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I'm Rochelle and I’m a poet & writer from Stirling, Scotland.

I'm a wordy indulgent creatrix who is fluent in music lyrics and movie quotes.

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Bio

Rochelle Hanslow is a Scottish born and based, neurodivergent poet and writer.

Her work explores femininity and things our bodies hold through memory and satire. She has been widely anthologised & is currently working towards her first pamphlet publication while also studying towards achieving a BA (Hons) degree in English Literature and Creative Writing.

She has self published three children's books promoting positive mental health and helping with the understanding of loss.

She is passionate about the importance of reading and has ensured all her books are as accessible as possible using dyslexic friendly fonts and larger print text.

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Portfolio

How to Rest on a Rainbow

Portfolio

How to Fix a Rainbow

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Buck Aye the Coo, Who are you noo?

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"Omg 'Doom Scroll' I absolutely adore this poem. I wish I'd writen it! This edit has blown my mind I love it, Huge well done!"

“Go & treat yourself to a bloody rest lady... you've worked your arse off!

Laurie x”

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Yesterday I frightened myself - I told my eldest s

Yesterday I frightened myself - I told my eldest son something that I never wanted to say; “I’ve got more important things to do right now” 😔

This was the moment I knew things were getting worse for me and #neurodivergentburnout was well and truly kicking in.

Last night I made decisions to revert this energy because nothing, absolutely nothing and no one will ever matter more to me than my boys and giving them my full attention & being present is what I always try to promise. It’s what they deserve. It’s something I never got.

So today I’ve sorted out all of December’s worksheets and I’ve got a list of crafting projects accumulating as we speak. I’m putting a hold on any further creative projects until 2024 and I’m taking the last month of 2023 to focus my attention on what is truly important in my life; my wellbeing, my family and all that lights up my soul.

I want to start 2024 in a positive stead and feel that making adjustments now will allow me to do that. December is going to be about finally truly accepting this in-between stage of my life, reflecting on what I’ve achieved, accepting the lessons in what didn’t work and enjoying the ability to pause before I start again on new paths 🫶🏻✨

#reading #wellbeing #booknerd #booksbooksbooks #christmasbooks #festive #reflecting #focus #realignment #jennycolganauthor #hibernation #downtime #creative #timetopause #readmorebooks #cosyvibes #cosyseason

This is a real part of me. This is me for at least

This is a real part of me. This is me for at least 10 days out of the month, every single month. This is #pmdd

Yesterday I felt myself begin to shift and this morning I’ve woken up and my head feels toxic and heavy, I feel numb and disconnected and I feel like I just couldn’t care about anyone or anything. I go silent or I go beast mode, no in between. This is the time of my cycle where I want to throw away my relationship and I pick it apart, trying to find reasons to justify the sadness and anger I feel. It’s not true, any of it, but it’s real.

Having #adhd also means that #pmdd affects it even more and I find myself in a constant state of overwhelming and #excutivedysfunction - I want to do so fucking much but instead I’ve sat here in bed, feeling everything take over and I’m so exhausted that I let it. I feel like a failure. I feel like the world has no purpose for me anymore. I feel like everyone would be better off without me.

I have battled this for most of my life since #teenageyears but doctors have told me “it’s normal” or that I’m “just depressed” and gaslit me - and yet they also berate me for #weightgainwhen I tell them about how it makes me feel and how I also have #bodydysmorphicdisorder that heightens with PMDD. They offer nothing but chemicals that quite frankly have only ever made me feel like shit.

This isn’t okay. This isn’t normal. This isn’t part of being a woman or #femaleatbirth this is neglect and abuse - to live like this every single month without #medicalsupport is not acceptable.

To anyone else out there feeling this - please know you’re not alone and that it is temporary, choose yourself and love yourself as hard as you can in the difficulties 🫶🏻✨#pmddawareness #pmddsurvivor #pmddsupport #pmddwarrior #hormonessuck #audhder #neurodivergent #gaslightingawareness #wedeservemore

Frosty walks in nature 🌲🐿️🍂 This morni

Frosty walks in nature 🌲🐿️🍂

This morning we decided to take a leisurely walk in #pittencrieffpark and of course took a few bags of #monkeynuts to feed to our squirrel friends.

We were surrounded at one point and it was joyous to be that connected to the wildlife. We saw a lot of #robins #bluetits #blackbird and #magpies too and they were all so calm and lovely 🥰

We also made an exciting discovery of Giant Sequioa - REDWOODS! One of my favourite trees and we spend time in their energy and presence.

With #dunfermlineabbey chiming away in the background and the low sun ☀️ lighting up the frost it really was a very calming morning.

Wee fact - #squirrels don’t hibernate, they are active all year round but keep a food store underground for the winter months. So if you are able to go to places near you that have them, please consider taking some nuts for them and #birdseed for the birds. We must respect and protect the wildlife best we can.

#wildlife #scotland #redwoods #familytime #naturelovers #squirrelsofinstagram #protectwildlife #kingrobertthebruce #parklife #autumnleaves #winteriscoming

Last night I attended another beautiful workshop w

Last night I attended another beautiful workshop with @lauriebolger_ Writing: Friendship

I’ll let you into a secret - I joined knowing it was going to be a difficult subject for me but wanted to see what would surface and where I could start making changes; both in writing and within myself.

