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Yasmin Shaheen-Zaffar

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Trauma-Informed Creative Health Artist Practitioner & Trainer Film~Print~Nature~Digital~TransMedia~Brand #storyofthestreets #brandstory #podcast

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Hey … so glad you found me. I’m Yasmin Shaheen-Zaffar - a neurodivergent trauma and relationship creative health practitioner artist and a specialist in nervous system regulation. At heart a transmedia storyteller .

Beyond the therapy room - I collaborate and consult with international writers, filmmakers, artists, and theatre-makers to deliver training in creative health and bring emotionally honest stories to life. You won’t find me in front of the camera so much – I work best behind the scenes.

I guide creative teams in building trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming, and culturally sensitive narratives. This includes supporting projects that explore sensitive and stigmatised topics such as shame, addiction, harm OCD, suicide, femminine masculinity and emotional transformation – where care, accuracy, and compassion are essential.
“Because real life is the most powerful story we have.”

It’s found in the everyday moments, the buried emotions, the silences between words - these are the things that shape us. I believe storytelling can be a form of healing. Whether scripted or unscripted, film, photo, or doodle – stories help us feel seen. In whatever form they take, they remind us we’re not alone.

When told with care, stories have the power to shift how we see each other, how we understand ourselves, and how we connect.

At the heart of everything I do is connection.

We are all wired for it – whether through words, imagery, movement, silence, or story. Even when we’re struggling, protecting, or pulling away, there’s a part of us that’s still seeking safety in others.

Understanding this is key – not just in therapy, but in how we live, love, parent, and create.
If your project explores human behaviour, mental health, or identity – I’d love to find ways we can collaborate. Please do get in touch. Photography : by Yasmin iPhone April ‘25 Nefyn #traumarecovery #traumahealing #artistsofinstagram #artisticexpression #artisticwritersfeature #artists #artistsofinstagram #artistssupportingartists #storyofmyhome #storyofthestreets #storytelling #storyofmylife #storytimethreads #transmedia taken in London, United Kingdom by @the_creative_reset

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Loved seeing hospital rooms up north tonite @_hospitalrooms thank u @thearthouseuk for great opening night ❤️ #creativehealth #nurturethrivebuild #hospitalrooms #creativityheals taken in The Art House Wakefield by @the_creative_reset

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The richness co-created - when culture & creativity are shared - Great to see such great creative work happening across Bradford. Well said - creativity is for everyone @oakinitiative_uk and Bradford Flower Carpet @bradfordcultureco #nurturethrivebuild #creativecommunity #creativehealth #ntb taken in University of Bradford by @the_creative_reset

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Another great day of awesome presenters, flamenco, presenting two research posters of my work, making connections, sunsets and celebrating St Tecla @polyvagalinstitute #connections #sitges #creativehealth #catalonia #familytime taken in Sitges, Barcelona, España by @the_creative_reset

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7 days ago

Really pleased to be at the Polyvagal Institute Gathering this year, presenting two research posters of my work alongside work from across the world. A day out exploring, taking photos … and a spoken-word piece emerges.

New Journeys

Familiar smells.
Memories boxed.

Ghosts?
or real?

Dreams awaken.

Old patterns.
dismantled,
dissolved.

Unfolding.
Unpressured.

Thoughts
swimming silent.

An empty chair.

Qadar?
Muqaddar?
Quddira?
Maktūb?

It is written.

Note: Qadar, Muqaddar, Quddira and Maktūb are Arabic words connected with ideas of destiny, decree and what has been written or ordained. Their meanings overlap, but each carries its own nuance.

#polyvagalinformed #sitges #twinflamejourney #creativehealth #traumainformed taken in Sitges, Barcelona, España by @the_creative_reset

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ADHD tax … I hid my passport 3 years ago in a safe place ... and now when needed couldn't find it!

Emergency trip to Durham passport office … I ❤️ turning my mundane tasks into mini creative adventures … so a day of collecting lines with my phone … a small selection and a spoken word piece emerges: #lines #adhdtax #adhdtribe #nurturethrivebuild #creativehealth slide4 ravers in the shadows Copyright 2026 Yasmin Shaheen-Zaffar

Have you ever thought about a line?

The line down middle of road.
The line around your eyes.
The line drawn under
what mattered.

A washing line.
A train line.
A fault line.
A lifeline.

The line you crossed.
The line I wouldn’t.

The line someone said
etched on heart.

Wonky lines on map
between here
and some place far.

Today
I collected lines.

I found them everywhere.
Now I’m sat wondering

how many lines?
Taken?
to cross
such silence? taken in Durham, England - UK by @the_creative_reset

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Part of my ongoing research ❤️ open studios @sunnybankmills ❤️ … and the Magic show is on until end of September - well worth visiting x #creativehealth #ntb #openstudios #nurturethrivebuild #spinningmillsstudios taken in Sunny Bank Mills by @the_creative_reset

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true … true! Thanks @yorkshirewomensforum for inviting me & showing me around ur textiles room - introducing me to the great work u do! This is def one ☝️ of the awesome creative health organizations empowering women’s lives with creativity & connection! #creativehealth #createyourlife #artisticexpression #creativeculturecafe #textilemill taken in Lister Mills by @the_creative_reset

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The excitement of randomly finding #artistfind #creativehealth #newprojects #repurpose #- inspired me to write ✍️ this … copyright 2026 Yasmin Shaheen-Zaffar

Left cold.
Moorside.

Forgotten.
Rejected.

Rubbish,
they said.

Old.
Not needed.

Ignored.
Erased.

Memory?
Delete

Waiting
Unfinished taken in Skipton, Yorkshire, England by @the_creative_reset

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24 days ago

Thanks @femtechnorth for a great coworking day & ur speakers and @leedsbeckettofficial Carnegie Innovation for hosting + tour of your hotdesk facilities for entrepreneurs & innovators @lynsdins for being a sport & joining me when I double book my day xx #femtech #leedscarnegie #hawk #leeds #cousins @carnegieschoolofsport @carnegieschoolofsport taken in Headingley Campus - Leeds Beckett University by @the_creative_reset

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@dishoom #leeds #leedscitycentre #indianrestaurant #optics #findinghome taken in Dishoom Leeds by @the_creative_reset

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Kindness save lives. ❤️ #suicidepreventionawareness #suicideprevention #bekind #bekindtooneanother #neurodivergentfamily by @the_creative_reset

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