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Open Words

@OpenWordsuk

Creative mental health education service provider, working across a wide range of settings in the UK.

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Joined September 2018
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This mask was made in response to Brazilian folktale 'Boi Tata' for @Not1More. Written alongside to not culturally appropriate the myth + truly understand its roots, history + cultural symbolism. 🐍 #dramatherapy #counselling #britainbehindthemask #storytelling #maskmaking
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🥂 Kyra + Marissa meeting for the first time in-person on Sunday 6 June 2021. BBTM was built online during a global crisis. 1 year on we can’t wait to continue our work supporting silenced and marginalised communities 🥂@uk_neuro #dramatherapy #artstherapies
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BBTM want to work with an experienced storyteller/performer/spoken word artist/ actor of Brazilian heritage to record a story in English. £50, virtual work, applications from🌎encouraged. TO APPLY, MESSAGE US 😁 #brazil #storyteller #performer #spokenword #actor #creativearts
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"We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes" Paul Laurence Dunbar. Amplifying the stories behind the masks of marginalised communities can change perceptions and ultimately aid the fight for equality. 🗣️ Read full poem in thread. #equality
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Who's behind the mask? Marissa Green HCPC @OpenWordsuk Co-Founder & Operations Director Giving space to silenced voices #bbtm #therapy #counselling #dramatherapy #artstherapy
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"You are a Sesame dramatherapist - you have stories, myths, movement, and Jung running through your blood and every experience you have had and ever will have, every client you work with as a dramatherapist, is in your soul." #dramatherapy #disability linkedin.com/pulse/becoming-…
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Paul Cree@PaulCree23 Oct 2020
Tomrrow, I’ll be taking part in the Britain’s Behind The Mask workshop with @OpenWordsuk It’ll be focusing on voicing a character from the Demeter and Persephone There’s a still a few spaces I believe if you wish to get involved eventbrite.co.uk/e/therapist…
Therapists & Counsellors Behind the Mask

Therapists & Counsellors Behind the Mask

A series of four workshops offering an artistic and creative exploration of lockdown through storytelling, writing, art, and theatre-making.

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Paul Cree@PaulCree12 Oct 2020
As part the work I’ve been doing with @OpenWordsuk @uk_neuro and their #BritainBehindTheMask Project, I had a pop at telling my own version of the Greek myth, Demeter and Persephone youtu.be/VqOGJjRr9yA
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Kyra of @uk_neuro reflects of why she thinks mask-making and stories can give people space to reflect 💕 @PaulCree @openwordsuk Tickets still remaining. More information and tickets at openwords.co.uk #WorldMentalHealthDay #worldmentalhealthday2020 #storytelling #Mask
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SPACES REMAINING: EARLY BIRD OFFER £35 FOR ALL WORKSHOPS: Helping professions - eventbrite.co.uk/e/120165142… Creative artists-eventbrite.co.uk/e/118505084… @PaulCree @uk_neuro @OpenWordsuk #Creative #artist #worldmentalhealthday2020 #WMHD2020 #MentalHealthMatters #mentalhealth
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Fun lil’ planning session with @PendragonGelly and @PaulCree tonight for some new creative ideas bubbling up... watch this space 🖊#creative #creativearts #storytelling #mentalhealth
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You deserve to put your mental health first. 💚
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I will be running a CPD on the 21st July - sign up here 🌟 eventbrite.co.uk/e/evaluatio… #dramatherapy
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🎄A very Merry Christmas to all our incredible supporters. 💚A little reminder that you and your mental health still matter at Christmas! 🎁The MHF team send all their care and support for today. ☎️Reach out: @samaritans are available 24/7 for you to call for free on 116 123.
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☎️ Need support? Contact a Samaritan. 💚 @samaritans are there for you any time day or night. Whatever you're going through, you can call them any time, from any phone for FREE. 💚 Sending all of our care and support for the weekend, the MHF team.
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The longer you wait for NHS support for your mental health, the worse things get. We're calling on the Government to #ActEarly to prevent young people hitting crisis point. Sign our petition. act.youngminds.org.uk/tell-g…
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Depression and Exercise: Tips On How (and if) To Get Started bit.ly/2Wtgs1W
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🎨Does creativity help your mental health? 💚Roshane is going to tell you about how creativity helped him to express his emotions. ✔️He will then share a list of creative activities you could do to help your own mental health: Read now: #FridayThoughts mentalhealth.org.uk/blog/top…
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Save our Crisis Messenger number on your phone: 85258. If you’re under 25 and need urgent support with your mental health, text ‘YM’ to get support, any time of the day. ow.ly/o3P550wqzyO
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📱 Need support? If you're in crisis. That doesn’t just mean suicide: it’s any painful emotion for which you need support. Text Crisis Text Line at 85258 (UK). Available 24/7. 💚 Sending all our care & support, the MHF team.
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