Today I’ve been listening to the audiobook of Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival by Alice Vincent. I’ve been reflecting on my own journey into horticulture and the reasons why I’ve turned to the land and to soil. Sowing seeds have felt like setting intentions and bring a sense of wonder and hope for the future. This has helped me to refocus my mind onto the present moment and helps to prevent any ruminating thoughts about the past. This takes practice, a

This week I took a trip to Wrexham to visit Social Prescribing projects that had a focus on art and horticulture. The trip was funded by the Wales Arts, Health & Wellbeing Network as part of their ‘Go and See Micro Grants’. My first stop was the Wrexham Miners Project where I learnt about the Gresford Colliery Explosion in 1934. I attended the Art4All inclusive art group for adults with disabilities and met with Peter, a student on the MA Arts in Health programme at Wrexham U

This week I have completed the Introduction to Art in Health short course with Wrexham University. This course has helped me to step back into the role of a Creative Producer and to think critically about how I would design and deliver an art in health project within primary care. I am often questioning the difference between art in health and art therapy as at times it has felt that the boundaries can get a little blurred. This has helped me to establish my own approach to a