arts for wellbeing
In 2023 we facilitated a series of Creative Wellbeing sessions with service users of SHED Service for High Risk Eating Disorders, many of whom were struggling to engage following the pandemic. The project was led by two experienced facilitators – Katja Stiller, our therapeutic arts facilitator, and Abigail Apollonio, an OT and artist from SHED. …
We worked with participants from SHED Service for High Risk Eating Disorders during Spring/Summer 2023. Weekly sessions explored different topics and art forms e.g. creative writing, photography, animation, art, as well as different relaxation techniques. During one session we discussed waiting for a medical appointment; many find the time in the waiting room very difficult. …
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Our ‘Inside Out’ creative wellbeing group in Blaengarw made the most of a nice day by taking their art kits down to the lake to paint and write about what they saw and how they felt being in nature: “ We take it for granted sometimes living here don’t we…” “When you sit down and …
Small Steps This summer we have been offering on-line creative wellbeing workshops for young people using different art forms to explore how the pandemic has been affecting us and the techniques that have helped us manage. We have been working with support from our partners Ty Canna Outreach Services in Cardiff and their young service …
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 …