refloria workshops

rewilding creativity

A workshop for anyone who wants to feel more creative, led by Lilli Unwin, singer-songwriter.

who's this workshop for?

it's for me You'd like to feel more creative, or get back to making things. take me there ➞ it's for my team You look after people whose work depends on good ideas. take me there ➞ it's for my space You have a lovely space and an audience who'd enjoy this. take me there ➞
the workshop

Guided exercises, creative prompts, conversation and making things. A small, friendly group, drawing on my research and my working life as a singer-songwriter.

A refloria workshop in progress: a small group talking around a long wooden table with wildflowers, coloured pens, tea and a lit candle.
habits worth keeping

A few simple practices to help you keep and build inspiration.

understanding the inner critic

Practical ways to keep going when the inner critic gets in the way.

inspiring conversations

Honest discussion about creativity with people who get it.

for me

come and feel more creative

This is for you if:

  • you've always wanted to be more creative but haven't known where to start
  • you used to make things regularly and somewhere along the way stopped
  • you need a bit of inspiration and structure to get going again
  • you create already, but the inner critic is loud
No experience needed.
All creative disciplines welcome.
Come along, just as you are.

Dates, places and tickets are always on the events calendar.

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for your team

rewilding creativity at work

Creative jobs have an odd contradiction built in: the people paid to generate ideas are often given the least room to practise having them. Deadlines, briefs and sign-off rounds train people to play it safe, and brainstorms quietly turn into a guessing game of what the boss wants to hear.

This workshop gives your team a chance to step away from all that and just play. They make things, share them before they're polished, and practise the small creative risks that good work depends on. People go back to their desks refreshed, and it shows in what they produce.

Who it suits

  • values-led businesses and B Corps who look after their people and the planet, and practise what they preach
  • agencies, studios and marketing teams whose output depends on fresh thinking
  • teams where ideas have started to feel safe, samey or hard to come by
  • away days and team days that deserve better than another quiz

How it works

Get in touch and tell me about your team. I'll shape the session around where you are, then come and run it at your office or somewhere greener nearby.

Sessions run as two hours or a half day, for groups of up to 20.

Pricing on application. Tell me your group size and format and I'll send a simple quote.

curious whether it would suit your team?

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for your space

host a workshop where you are

If you run a shop, studio or other lovely space, this is an easy way to bring people through your door for something they'll remember. You bring the room and the audience. I bring the workshop.

What you provide

  • a room for 8 to 15 people
  • chairs, and tables if you have them
  • promotion to your own customers, mailing list and followers. This is what fills the room.

What I bring

  • the whole workshop: plan, materials and host
  • ticketing and booking management
  • a flyer and social assets built around your space, plus a mention to my own community too

Every space is different, so each one starts with a conversation. Get in touch and we'll talk through dates, your space and anything else.

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meet Lilli

the person behind refloria

Lilli Unwin sitting in a sunlit wood, smiling.

I'm a singer-songwriter whose work draws on academic research into creativity and perfectionism.

My sessions are warm, practical and gently structured. Nobody is put on the spot.

a few questions

your FAQs answered

What does rewilding creativity mean?

Ecological rewilding lets nature heal itself once we stop interfering. Rewilding creativity works the same way: clearing out perfectionism, hustle culture and rigid expectations so your natural creative voice can return to its instinctive state. In practice it includes cyclical rhythms and dormant seasons, self-compassion, play, process and intrinsic motivation, and a critical awareness of the wider systems we create inside.

Do I need to be a creative person to come?

No experience is needed and all creative disciplines are welcome. Workshops are built for everyone from complete beginners to working artists, and nobody is put on the spot. Come along, just as you are.

What is perfectionism?

Perfectionism is a multidimensional personality style in which a person seeks to attain unattainably high standards they expect of themselves, or perceive others expect of them (Hewitt, Flett and Mikail, 2017). Research suggests it has been rising across generations since the late 1980s (Curran and Hill, 2019).

What's the difference between self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism?

Self-oriented perfectionism is holding yourself to unattainably high standards. Socially prescribed perfectionism is feeling that other people expect those standards of you, and that their approval depends on meeting them (Hewitt, Flett and Mikail, 2017). There is also other-oriented perfectionism, where the unrealistic standards point outwards at other people.

What is excellencism, and how is it different from perfectionism?

Excellencism is the pursuit of excellence (Gaudreau, 2019): aiming high while keeping standards that are actually reachable. The distinction matters because you can care deeply about doing good work without the unattainable standards and harsh self-judgement that come with perfectionism.

Is this based on research?

Yes. The workshops draw on my research (two studies with participants) into how creative people sustain their practice, alongside my wider reading into published work on perfectionism, self-compassion and motivation. While the workshops are underpinned by research, they remain highly practical.

Where do the workshops happen?

Dates, places and tickets are always on the events calendar. If you are wanting to book a workshop for your team or your space this is something we will discuss.

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