“Often we end up trapped in stories that don't help us. “Sometimes it's also just about being able to top ourselves up with strengths and abilities and helping us to feel we can stand tall in whatever we face in our lives. “Wellbeing isn't just about when things have gone wrong,” said Jade Templer, a senior clinical and liberation psychologist at Solstice. The idea was an easy sell to Solstice because it fit in with its aim of offering the narrative therapy “to as many people as possible and to give this good experience of talking about wellbeing”. There are prompts that will be available, the whole idea being that it's based off of the tree of life narrative therapy tool that Solstice use within many of their therapy sessions.” “Any community member of any background, can come out and partake in creating something within this space. “The idea started there and then the exhibition, Re-Telling our Stories, was created,” Ms Hunter said. It was a success but they all felt it was important to do something that would have “more of an impact within the Bermuda community”. The museum contacted Solstice and together they arranged a panel discussion on “the interplay between arts, creative activities, mental health and wellbeing”. ![]() Risa Hunter, Masterworks’ executive director, said the idea sprang from “a very interesting article” published in advance of World Mental Health Day last October that discussed the positive impact art has on mental health. Four free therapist-led, two-hour workshops are also on offer. Until April 14, the public is invited to use provided prompts and “paint, draw and write” on a giant blank canvas in Masterworks’ main gallery. It will launch at the Paget gallery tonight as Re-Telling Our Stories, “a participatory exhibition that links art and creativity to health and mental wellbeing”. In collaboration with the wellness centre Solstice, Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art has planned something similar. The narrative therapy is now standard practice in 13 countries. The method became so successful it gained the attention of therapists across Africa.Ĭanada, Brazil, Russia, Nepal and the United States quickly got on board, using Tree of Life to help people build “strength, resilience and relationships” by sharing life stories of their “culture, heritage, spirituality, strength and hopes”. Her initial aim was to assist her colleagues in their work with children affected by HIV/Aids. In Southern Africa, Ncazelo Ncube created the “tree of life” as a way of inspiring young people and adults who had been through hard times. Pictured from left: Kendra Earls, Jasmine Lee, Jade Templer, Risa Hunter, Reilly Smith and Jordan Loving (Photograph supplied) ![]() Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art and Solstice have partnered on an exhibit opening tonight at the Paget gallery, Re-Telling Our Stories.
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