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Head, Hearts, and Hands supports women in finding energy for what they love, expanding their comfort zone, and feeling more in control of their lives.
Heads, Hearts, and Hands is a transformative seven-week course designed to support women in Leeds with complex mental health needs.
Head, Hearts, and Hands supports women in finding energy for what they love, expanding their comfort zone, and feeling more in control of their lives. We have four courses available between September 2024 and March 2025 at Lovell Park Hub (LS7 1DA).
The course supports women to break out of social isolation and explore their own mental wellbeing through the lens of gender, while creating beautiful art and craft pieces to take home.
Each week participants meet for a full day. During the morning wellbeing sessions, they will explore their personal strengths and opportunities for resilience and recovery. After lunch they’ll use the morning’s explorations to express their emotions, values and hopes through arts, crafts and creativity.
‘I enjoyed connecting with other women and realising I’m not alone in my pain and struggle’
I've completely changed the way I talk to myself and I'm so much kinder and more positive. I've turned up the Owl voice and I use much more frequently phrases like: "I am" and "I can".
'Saying 'No' can strengthen me physically, spiritually and in every way really. I enjoyed learning to say 'No' & stop saying sorry and listen - because ‘No is a full sentence!’'
'I truly enjoyed meeting people, gaining self confidence, looking forward to the future, and having a laugh.'
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Participants may include women who:
- Live with complex mental health needs
- Find it challenging to engage with other services
- Are ready to explore their wellbeing through art and craft
- Are curious about how our gender influences our wellbeing
- Are interested in the shared influences between our Heads, Hearts and Hands
- Are open to discovering more about their community
- Have no previous art experience but are interested in learning
- Are supported by key-workers and carers (who are welcome to attend and join in)
By the end of the course, you will:
- Be clear on what’s close to your heart
- Know how to find more energy
- Learn how gender impacts mental well-being: what barriers and opportunities do we see for women?
- Learn to turn down the volume of our negative self-talk and replace it with a wiser and kinder voice
- Learn new ways to ask for what you need
- Have expanded your comfort zone
- Embed your learning into everyday life.
What to expect from Humans Being
- An introductory online session before each course to meet the facilitator
- An introductory online session prior the start of each course to meet the facilitator
- An informal and participatory format, where participants are encouraged to contribute to the discussion and commit to small, significant, incremental changes in their lives
- Activities presented by invitation. Sessions are never compulsory. Participants are always welcome ‘to pass’ and take time out, if and when necessary.
- We’d rather participants attended the day quietly rather than skipping because they didn’t feel sociable on the day.
- Flexible schedulling. We understand that people might have to skip a session and we’d love to have people come back the following week.
Course Dates 2024-25
Humans Being will run four courses, each lasting seven weeks.
Courses take place on Tuesday or Wednesday from 10 am – 2.30 pm at Lovell Park Wintoun St, Woodhouse, Leeds LS7 1DA.
All are at the same location and at the same time of day.
- 11 Sept – 23 Oct
- 5 Nov – 17 Dec
- 6 Nov – 18 Dec (runs concurrently with the course above)
- 15 Jan – 26 March
Additional Information
- This is a free course that runs for seven weeks
- Lunch, art materials, and travel expenses are provided
- All courses are led by highly experienced facilitators: Humans Being Women’s Wellbeing Director Fra Panella and Art & Mental Health Practitioners Kerri Butterworth or Rozi Fuller.
- If participants need support to access the course, please do let us know, including any ‘hidden’ disabilities.
Expectations from referral bodies/ partners:
- Support individuals to enrol on each course
- Be available to attend the first session if possible
- Be available to discuss any potential safeguarding concerns
- Give feedback on how you think the women have benefitted.
