A new soundscape and spoken word piece made by creative young people as part of our ‘Unlocking’ National Lottery Funded project, working with Ty Canna Mental Health Outreach Service in Cardiff.
Through the Sands of Time
UnLocking
UnLocking is a National Lottery funded project by Breathe Creative working in partnership with Ty Canna Mental Health Outreach Service in Cardiff. Participants met weekly in online sessions facilitated by Katja Stiller over a period of six months from July 2021 to January 2022. Using different art forms we explored and expressed our emotions during …
Mental Health Awareness Week 2021
Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 10-16 May 2021. The theme this year is ‘Nature’. One in four people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. Mental Health Awareness Week aims to get people talking about their mental health and reduce the stigma that can stop people from asking for help. We want to hear your stories of how nature has …
‘Beyond the Label’ Mental health project final report
In 2020 we partnered with Ty Canna Mental Health Outreach service in Cardiff, a Cardiff-based citywide recovery-focussed Outreach service for people with mental health needs. Over a period of three months, from May to July 2020, service users met weekly online to create artwork and writing for an animation that reflects their lived experiences of …
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Challenging our inner critic with creativity for wellbeing
In one of our Creativity for Wellbeing groups this week, we looked at our inner critic, how to challenge it and how to change the script: Breathe You are doing your best Be a friend to yourself Remember Today is tomorrow’s yesterday You can live Keep going Don’t worry it is not the end of …
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