Creative Restoration
Nurture, Nourish, Knit
Self-Care One Stitch At a Time: weaving self-care into your every day
Feeling overwhelmed and burned out? Yearning for a gentle way to reclaim your wellbeing?
Discover the “Self Care One Stitch at a Time” audio course!
Whether you’re an experienced knitter or haven’t picked up your needles since childhood, we’ll help you weave self-care into your every day.
Introductory offer: £79 £49
Our secret?
Blending two passions: knitting and the psychology of wellbeing. Join Dr Paula Redmond and Dr Mia Hobbs, Clinical Psychologists and avid knitters, on a journey where every stitch becomes an opportunity for self-compassion and self-care.
Inside this cosy course you’ll find…
🧶 Mindful knitting: Transform knitting from a hobby to a tool for restoration and present moment awareness.
🧶 Personal growth: Learn psychological skills for cultivating self-care in knitting and beyond through tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
🧶 Knitting for wellbeing: Learn how to use knitting to connect with your needs, enhance resilience, and reduce stress.
🧶 Intentional stitching: Using knitting as a way of expressing your values, identities and creativity.
What’s included?
- A self-paced course delivered as a private podcast feed, directly to your inbox and your favourite podcast app
- 11 core sessions, with over 6 hours of content
- A beautiful 35+ page digital Workbook to support the course
- Bonus sessions for:
- new knitters
- health professionals
- helping others through knitting
Whether your craft is knitting or crochet, this course is perfect for:
Burnout battlers: Find respite and strategies for nourishing your well-being after an overwhelming day at work.
Knitting and crochet enthusiasts: Enhance your practice with techniques for slowing down and creating with meaning.
Self-care seekers: Discover a fun and nurturing way to prioritise your mental health.
Professional purlers: Learn therapuetic knitting techniques that you can share with those you support – either as a knitting teacher or a helping professional such as a therapist, coach or educator.
Whether you’re a seasoned knitter or a curious beginner, this course is your invitation to a transformative journey of self-care and creative expression.
So, grab your needles or hooks, find a cosy corner, and dive into a world where wellbeing and creativity intertwine.
Cost: £79 £49 (introductory offer)
About us
We are two Clinical Psychologists passionate about knitting and sharing our expertise in the psychological science of wellbeing.
“I am a Clinical Psychologist specialising in the prevention of work-related burnout and vicarious trauma. I also host the ‘When Work Hurts’ podcast.
The golden threads running through my work are Connection, Compassion and Creativity. I’m so excited to be bringing these together, along with Mia’s knitting wisdom, for this course.
Current knitting project: I’m currently obsessed with knitting and crocheting brightly coloured dish cloths – quick, satisfying and they brighten up my household chores!
“I am a Clinical Psychologist specialising in using knitting for its therapeutic benefits. Alongside my private practise with children and families, I run therapeutic knitting groups which focus on helping people to use craft regularly as part of their self-care. I also host the ‘Why I Knit’ podcast where I interview knitters about how knitting benefits their mental health.
I am really excited to be joining Paula to offer you the chance to protect some time for yourself and to help you to intentionally use knitting as part of your self-care on an ongoing basis.
Current knitting project(s): I firmly believe in having more than one on the go! At the moment I am making asuper bright chunky cardigan and a colour-work Spot sweater using lots of lovely yarn scraps.”
Frequently Asked Questions
How does a private podcast work?
When you purchase the podcast you will be emailed a personal podcast link. You can copy this into your favourite podcast app, or bookmark the link and access the course directly from that.
Unfortunately Spotify does not currently support private podcasts, but all other apps we know of do.
Will the course teach me to knit?
No, the course does not cover learning to knit from scratch. However, if you’ve never knitted before you can download our great free resource on how to get started.
My knitting is very rusty - will I still benefit from the course?
Yes! As long as you know the basics, even if you are rusty, everything in the course will still apply to you. Our focus is much more on the process of knitting than on the outcome. If you want a refresh of the basics check out our free guide for new knitters.
How long will the course take?
We have designed the course to be self-paced so that you can work through it as fast or as slowly as you want to.
When you sign up you will get immediate access to all the sessions. However we will send a prompt email every other day with the session notes and materials in sequence to help keep you on track. We think doing a session every other day will be a good pace, as it will allow you time to implement the ideas in between. If you do the course at this pace it will take you 20 days (not including the bonus material as these may not all be relevant to you).
How long will I have access to the course?
You will have access to the course for the lifetime of the course – as long as it is available.
Is the course like therapy?
Although we are drawing on therapeutic models and tools the course is designed for educational purposes and is not a substitute for personalised professional mental health support. If you are concerned about your mental health please speak to your GP or a registered mental health professional.