I’ve never been someone who had, needed or wanted a lot of friends. 1 good friend who I trust and have an unconditional understanding and connection with is worth more to me than many friends. I was bullied most of my school life and I didn’t feel comfortable with people, more so I didn’t trust them enough to let my guard down - to be the weirdo I now fully embrace.

I realised last night I don’t have and have never had a traditional friendship with anyone - I’ve always been very aware of myself and knew I wasn’t like most girls and friendships with guys were easier to handle.

Dogs and my grandmothers were really the best friends I had up until my teenage years.

I wrote this little snippet of something last night about the best friend I’ve ever had, who is the only person I’ve ever been 100% myself with and never regretted it - that person ended up becoming my husband but he was, is and will always be my best friend before any other label.

Maybe I need to open myself up more to people now I’m an adult but #babysteps

#poetry #friendship #bestfriends #poems #poetryofinstagram #neurodivergent #audhder #writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity

Sunday used to be the day I hated most… It was

Sunday used to be the day I hated most…

It was always very much a day to prepare for the week ahead and it never really got properly acknowledged…

These days, Sunday’s are turning into my favourite day of the week. It’s now a day where we come together fully as a family and embrace each other’s special interests as well as connect with each other. It’s a day where we have individual time too and reflect on all we’ve accomplished, learned and gotten through in the week.

We use it as a rounding off and winding down day to get every bit of rest and rejuvenation required to fully take in the week.

Monday is our preparation day now to ease into our week and let ourselves get a steady stride. As a neurodivergent family our lives are very different to others but we’re happier than we’ve ever been and we keep building on that together.

Today was a lovely day of cosy warm naps, reading time, watching #onetreehill reruns, cuddles with @wadewilsonthelab, and best of all spending gaming time with my bestest guys; seeing them in their element and having fun is all it’s about 💜

Super blessed #gaming #gamingday #gametime #gamergirls #gamerfamily #xbox #playstation #switch #neurodivergent #audhder #momlife #momandsons #husbandandwife #bestfriends #familytime

Bookmark Art ✨ Recently I’ve been experimenti

Bookmark Art ✨

Recently I’ve been experimenting and exploring lots of different mediums and techniques with art. I’m a big fan of watercolour but combing it with #acrylicpaint has really started giving me a new zest for creativity - I’m even hoping ‘Santa’ will bring me the tools to begin #woodburningart to explore further.

As a creative who’s most definitely a #bookaddict also, it’s only sensible to combine the two and attempt some #bookmarkpainting

I’m really enjoying it so far and it’s helping me sharpen skills that aren’t always the easiest for me, such as scaling, symmetry and losing perfectionism tendencies.

It’s been great to share art time with my husband after our boys are in bed and it’s bringing us together in such a simple way. We will definitely be making this a regular thing and I can tell art is going to be a big part of my life in 2024 and beyond 🎨🫶🏻

#watercolourpainting #acrylicpainting #artist #artwork #artofinstagram #beginner #moon #moonpainting #creatives #creativity #booknerd

Trusting the process 🫶🏻✨🎨 Recently I g

Trusting the process 🫶🏻✨🎨

Recently I got back into painting after almost 7 weeks of simply not - I lost my zest for creativity for a bit and decided to stay away from it.

I often tell people with #writing that if they hit a block or lose focus to try a different creative medium; if you usually write blog posts try poetry or flash fiction or a whole different creative outlet altogether etc.

I am doing #handmadechristmas this year and decided to try wood painting - I’d never done it before and thought “why not?” - classic #audhder behaviour.

#woodpainting was addictive and I finished all the wooden gifts within 2 days but it also reignited my love for #art and reminded me that if you trust the process amazing things can happen.

I’m currently working towards qualifications in becoming an expressive writing and art therapist and I’ve finished two modules this afternoon and decided afterwards to try some #watercolourpainting with new #artisto paints I got for my birthday back in September. It’s my dearest friends birthday at the end of this month; we’ve been #closefriends for 21 years now and she’s my Lil Sloth. She’s ‘Aunty Sloth’ to our boys so it was only right to try and paint a #sloth as unique as she is 💜🦥

There were a few #happyaccidents but overall I’m pleased with the results. I adore the new paints, they are so vibrant, deep pigmented and so creamy in texture.

I can’t wait to add to my #handmade Christmas gifts with more art and creativity of all mediums - going to try more things I’ve not attempted before and I’m loving the learning curve

#beginnerartist #watercolours #creativity #selfcare #slothpainting #artofinstagram #slothsquad #firstattempt

5TH A N N I V E R S A R Y ✨🫶🏻 11/11/18 -

5TH A N N I V E R S A R Y ✨🫶🏻

11/11/18 - the day I lost a part of my soul when my #souldog went to look for his own rainbow 🌈

We took a beautiful walk to where we scattered some of his ashes this morning to all pay our respects even @wadewilsonthelab and it’s bittersweet - seeing the gorgeous family I have standing on the bridge we often stopped to reflect on, knowing Vader, Dan and I were starting something long lasting together.

I got 10 incredible years with the best guardian, companion, friend and soul I had ever known; he saved me so many times and I’m so grateful he did. I miss him more than I can say but it’s thanks to Vader I know unconditional love; both giving it and receiving it and I know a bond that not even death can break.

Until we meet again My Mystic Master ❤️ #petloss #petbereavement #grief #petlossofinstagram #blacklabrador #dogsofinstagram #rainbowbridge #vader #labradors #labradorretriever #labradorsofinstagram

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