Altogether Human CIC

See you at Ryebank fields for a Knit-In!

3pm today.

In honour of world wide knit in public day 🧶🌳🌏😊

We have a new group. Wednesday evenings at 8pm.

We sit and stitch, and mend much loved garments that need some extra care. We chat about lots of things including self care, our lives, our community, activism, creativity, resisting burnout and more…

There’s room for more 😊

Join us this Wednesday for this fabulous event!

🗓️ Join us on 7th Feb at 10 am for a chat about women's experiences & community connections. Share, connect, impact!

🌟 What to Expect:

Special Episode Creation: Share your story for Joy Ethic's IWD radio broadcast.
Community Consultation & Feedback: Engage in meaningful dialogue to shape future projects.
🔍 Key Discussion Topics:

Connection and Community: Enhance connections among women.
Collective Challenges: Identify and address issues faced by women.
The Essence of Community: Explore dynamics across ages, cultures, and interests.
Building Bridges: Discuss fostering connections among women.
🌈 Who Should Attend:
Open to all women interested in sharing experiences and contributing to a broader understanding of women's lives.

🌐 About Joy Ethic:
Dedicated to enhancing mental well-being and fostering community connections. Join us in creating spaces where creativity, learning, and mindfulness flourish.

🔗 Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1528962911224877

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Contemplative stitching and mending this evening, talking about caring for ourselves as we care for our clothes.

Topics of conversation included craftivism, family, climate change, the Chorlton Arts Festival and becoming older. And there were mindful moments.

We currently have a counsellor in training with us, which means we can offer low cost counselling to adults in the local community.

So if you would benefit from a therapeutic conversation but can’t find the usual therapy budget or you’re not sure when you’ll get to the tip of the NHS waiting list, we can help.

Just give us a call or drop us an email.

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It has been a pleasure to support the work of Hanna, our Ukrainian colleague, with Ukrainian refugees in the local area. Here is a snapshot of some of the work (and play!) we have been able to facilitate through Altogether Human CIC as a result of some generous funding from the Red Cross via the UKCF, Forever Manchester.

We have been in awe of the group's ability to come together and support each other, and to embrace life whilst overcoming the impact of the conflict, and resulting family separation and significant loss.

Today was another group session in our Tree of Life group with refugees and asylum seekers. Today we focused on the leaves (important people in our lives) and the fruit (the gifts of life). And to celebrate these aspects of life we played on musical instruments made from “fruit” and tasted mangoes and guava whilst talking about other gifts of life.

What a great morning!

A bit of creativity goes a long way… this got us thinking of parent-child relationships. Did you know that monkey dads do a lot of the carrying?

The first of two coffee mornings we are running for and their host families. In our new premises on Silverwood Avenue, .

Thanks to for helping to fund these. Please share widely.

Some very helpful literature here on child to parent violence:

CAPVA Briefing Papers free to download I am absolutely delighted to finally launch a series of Briefing Papers on the topic of child and adolescent to parent violence and abuse (CAPVA), which I have had in mind to create for over 5 year…

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We have decided to postpone the group planned for parents of children struggling with anxiety, to consider other ways to facilitate it, and options to make it more affordable for those who need it. Sign up to our mailing list for updates: bit.ly/3Sj4G2Z

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We are running a new group for parents of children struggling with anxiety. Get in touch for more info.

We are starting a group in September for parents of children struggling with anxiety using the SPACE model (www.spacetreatment.net for more info).

Get in touch if you’d like to know more.

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About SPACE | SPACE Treatment SPACE stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions and is a parent-based treatment program for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and related problems.

What a great week, learning more about the Tree of Life model and narrative therapy. We have learned how to use metaphor and special lines of enquiry to tell stories in ways that make us stronger. The tree is a great metaphor. What does this one say to you about strength and resilience?