Louise Bretland-Treharne grew up in a small village called Cribyn near Lampeter in Ceredigion. Louise now lives in Johnstown on the outskirts of Carmarthen town. She is a writer, storyteller and poet living with Ataxia and other medical conditions which involve cognitive changes. Louise is also in recovery from womb cancer.  
Louise’s writing is based on many themes, such as raising awareness of disabilities, motherhood, animals and nature, grief and loss, landscape, humour, health and social care. Louise has published a memoir, and her short stories and poems have been published in magazines, newspapers and on digital platforms on the national and international scene using the languages of Welsh and English.
Louise spoke with ArtWorks Alliance about the benefits of creative practice, both as a therapeutic activity, and also as a way of realising the creative self that is often inhibited through social pressures.
Thanks to Bill Taylor-Beales for soundtrack extracts.