The Potting Shed

What another great weekend at the Potting Shed exploring themes of trauma in a creative and playful way. #art #trauma #healing #creative #storytelling N.B. All participants have consented to images being shared for marketing purposes.

Creative Ways to Survive Lockdown With our February Lockdon Creative Calendar. Please share thoughts on here or our Facebook page m.facebook.com/CPDcreativity…

Our course ‘Till Death Do Us Art; a creative exploration of loss & grief - online’ has just been advertised via @baat_org yesterday 🙌🏽. Please check link and booking here eventbrite.co.uk/e/till-deat…

It was a privilege to watch the MA #arttherapy students and fellow staff @DerbyUni facilitate the online exhibition. Congratulations to the cohort of 2020. For more information please check out their website beyondwords2020.com/about/

Working with teams online during the #Covid19 crisis from @BobbyLloyd_ & Miriam Usiskin @artrefugeuk was really inspiring and helpful in reframing our thoughts around connectivity in practice. @baat_org Thank you 🙏

At this time of hieghtened anxiety for everyone, here at the Potting Shed, we are looking for tools, images and texts that might be helpful. Here is an ACT based tool from Dr Russ Harris #covidcare #anxiety #therapy #ACT youtube.com/watch?v=BmvNCdpH…

Happy #rainbow vibes from The Potting Shed in these challenging times. Please stay tuned for more thoughts around self-care in relation to COVID-19.

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A Dangerous Experiment? Grounding, centring & exploring your emotional strength. Our first Potting Shed workshop in collaboration with @WeaversFactory For more info and booking please access here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-dangero…

We are very excited to announce our next Potting Shed CPD event in May, focussing on trauma and as always how we can look after our own self-care in this challenging work. We hope you can join us. #creativity #trauma #mentalhealth #CPD #arttherapy eventbrite.co.uk/e/into-the-…

Happy New Year. Please see our new blog on Self-Care as we sashay in to 2020 and some new dates for up-coming events. Please see more here ukpottingshed.blogspot.com/2…

After participating in a creative connection and embodiment exercise, and exploring the gallery and exhibitions, we made some response art. We reflected on what we absorb around us and what we choose to pass us by. #Connection #arttherapy

Today the Potting Shed are having a self-care day at The Whitworth in Manchester as part of BAAT’s special interest group NATE. This morning we were thinking about objects of value and what they bring to the space. #ArtTherapy #SelfCare.

As we wrap up our final afternoon of our ‘Till Death Do Us Art’ weekend, we think about the gift of words around endings. Working creatively, we have invited our participants to reflect on what words they use or don’t use around #Death and #Dying.

Day 2 of our ‘Till Death Do Us Art’ #CPD weekend @LeaGreenCentre. After reading the Grimm Fairytale of Godfather Death, participants were invited to image make around reflections of the story using both art materials provided and found objects. #death

This morning we have been thinking about different models of grief in the first day of our ‘Till Death Do Us Art’ #CPD weekend. This afternoon we will reflect on both client work around #bereavment and our own responses to death in the therapeutic relationship.