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Arts & Health South West Podcast

Arts & Health South West Podcast

Arts & Health South West

Arts & Health South West is an information, support and advocacy organisation for everyone who believes in the value of creativity in enhancing health and wellbeing. These podcasts feature conversations with practitioners from around the South West (UK) about different areas of arts and health practice.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Arts & Health South West Podcast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Arts & Health South West Podcast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Arts & Health South West Podcast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Arts & Health South West Podcast - Alright Mate? with Hugh McCann (08 - 01 - 2020)

Alright Mate? with Hugh McCann (08 - 01 - 2020)

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01/08/20 • 33 min

Our guest for this episode is Hugh McCann, a Southwest based artist with an interest in wellbeing, public space, technology and participation. Along with playwright and mental health nurse Cally Hayes, he recently co-founded 'Alright Mate? CIC' which aims to destigmatise male mental health one art project at a time. Their work is always participatory and so far includes installations in barbershops, books written by veterans and theatre in community spaces. Alright Mate? aim to normalise conversations around male mental health, in order to reduce needless suffering. ________ LINKS: Alright Mate website: https://alrightmateproject.com (Here you can also find information about participating in Alright Mate’s upcoming projects about fathers/fatherhood and the construction industry!) Download a digital copy of the Veterans Project Book: https://alrightmateproject.com/notalone CoLab Exeter, an integrated wellbeing and innovation hub that works in collaboration with agencies across sectors to strengthen local services and achieve positive whole community outcomes around homelessness, addiction, (re)offending, and health inequality: https://www.colabexeter.org.uk Veterans Change Partnership, a CIC which aims to provide programmes of rehabilitation and support for and to former military veteran offenders and their families: http://veteranschangepartnership.co.uk
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Arts & Health South West Podcast - Literature Works - Poetry and Memory Loss (11/09/2018)
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09/11/18 • 30 min

Literature Works - Poetry and Memory Loss (11/09/2018) by Arts & Health South West
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Arts & Health South West Podcast - Isolation And Creativity (04-05-20)

Isolation And Creativity (04-05-20)

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05/04/20 • 43 min

In this episode, Hannah is joined by Alex Coulter (Director of AHSW) and artists Natasha, Gavin and Max. All 5 reflect on their experience of being involved in the 2020 Spring School just before lockdown, where the theme was 'making new meaning from illness', and where we explored using creative activities to support resilience and wellbeing. We talk about how we have each used creativity in times of isolation to "extend ourselves beyond our situations", and share thoughts on how creativity can enable you to be still and yet flourish and connect in other ways, and make the process of "relating" into something very beautiful. Natasha, Gavin and Max share the ways they feel that they have learned to cope with isolation, before Covid-19, and we think about how isolation can operate in many different ways, for instance when you're in a group of people that perceive you to be different. We discuss what "productivity" means to each of us and how we might challenge this idea, drawing out what it might mean to nurture a sense of purpose, value and meaning in our lives. Some links to what we mentioned in the conversation: AHSW Spring School info: https://www.ahsw.org.uk/opportunities/spring-school/ Alex's Blog: https://www.ahsw.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Spring-School-Blog-Alex-Coulter.pdf Max's Blog: https://www.ahsw.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Max-Frances-Absentee-Artist-Blog-Spring-2020.pdf Grayson Perry's Art Club: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/graysons-art-club Covid-19 Resources Page: https://www.ahsw.org.uk/resources/covid-19-resources/
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Arts & Health South West Podcast - Mental Health and The Arts 26-04-2016

Mental Health and The Arts 26-04-2016

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04/26/16 • 34 min

For this episode, Hannah Mumby (Coordinator at AHSW) invites Viv Gordon (a dancer and choreographer with mental health needs who set up Mean Feet Dance) to talk about Mental Health and the Arts. Mean Feet Dance Website: www.meanfeetdance.co.uk I am Joan Tour Schedule: www.ahsw.org.uk/diary.aspx?id=1696 Thank you to Lee Rosevere for our theme music, from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/
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Arts & Health South West Podcast - Stories From 2020 - 3/6 - The Medical School (25 - 12 - 20)
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12/25/20 • 13 min

Welcome to this podcast series of Stories from 2020. These stories come from our Annual Conference in November. The third story is from Dr Louise Younie, GP and Medical Educator, who talks about her work during Covid-19 lockdown which invited students to co-create a virtual creative enquiry programme, which they titled ‘Interpretive Voices’ The Creative Enquiry website: https://www.creativeenquiry.qmul.ac.uk
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Arts & Health South West Podcast - Ache Magazine with Kirstie Millar and Katrina Millar - 01-04-2021
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04/01/21 • 39 min

