New challenges reap better rewards...
Yesterday we had our induction day for our Wellbeing for work, which uses art and craft to assist in the work readiness process...I could not be more pleased at how it went. I introduced the session and programme to potential clients/students and supported by co-tutor (the fabulous and wonderful) Sharron as she encouraged them and taught them to make a fabulous giant 3D star. Like our wellbeing groups we encourage students to interact with each other, help each other out, tal
Helping with therapy...wellbeing...and new training programme to help you back into work!
It's been a chocker of a week ladies and gentlemen. I was at Seddon ward, Elyn Lodge, which is at St Helens hospital, on Monday. I work with patients and therapists making crafting part of their therapy needs. The therapy is so much easier to do when patients have something preactical to do...they don't even realise they're doing it 😀 It's so rewarding it does me the world of good too. They are having a summer fair on the afternoon of 25th July, at the hospital, and the pat
Crafting makes you feel good! (...Ghostbusters theme tune!)
A lot of my work these days, involves working in the community delivering craft wellbeing workshops. Which all sounds very nice and it is, I love it, but what is wellbeing and why does crafting work? The term 'wellbeing' generally means having a positive mental state. I don't have to tell you that twenty-first century living is exceptionally complex, we seem to live with stress all around us_ from dealing with traffic on the school run, work deadlines to meet, at the supermar
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