Two Lives, One Purpose
The Heart of Lêleh Land : Meet the people who turn imagination into reality
Sofia Caessa Ferreira
Sofia was born in Lisbon and spent her childhood in Rotterdam, São Paulo and Cascais.
As an adult, she also lived in the United States and Belgium. With a highly international life, Sofia worked in film in the US and, in Brussels, co-founded a cultural organization, taught English and contributed as a copywriter to The Bulletin, an English-language magazine, writing the "Global Couples" series.
In Brussels, he founded "The Little Film Academy", which offered courses and workshops in creative writing and film production for children.
Sofia has also worked in the film industry, producing and writing. Her short film "Should the Wife Confess?" was shown at national and international film festivals.
Sofia has dedicated her life to working with children: in creative writing and film projects, as an English and drama teacher, and as a children's book author.
Published titles:
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" Loving Life as it is " - Memoirs published in 2022;
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Children's books from the Augui and Contos por Carta series , available from this publisher;
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"Our Wishes" - Children's book in partnership with Make-A-Wish Portugal.
Currently living in Cascais, Sofia is the mother of two boys, her greatest inspiration. She enjoys writing, reading, listening to music, watching the sea, playing board games and enjoying nature.
Teresa de Vasconcellos
Teresa studied at international schools and lived abroad, although she is of Portuguese origin, which makes her deeply bilingual and able to interact in both Portuguese and English, spoken and written.
She is a mother and a clinical psychologist for over twenty years. With a degree in clinical psychology and a master's degree in psychosomatics, she is interested in sleep, biological rhythms, creativity processes, dreams and education. Through therapeutic processes, she has helped children, adolescents and adults to find self-awareness, self-esteem, happiness and fulfillment.
Having worked in companies and schools, as well as in private practice, Teresa often uses creative means to help individuals find their inner purpose and discover what makes them unique.
As the daughter of a visual artist and a person who explored the performing arts, she was exposed to various art forms and means of expression that she integrates into her work as a psychologist, using creativity and creative outlets to help individuals
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discover, unlock and manage your emotions;
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explore your unique perspective on life and how it affects your development and inner growth;
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learn to express yourself through various creative means;
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contribute to real communication with others and promote self-acceptance and self-love.
She has always been passionate about books, devouring them as a child, and sees this project as an opportunity to combine areas of interest, as well as being able to help more children, teenagers and adults to read, explore the arts and choose deeper or lighter journeys of self-discovery.