by Dr Mia Hobbs | Apr 24, 2025 | Books, Craft, Podcast, Wellbeing
In our first book club episode, Paula and Mia each discuss a book they have read on the subject of the psychology of craft. Paula has read ‘Craftfulness’ by Arzu Tahsin and Rosemary Davidson Mia has read ‘Craft Psychology’ by Dr Anne Kirketerp If you’d like to learn...
by Dr Mia Hobbs | Apr 10, 2025 | Knitting, Podcast, Wellbeing
Join Paula and I as we answer your questions about the field of knitting and mental health in this bonus Q&A episode of the Why I Knit podcast. Apologies that the audio quality isn’t as good as usual for this episode, we tried out a new method of recording and had...
by Dr Mia Hobbs | Mar 27, 2025 | Knitting, Podcast, Research, Wellbeing
This month Dr Paula Redmond and I discuss another research paper into knitting and mental health. The paper we discuss is: Joanna Nordstrand, A. Birgitta Gunnarsson & Greta HäggblomKronlöf (2024) Promoting health through yarncraft: Experiences of an online...
by Dr Paula Redmond | Feb 27, 2025 | Podcast, Research
This is our second bonus episode for anyone wanting to know or read more about the research into how knitting can benefit our mental well-being. Dr Mia Hobbs and Dr Paula Redmond will be reading one research paper a month and discussing it in our journal club podcast....
by Dr Paula Redmond | Jan 27, 2025 | Podcast, Research
This is a bonus episode of the Why I Knit podcast for anyone wanting to know or read more about the research into how knitting can benefit our mental well-being. Fellow clinical psychologist and knitter, Dr Paula Redmond and I will be reading one research paper a...
