Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing Group
Here at St John’s Wimborne, we are launching a 12-week Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing programme starting on Wednesday 6th March 2024 in the Youth Lounge starting at 10.30am till 12.00am.
We will be running 4 sessions this term and 8 sessions next term. We understand that not everyone will be able to make all of the sessions, but it will be important for you to commit to attending as many as you possible can.
Dates and topics (2024)
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Kintsugi is a Japanese technique for repairing pottery with seams of gold. The word means 'golden joinery' in Japanese. This repairs the brokenness in a way that makes the object more beautiful, and even more unique than it was prior to being broken. Instead of hiding the scars it makes a feature of them.
In 2018 Patrick & Diane Regan set up the Christian Charity Kintsugi Hope. At that time, which was before the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey revealed that, the two biggest issues the church currently face are social isolation or loneliness and poor mental health.
Introducing Kintsugi Hope – Finding Treasure in life’s scars
Kintsugi Hope’s Vision is for: "A world where mental and emotional health is understood and accepted, with safe and supportive communities for everyone to grow and flourish."
How is your emotional wellbeing?
Each week, in a small, safe, and supportive group, we will look at subjects rarely talked about in depth such as: Honesty, anxiety, depression, perfectionism, shame and anger.
Kintsugi Hope's aims for this shared journey are that:
· Those attending will gain support, understanding and tools that will enable them to become more resilient.
· There will be safe groups, where there is no shame and embarrassment in struggling.
· Those attending will experience an increase in self-worth, confidence, and wellbeing.
· Those attending will gain a deeper understanding of the reality of God's love for them.
· There will be clear pathways to receive additional support if needed – we are not experts and will not be providing counselling in the groups but will signpost people if this would be helpful for them.
Everyone is welcome to join and in fact I believe that everyone could benefit from increasing their self-awareness of their own mental health - the groups are certainly not just for those who would describe themselves as having poor mental health.
The groups are free to attend and although we will talk about God and our Christian faith during the sessions, they will still be accessible to non-Christians.
If you feel this might be for you and you’d like to find out more then contact Debbie Fleming email: debbiem01@sky.com