Frank Foley
Frank Foley
frank conversations
frank conversations
Literature · Ideas · Stories · Well-being
Hello! Frank Conversations aims to create connections, discussions and a simple harmony between people through the power of conversation! I create spaces where we slow down, contemplate, share, notice, question, and explore together.
We may start with a great novel, a fascinating story, an idea, a question or simple curiosity about an aspect of human life. Wherever we start, what I'm interested in is the journey we take together and what we learn along the way.
“The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.”
― Michel de Montaigne, The Essays
Conversations we create together
These aren't just sessions you attend. They are conversations and discussions you help create. Where they takes us isn't always clear, and that's the beauty of it!
These are small, welcoming groups built around engagement, curiosity, and genuine conversation. There’s no pressure to have the cleverest answer in the room. What matters is being interested: in the subject, in what other people have to say, and in what might emerge when we give one another the time to think and speak.
My job is to create and hold that space: to listen, question, encourage, challenge us to explore, and occasionally get out of the way!
The conversation will flow. Sometimes it will take an unexpected turn. Sometimes there's a shift and we see an idea, ourselves, or the world differently. These are thought provoking, wonderful moments!
Join a conversation today!
"Ultimately, the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation"
Oscar Wilde
Literature
Three-week literature groups
One book, three weeks, small online groups.
One-day book explorations
Spend a few hours immersed in a remarkable book — its stories, language, ideas and the world it opens up. No need to have finished the book beforehand.
Brilliant Life Groups!
Words for a Wonderful Life
Conversations exploring words, wonder, and eveything!
Simply Human ... with a smile!
Conversations exploring simple living ... with a smile!
What's coming up?
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
An online exploration of a remarkable novel about beauty, class, intelligence, art, loneliness, and the extraordinary lives taking place behind apparently ordinary doors.
Starts Sunday 18th October · 4 to 6 pm · Online, via Zoom · £36
Words for a Wonderful Life!
A free session exploring words, life and everything else!
Tuesday 20th October · 7 to 8:30 pm · Online, via Zoom · Free!
"Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters"
Margaret Wheatley
Stay in touch!
If books, ideas, and good conversation are your sort of thing, join my mailing list.
I'll let you know about upcoming groups, new events, and other things I'm creating.
Frank!
I have BA and MA degrees in English, and have created and tutored my own unique literature groups since 2006. I've also run inspirational groups pointing towards simple living and well-being.
What interests me is what happens when we give ourselves time to think, listen, question, and see things from another person's point of view. We can create real connection and bondedness if we're prepared to open our hearts and speak openly and honestly about how we feel.
I believe in creating spaces where people can talk freely, listen properly, and allow ideas to breathe!