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Francesca Aniballi

PhD in Comparative Literature, MSc in Social Anthropology, Certificate in ARTbundance Coaching, Integrated Arts Therapies Postgraduate Diploma, Story-Making Practitioner Diploma, Certificate in Mindfulness Facilitation, Certificate in Book Therapy Method,

Creativity, Wisdom, Awareness, Life Transitions and Choices Expert

Francesca Aniballi

Francesca Aniballi Quick Facts

Main Areas
Creativity, Awareness, Wisdom Teachings, Reading and Writing for Wellbeing, Guided Inquiry and Imagery.
Career Focus
Coach, Facilitator, Practitioner
Affiliation
Poetic and Narrative Journeys

Francesca Aniballi is an expressive arts therapist and creative facilitator, a certified ARTbundance coach and practitioner, using creative art, reading for wellbeing, mindfulness, and writing processes to motivate, inspire, empower and uplift, together with other personalized, out-of-the-box coaching strategies.

Francesca is available for individual coaching and small group work online.

Work Languages: English and Italian

Francesca lives in the Italian countryside.

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Practising creative expressive processes and modalities is good for adults

The huge availability of creative arts courses for adults focused on skill-building or self-expression comes with an assumption that is rarely questioned: most people take for granted that the evolutionary and developmental arc of their lives is set and complete. From that stance, they set out to guide children.

September 7, 2026

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Poetic and Narrative Journeys

Reading and writing for wellbeing: Creativity is an underestimated key that can unlock new dimensions of awareness, clarity, insight, and self-knowledge.

September 3, 2026

Contributor website

Poetic and Narrative Journeys

https://bio.site/poeticandnarrativejourneys

Contributor website

Poetic and Narrative Journeys Art

https://www.poeticandnarrativejourneys.art

Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Francesca Aniballi

"Sometimes, the river of life flows calmly, sometimes it swirls and rushes. On one of its banks, the night rules. On the other, dwells light. Build a bridge to bring darkness and light together, and cross over it often."

Contacting Francesca Aniballi

Email
blueplanetvision@gmail.com
Location
Italy

Additional contact information

WhatsApp contact: @aniballifrancesca

How to get started

bio.site/poeticandnarrativejourneys

Other highlights

Aniballi, Francesca, Towards an Anthropology of Literature: The Magic of Hybrid Fictions (PhD thesis, University of Glasgow: 2013.)

Aniballi, Francesca, “Orange Disks and Orange Balls: How a Visual Storyteller Stopped Self-Sabotaging.” In Eric Maisel (ed.), Inside Creativity Coaching: 40 Inspiring Case Studies from Around
the World (New York and London: Routledge, 2019).

Aniballi, Francesca, “Creative Geometry”, in Eric Maisel (ed.), The Creativity Workbook for Coaches
and Creatives: 50+ Inspiring Exercises from Creativity Coaches Worldwide (New York and London:
Routledge, 2020).

Aniballi Francesca, in Lynda Monk & Eric Maisel (eds.), Transformational Journaling for Coaches,
Therapists and Clients, A Complete Guide to the Benefits of Personal Writing, Chapter 18, “Amplified
Journaling,” pp. 107-111, (New York; Routledge, 2021).

Aniballi, Francesca, Fairy Wisdom for Daily Life: Creative Self-Care through Fairy and Folk Tales, 140 pp.
(Amherst, Massachusetts: Golden Dragonfly Press, 2022).