Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing Course

Join us in person for the Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing Course discovering treasure in some of life's scars. Join the Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing Course! Kintsugi Hope is a wellbeing group that aims to help address our emotional health. Each week, a different topic is covered such as resilience, disappointment, anxiety and loss. There is a mixture of videos, discussion in groups and personal reflection in a safe confidential space (no more than 12 on each course). When and Where? This is a 12 week course that will take place in our Lounge room at Portswood Church (opposite Waitrose), SO17 2FY on Wednesday afternoons between 1.30-3pm from 23rd September. Why is it called Kintsugi and what should I expect? Kintsugi HOPE Wellbeing course takes its inspiration from 'Kintsugi' which is a Japanese technique for repairing pottery with seams of gold. The idea is to repair the brokenness in a way that makes the object more beautiful and even more unique, than it was prior to being broken. Instead of hiding the scars, it makes a feature of them. Likewise, the aim of the Kintsugi HOPE wellbeing course is continue the process of repair and celebrate how our unique story has shaped the person we are today. How much does it cost? If you are able, we ask for a donation of £36 (£3 a week) towards the cost of the course materials and weekly refreshments (or £12 for students or those on benefits), however we never want finance to stop people accessing this amazing course so there is also the option to pay nothing at all, no questions asked. Is this the right group for me? In order to make sure that this is the right group for you, please read the attached group disclaimer which provides more information about what this is and importantly isn't to help you choose. Disclaimer form 2026.pdf Who are the course leaders? Louise Flooks - Course Leader Louise is married with two children. She enjoys a really good coffee, slapstick comedy and strategic board games. Louise is a trained life coach and mentor. Louise Flooks - Life Coach Sarah Bradley - Course Leader Sarah is married with two teenage boys (16 & 19). Sarah has a BSc in Psychology and has completed Counselling level 2 training. They are both looking forward to helping guide you through the fantastic material provided by Kintsugi Hope as well as learning some new resilience tools from the experiences each individual brings to the group as well this term!