Blog - Creative Restoration

Journal Club: Knitting for anxiety and compassion fatigue

Dr Mia Hobbs and Dr Paula Redmond discuss research into knitting as an intervention for nurses to help with anxiety and compassion fatigue.

The Creative Restoration model of how and why knitting benefits our mental health – through emotional regulation and social connection.

One of the gifts of knitting is to facilitate play – which in turn offers opportunities for experimentation, creativity, joy and connection.

I’m a child psychologist – here are 8 reasons Taskmaster is my favourite show to watch with teens and tweens.

Flow and rest are both so important in preventing burnout. Paula describes a stitching project that helped her find both.

A list of books about knitting and mental health, ranging from more academic textbooks, to personal narratives, to pattern books.

Hope, burnout and creativity are closely connected. Paula explores these themes in the next installment of the Sketchbook Circle Series.

Knitting is the perfect attention hook. Here are 5 reasons it’s such a useful tool for focusing and holding our attention.

Many knitters report that knitting enhances attention and focus. Here are 4 ways knitting can help regulate attention and improve focus.