a calm person with a gentle nature. You know I'm well when I am laughing, playing, asking questions and falling down a new rabbit hole of curiosity. I benefit from solitude and silence and I need connection like I need oxygen: I love the way other humans breathe life into me.
If I wasn't running Kindling and working as a writer, I would be an Occupational Therapist with a sideline in creepy museum curation.
​
important note
I am a white, fat, not-quite-straight, cis woman with the privilege that comes from a secure family of origin, access to education, healthcare and sufficient physical resources. I realise that this means I may not be a safe person for those who are in certain minoritised groups and that I have flaws and deficiencies in my understanding of what it means to live a life which is different from my own. I am working hard to stand against racism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, ageism and fatphobia. I have a counselling skills qualification, but I am not a fully trained therapist or a counsellor. As someone whose body and mind sometimes makes work more difficult, my capacity and work hours can be subject to change. I work from a place of acceptance and non-judgement and acknowledge that I will neither be perfect nor the perfect fit for everyone.