Self Care Handbook: Create Your Own Mental Health Toolkit

Join us for an evening of creating your own self care handbook with a team of psychologists (The Psychology Connection), using scrapbooking and journalling methods and helpful prompts to create a toolkit, individual to you, to act as a reminder for when you need it most.

What is a self care handbook?

A self care handbook is a visual form of reminders for your compassionate self, which you can use as a resource to guide you in difficult moments or when you need some helpful reminders. It can be used to inspire, motivate, calm, or soothe when you need it most. The idea is to create something completely personal to you and your mental wellbeing to help with self compassion and nervous system regulation, to act as a reminder when things feel difficult.

What will we do in the session?

In this session we will work on creating and decorating your own handbook using gentle prompts as well as creating some compassion cards which will act as grounding reminders. We'll also create some SOS slips for tough moments to pick up when thinking feels hard.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Beginners welcome

✂️ All materials provided

🧠 Guidance from psychologists

About The Psychology Connection

The Psychology Connection is a psychology led wellbeing service. Their work blends evidence based psychological tools with creativity, sensory awareness and an inclusive approach to neurodivergent support. Everything The Psychology Connection team creates aims to feel human, accessible and grounded in real life. The Psychology Connection helps people understand their nervous system, explore their patterns and build supportive habits without pressure or overwhelm. For more information please visit The Psychology Connection website: https://thepsychologyconnection.co.uk/who-we-are or socials (IG: the.psychologyconnection / TikTok: @keepingitrealpsychology).

About Crafthernoon

Crafthernoon is a Manchester-based nonprofit using hands-on creative workshops to support connection and wellbeing in the local community. From printmaking and calligraphy to life drawing and more, our events create welcoming spaces that encourage creativity and belonging, while fostering positive community impact.

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Please note - ticket sales end on the 22nd of March at 11pm.

This workshop is psychology informed but is not therapy and does not replace mental health treatment. It is intended as a wellbeing and self-care exercise. Participants are encouraged to move within their own limits and seek additional support from a qualified professional, if needed.