Archived Content—Creativity and self-care: Looking after mental health during lockdown

Archived content, produced by BASW Northern Ireland. As part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2020, BASW NI's Andy McClenaghan discusses the issue of creativity in the context of mental health and self-care during COVID-19 lockdown. He is joined by retired social worker and poet, Yvonne Boyle, and academic and artist, Dr Heather Richardson. To explore the artwork, music and poetry discussed, visit https://www.instagram.com/a_dress_for_kathleen/?hl=en https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/write/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFQGxYmYT3I Coast. A poem by Yvonne Boyle — originally published by http://pendemic.ie/coast-a-poem-by-yvonne-boyle/ www.slowautumn.com

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