I'm going to be presenting a free online IFS workshop at World Childless Week in September! 

I've been attending World Childless Week for the last couple of years and have found it to be a big support on my journey to coming to terms with being childless, not by choice. Listening to other childless people tell their stories has helped me feel less alone. 

This year, I wanted to join the conversation, offering some of the tools and techniques that have been helping me.

Last week, I got interviewed by Ana Maia Marques for her podcast, Movement Is My Constant, which she describes as, "A monthly podcast about the body, movement, and the impermanence of life." 

It was a lovely chat which flowed quite easily, thanks to Ana's insightful questions and deep listening. I was a bit taken aback by the depth of her research. She'd actually read my blogs! We covered a lot of ground in just less than an hour.

She named the episode:

Clowning, Fooling, and IFS: Embodied Tools for Neurodivergence, Trauma Healing, and Burnout Prevention — with Holly Stoppit

This blog goes out to anyone who is interested in making changes in their lives. It contains three rituals for you to: 1.) Explore your inner parts and their relationship with change 2.) Take yourself on a nature walk to contemplate what you want to let go of and what you want to draw in and 3.) Create a piece of artwork to encapsulate and activate an intention. But first, a little context!

Announcing my autumn workshop programme! 

Whether you're looking to explore your inner voices through solo improvised performance (Fooling), learn about Internal Family Systems through play (Playful Embodied Creative Approaches to IFS), train as a creative facilitator (The Well-Held Space), or get some one-to-one support, I’ve got something for you this autumn!

Hello readers. I am delighted to announce that after three years of wandering in the wilderness, I have officially moved back to Bristol!  

For those of you who haven’t been following my blog, welcome! For the last three years, I have been on a pilgrimage, trying to figure out where to put this particular version of me. Was it a spiritual quest? Was it an extended social experiment? Or was it a trauma response? This blog explores some of the driving forces behind my three year odyssey. 

If you’ve ever found yourself doing strange repetitive things that feel comforting at the time but eventually spiral into compulsion, then this blog is for you. If you’re curious to find out why anyone would get into that sort of thing, then this blog is for you too.

I've been teaching my 5-day Fools School for 10 years! It's such an immersive course that I rarely remember to take any pictures, let alone any video! But last month, when I ran the course in Sheffield, I had the unique opportunity of having not one, but two glamorous assistants in the room!

As well as supporting the group, my assistants, Charlie Hammond and Saskia Solomons, took it in turns to document the process, with the generous permission of the participants. 

On the 5th and 6th of April 2025, 52 clowns took over Bristol University’s drama department to explore The Future Of Clowning In Turbulent Times.

...This blog offers a flavour of what took place at Clown Congress 2025. Watch the video and read on for a bit of context, a roll call of who was there, photos and descriptions of what happened and a brand new poem from Skye Lilly!

Greetings friends!

I’ve just got back from Portugal, where I was studying Somatic Internal Family Systems (SIFS) with Susan McConnell.  

Here's a video I made in the Portuguese sunshine, chatting about what I was experiencing and how it might make it's way into my summer schools this July and August..

I am delighted to announce a sixth season of one-one-one Creative Clarity, Supervision and Creative Consultancy sessions online on Zoom!

From May - July 2025, you can book yourself some hour-long sessions with me to explore yourself, your work, your creativity, or your path.

On April 5th and 6th 2025, Robyn Hambrook, Holly Stoppit and Jan Wozniak hosted a 2-day Clown Congress at Bristol University.

52 Clowns from many different backgrounds gathered together to explore the future of clowning in turbulent times through play, discussion and creative reflection...

Our event captured the attention of the British media who hounded us for interviews in the days leading up to and during the event.