CREATE ESCAPE local to Frinton and Walton

Hi everyone,

I'm Julie, thank you for taking an interest in my cause.

As a lot of you will know my dad chose to end his battle with his mental health recently.

Focusing on being creative and making art has been a great help for me.

I've made this page so I can hopefully have the chance to start helping others to cope with their trauma and anxiety, and the things that happen in life when we never thought or expected them to.

I hate asking for help and admitting that I'm struggling, and that's why I've always struggled with my own trauma so greatly. I want the opportunity to end that narrative for a few, if not many people. This is why I need your help to start working to launch a group that can also help others.

The funds will be used to pay for any creative supplies needed, to rent rooms and spaces, to pay for activities, to purchase any other equipment that may be nessasary to help someone else along their own journey of self healing and self development.

I took a 15 year break from creating physical art, it was something that my dad was supportive of when he was well and when he started suffering I lost my spark - and so here I am at 30 learning sketch and colors again.

I dont want this to just be about creating physical art, but just being creative in general. You may like the idea of interior design, working with beads, knitting, creating new recipes, or writing short stories, or just doodling in adult colouring books - it all works trust me! All activities will be welcome (space dependent obviously) I just want to create a safe space for people to come and enjoy what they are passionate about, we don't have to talk or explain why we are meeting - but we just have to enjoy! (I know it sounds cheesy, but you will thank yourself for taking the plunge and getting out if your comfort zone :)

*this won't be a facility to provide counselling or therapy, this is a chance for people to explore and have fun together.