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This is the second of my series of posts on creative journaling. This week, I’ll be giving you some ideas about creating a layered art journal page. The fun, beauty – and also the therapeutic process – of journaling can be enhanced by creating background layers in your journal page. It makes the process so…
Have you ever kept a diary? Full of secrets and hidden under your bed? Many of us have kept a written diary, particularly in our teenage years – and for very good reasons. Keeping a journal can be therapeutic – it may not solve all your problems, but there is evidence that shows how beneficial…
How to Make SunCatchers In our Art for Wellbeing groups, we always combine making beautiful works of art with our discussion about mental health and wellbeing. During this session, we talked about negative bias and how much easier it is to focus on the more negative aspects of our lives, especially with all the dreadful…
I’ve been running art for wellbeing workshops recently with Cwm-Ni Iach and Community First, aiming to improve participants emotional and mental health, using creative techniques. In both groups, we’ve used the space and time to talk about how creativity can help us to explore our emotions and provide an outlet for difficult feelings, as well…