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The Holding Time Project

the holding time project

‘The Holding Time Project’ is a rolling inter-disciplinary, co-created portrait of breastfeeding.The outcomes of the project include writing and performances by breastfeeding mothers, animated portraits as immersive installations, audio tours using narratives and interviews, a Youtube channel and podcast. The project has been shortlisted for this year’s Royal College of Midwives Excellence in Public Health. These courses are designed to help new mothers, or anyone who has recently given birth, an opportunity to create poetry or prose from the experience of the post part period. With a particular emphasis on wellbeing, the process of creating new writing is an opportunity to make meaning form what can be a difficult journey to parenthood. In particular, the struggle to feed whilst recovering from birth, is a time when many find themselves isolated and grappling with a huge amount of new information. Writing, as a therapy can help to locate and identify key moments in this journey, giving the experience shape and definition.  Rachel New, our writing coach is an experienced workshop lead with years of writing and radio producing behind her. She designed this series of sessions to help mothers navigate their new landscape of motherhood as a group.  These workshops support the wider Holding Time programme, aimed at normalizing breastfeeding, deepening public engagement and increasing social concern for the needs of breastfeeding mothers and those who tried but were unable to breastfeed.

Siendo

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Rebecca launched Siendo to give people the knowledge, tools and confidence they need to support their own wellbeing, at every stage of their lives. Training as a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Instructor, Meditation & Yoga Teacher and Personal Development Coach while working in corporate banking gave Rebecca a unique perspective. She saw, first hand, the importance of proactive wellbeing support within high-performance environments and she knew this was an area where she could make a real difference; removing the stigma, encouraging conversations, and making wellbeing a priority in people’s lives. However, through experience, Rebecca understands that change only happens when people are empowered to make it themselves. Therefore, the driving mission behind Siendo is to provide clients with the tools, techniques and knowledge so that they have the power, confidence and capacity to build happy, healthy and high-performing cultures. After training over 1000 people in Mental Health & Suicide First Aid, with clients ranging from the NHS and The Big Issue to Nike and Oxford University, it is clear that every industry can benefit immensely from improved mental health awareness. Whether you are a blue chip company, a healthcare provider or a university looking to support the mental health of your staff and students, Siendo has the expertise, the tools and the people to support you and your staff with workplace wellbeing. At Siendo, we are lucky to have a team of incredibly well-rounded and experienced human beings who are insatiably passionate about making a positive impact in the world of mental health and wellbeing. From aviation to healthcare, from emergency services to higher education; with decades of experience between us, we’ve got you covered.