About this episode
Betsan Corkhill is internationally recognised as an expert in therapeutic knitting. Hear about how a stack of letters in a filing cabinet let to Betsan's career specialising in the therapeutic benefits of knitting and how she rebranded knitting as a 'rythmical bilateral psychosocial intervention' in order to get knitting taken seriously when discussing her research. View the transcript for this episode on the captivate player You can find out more about Betsan's work and reasearch at the Stitchlinks website Find out more about Dr Mia Hobbs, the Why I Knit Podcast and sign up to our newsletter: Creative Restoration ------------- 🧶 If you'd like to learn more about how to use knitting for your self-care, check out our course Self-Care One Stitch at a Time . 🧶Catch up on our on-demand webinars: The Healing Power of Knitting where we take a deep dive into the mental health benefits of knitting Unravelling Burnout where we look at how we can use knitting as a tool to prevent burnout Here's how to stay in touch: 💌 Sign up to the Creative Restoration newsletter 📲 Follow us on Instagram at @knittingistherapeutic and @drpaularedmond Find out more about the topics we discuss in this episode: Knitting equation KNITTINGEQUATION_June2015.pdf (stitchlinks.com) EMDR- EMDR:The basics - EMDR Association UK - Overcoming trauma with expert help Betsan Corkhill's book Knit for Health & Wellness(knitforhealthandwellness.com)