This episode is a conversation between AHSW General Manager Hannah, Katrina Millar and Kirstie Millar, the creators of Ache magazine. Ache is an intersectional feminist publisher exploring illness, health, bodies and pain. The discussion explores the ways writing can be used as a vehicle for opening up irrational, subversive narratives about bodies, and how this can be a way of resisting the rational medical discourse on health. Other areas this episode touches on are personal experiences of Endometriosis, eating disorders and health anxiety, ways to approach health from a more intersectional perspective, and exploring illness creatively within a community. Find out more about Ache magazine at their website: https://achemagazine.co.uk/ You can buy Cusp, a new collection of feminist writing exploring bodies, myth and magic via their online shop: https://achemagazine.bigcartel.com Follow Ache on social media to hear about upcoming workshops and events, and future submission announcements: https://www.instagram.com/helloachemagazine/ https://twitter.com/ache_magazine Here are some more links related to the topics covered in the episode: --Race and Health is a collective of academics, artists, activists and individuals seeking to reverse the harmful effects racism and discrimination has on health. Website: https://raceandhealth.org/ / Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raceandhealth/ --Cori Smith is a trans man living with endometriosis. In this essay Cori speaks on the difficulties he has encountered when seeking gynaecological healthcare as a trans man: https://thoughtcatalog.com/cori-smith/2019/09/what-its-like-to-have-endometriosis-as-a-transgender-man/ —Endometriosis UK is a national charity that offers valuable resources for individuals who think they might have endometriosis or are living with the condition: https://endometriosis-uk.org/understanding-endometriosis —BEAT is a national eating disorder charity with information, resources and support: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ —Black Minds Matter is an organisation connecting black individuals with free mental health services and offering valuable mental health resources: https://www.blackmindsmatteruk.com
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Georgia Bowers is an applied theatre practitioner, researcher and academic currently undertaking her PhD at the University of Portsmouth and her research is interested in learning about how theatre can be used to disrupt the established narratives around ageing, and the impact this may have on participants. Georgia speaks about the ways that applied theatre might be able to create shame resilience among older adults. Georgia’s interest in this area started from a summer job as an activities coordinator in a care home, which provoked her to address her pre-conceptions about working with older adults and instead open up and be inspired by the vibrance and energy of her collaborators. She then began to develop an applied theatre practice by setting up a theatre company within the care home which helped the collective of residents tell their stories, learn about each other and build community. Her research builds on these experiences and seeks to measure what difference theatre can make to adults over 65 who take part in a regular theatrical intervention.
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Arts & Health South West Podcast - Libraries, Art And Wellbeing 24-10-2017

Libraries, Art And Wellbeing 24-10-2017

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10/24/17 • 42 min

In this episode Colin Bray from Libraries Unlimited and Karen Leach Bowdler from Exeter Library join AHSW Coordinator Hannah Mumby for a conversation about libraries, art and wellbeing. They also discuss BellHouse, an interactive sound sculpture that took up residence at Exeter Library in October 2017. At the end of the episode you can hear a recording of BellHouse in action, and the artist Roop Johnstone talking about how he created it. www.librariesunlimited.org.uk www.devon.gov.uk/libraries www.bellhouseproject.com www.kaleider.com
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Arts & Health South West Podcast - Stories From 2020 - 5/6 - The Street (29 - 12 - 20)
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12/29/20 • 20 min

Welcome to this podcast series of Stories from 2020. These stories come from our Annual Conference in November. The fifth story is from Pippa Jones, Director of Create Gloucestershire and and Abi Nicol, Fine Art Printmaker and Photographer, who talk about their work with artists to support people and communities during lockdown. Create Gloucestershire website: https://www.creategloucestershire.co.uk Abi Nicol’s website: http://www.abinicol.co.uk
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Arts & Health South West Podcast - Basketry, Horticulture And Care, With Jakki Weaden (09-02-21)
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02/08/21 • 41 min

In this episode, Hannah Mumby (AHSW General Manager) is joined by Jakki Weaden, a former nurse from Bristol who talks about her journey from working in nursing to now building a creative vocation in basketry-making. They share a conversation about the parallels between basketry, wound care, and horticulture; the metaphors associated with care and weaving; and the resourceful creative outlook needed to work in nursing. You can find Jakki’s work on Instagram at @jakkiweaden
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How many episodes does Arts & Health South West Podcast have?

Arts & Health South West Podcast currently has 28 episodes available.

What topics does Arts & Health South West Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on Arts & Health South West Podcast?

The episode title 'Art & Social Change - Episode 3 - Recovery Cafes (31 - 01 - 2019)' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Arts & Health South West Podcast?

The average episode length on Arts & Health South West Podcast is 31 minutes.

How often are episodes of Arts & Health South West Podcast released?

Episodes of Arts & Health South West Podcast are typically released every 45 days, 7 hours.

When was the first episode of Arts & Health South West Podcast?

The first episode of Arts & Health South West Podcast was released on Feb 19, 2016.

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