work with me
Work with Liadán
My work involves listening closely, asking questions and examining how things connect. Alongside my writing and research, I offer conversations, talks and teaching that bring this work into practice.
One-to-One: Applied Liminology
A focused conversation about something you want to examine or develop.
You might bring:
An idea for a business, workshop or creative project.
Writing or research with threads you're struggling to organise.
A personal situation, decision or change you're trying to make sense of.
A dream that has stayed with you, or recurring dream imagery you'd like to explore.
A question, experience or recurring pattern you want to explore.
We begin with what you want to examine and any ideas, notes or material you bring. I listen, ask questions and look with you at recurring themes, contradictions and possibilities. You don't need to arrive with everything neatly explained.
For a business or creative project, this might involve developing the central idea, finding language to describe it or working out how its different parts fit together. When exploring an experience, we consider what you noticed, how you interpret it and what remains uncertain. Dream analysis draws on the imagery and feelings within your dream, your own associations and, where useful, folklore and symbolism. We explore possible meanings in the context of your life. We finish by drawing together the useful points and identifying what you could develop, investigate or try next.
In-person and online appointments: £75 for a 75-minute appointment, allowing around an hour of focused work with time to settle in and bring the session to a close.
A short written follow-up is included, drawing together the main threads of our conversation and anything useful to carry forward.
Bookings are made through The Hallowed Nook. After booking, I'll contact you to arrange a suitable appointment time.
Talks & Teaching
I offer talks, workshops and guest teaching exploring language, folklore, liminal and anomalous experience. My work draws on years of professional practice, teaching and workshop delivery.
Booking options include:
Limintrace : introductory talks on observing and documenting anomalous experience, alongside practical fieldwork teaching through The First Trace workshop.
The Spit Principle: talks and workshops exploring proportion, intervention, restraint and consequence.
I also welcome enquiries about talks drawing on my wider work with language, dreams, symbolism and folklore. Subjects and delivery can be discussed to suit your audience and event.
Enquiries for 2027 are welcome.
Please include your proposed date, venue or online format, audience and the subject you're interested in. Duration, delivery requirements and fees are agreed following your enquiry.
Writing & Collaboration
My writing explores language, folklore, symbolism and liminal experience, including the ways we describe dreams, memory, place and the unfamiliar.
I welcome enquiries about:
Commissioned writing: articles, essays and creative pieces for publications, websites and other projects.
Interviews and conversations: podcasts, written features and discussions about subjects within my work.
Collaborative projects: joint writing, research or creative work with people whose interests connect with mine.
Please tell me a little about your project, its intended audience and your proposed timescale. For writing commissions, include the format, approximate length, where the work will appear and any available budget.
Scope, fees and deadlines are agreed before commissioned work begins.
Enquire
Tell me a little about what you have in mind, whether that is a conversation, a project or an event.