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The Stabilisation and Recovery Network (TSRN) is a community interest company that works in fragile states and post conflict environments. We use theatre and expressive writing exercises to help people recovery from trauma.
We took the theatre director Toby Gough to Iraq to deliver storytelling workshops for people recovering from sexual violence. Toby found this experience so inspiring that he wanted to do more to help and extend the work into other cities. The project that was going to develop out of these workshops was called: The Bard of Baghdad. But then he was diagnosed with cancer and was unable to continue with the programme in Iraq.
The next time he got in touch with us he said:
"Anything we can do for the nurses here in Britain?"
In talking to the nurses who looked after him during his on-going fight with cancer, he heard the same things repeatedly. Feelings of burn out and exhaustion. Loss of personality and human contact behind masks. Unable to smile or empathise through PPE. RSI from turning people. Isolation and wanting to share. Stress. Tension. Trauma. Nursing in a pandemic.
So, Toby came up with an idea for an app and a website to try and help y using the techniques of drama and creative writing. He contacted Body Mind wellness Guru Kerry Ribchester to help him create a programme of classes with expert practitioners from around the world. The Actor Brian Cox gave his support. Together they designed exercises to help alleviate stress with physical exercises and wellness experiences. The craft of theatrical masks will help make PPE and Medical Masks easier to use, to become more personal and communicate sympathy and feeling. Theatre games and storytelling will help express experiences so they stop going around and around in your head. And yoga, music and dance, will relax, build fitness and lift the spirits. All of it free, fun, and easy to use.
And so ChillOut4Nurses (C4N) was born. These are not mental health care alternatives. They are aids to assist with the alleviation of stress. Built into the site will be clear links to mental health professionals who could provide further assistance and to NHS resources for Mental Health care.
We took the theatre director Toby Gough to Iraq to deliver storytelling workshops for people recovering from sexual violence. Toby found this experience so inspiring that he wanted to do more to help and extend the work into other cities. The project that was going to develop out of these workshops was called: The Bard of Baghdad. But then he was diagnosed with cancer and was unable to continue with the programme in Iraq.
The next time he got in touch with us he said:
"Anything we can do for the nurses here in Britain?"
In talking to the nurses who looked after him during his on-going fight with cancer, he heard the same things repeatedly. Feelings of burn out and exhaustion. Loss of personality and human contact behind masks. Unable to smile or empathise through PPE. RSI from turning people. Isolation and wanting to share. Stress. Tension. Trauma. Nursing in a pandemic.
So, Toby came up with an idea for an app and a website to try and help y using the techniques of drama and creative writing. He contacted Body Mind wellness Guru Kerry Ribchester to help him create a programme of classes with expert practitioners from around the world. The Actor Brian Cox gave his support. Together they designed exercises to help alleviate stress with physical exercises and wellness experiences. The craft of theatrical masks will help make PPE and Medical Masks easier to use, to become more personal and communicate sympathy and feeling. Theatre games and storytelling will help express experiences so they stop going around and around in your head. And yoga, music and dance, will relax, build fitness and lift the spirits. All of it free, fun, and easy to use.
And so ChillOut4Nurses (C4N) was born. These are not mental health care alternatives. They are aids to assist with the alleviation of stress. Built into the site will be clear links to mental health professionals who could provide further assistance and to NHS resources for Mental Health care.
Organiser
Brian Brivati
Organiser