Kintsugi Hope Groups
Kintsugi Hope is a charity based in the UK striving to make a difference to peoples mental wellbeing.
"Kintsugi' (金継ぎ) is a Japanese technique for repairing pottery with seams of gold. The word means 'golden joinery' in Japanese. This repairs 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.
Kintsugi Hope wants to see a world where mental and emotional health is understood and accepted, with safe and supportive communities for everyone to grow and flourish.
What is a Kintsugi Hope Group?
A Kintsugi Hope Group is a safe and supportive space for people who feel or have felt overwhelmed, providing tools for self-management in a facilitated peer mentoring style setting.
“I would highly recommend the course to all who are struggling, even if not serious, so you can get some help with God at the center.”
It consists of a structured yet flexible series of 8 weeks of content, which includes group and individual activities designed to help participants to accept themselves, to understand their value and worth, and grow towards a more resilient and hopeful future.
The role of the Group Leader is to facilitate the sessions using the material available, signposting people if necessary to further help and support. It can feel vulnerable and scary starting a group, but the benefit of a Kintsugi Hope Group is that Group Leaders are not on their own.
“Through the Kintsugi Hope support group I have found forgiveness and freedom from things that I would never have been able to if I hadn’t taken part. ”
Issues covered include; disappointment, loss, anxiety, anger, perfectionism, shame and resilience.
We have two Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing Groups starting, one is in the daytime (9:30 - 11:30am) and the other is in the evening (7:30 - 9:30pm).
Both groups are starting on Monday 30 September
If both the groups are full, or to express interest in future Kintsugi Hope sessions, you can fill in our Waiting List form here.