N.R. “My brain felt itching”
I don’t know what happened to me, why I got so ill. I had married the year before and I…
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A.C. “Being patient with myself”
I started Arty-Folks just before Christmas together with a few friends. Perhaps not surprisingly my Arty-Folks mentor felt that I…
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B.S. “Beating Depression – It’s my life!
I just couldn’t figure out what was holding me back. I had found Arty-Folks on the internet and I hadn’t…
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S.M. “Living with Schizophrenia – I am doing my best!”
Don’t you think I am trying? You are telling me that I don’t live in the real world, that my…
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AJ Gallagher Gives Award £5,000 to Arty-Folks
Arty-Folks was nominated for this award by an AJG employee who benefited from our creative self-development program. During our sessions,…
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R.H. “Feeling at home again”
I first came to Arty-Folks after a prolonged period of turmoil experienced while living in the north of England. During…
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Artists and Academics exhibition 26th of November 2016
To celebrate Coventry’s bid for the City of Culture in 2017 the University of Warwick and Fargo village are bringing…
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H.MW. “A roller coaster ride”
To someone who has never experienced these depths of darkness I would like to say ‘Don’t try to understand, you…
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S.B. “Always just an odd ball”
I have been with Arty-Folks for exactly 2 years and my mental health hasn’t increased much. Yep, that’s me all…
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B.H. “I will just ride it out!
I was referred to Arty-Folks by the crisis team because they saw one of the paintings I had done at…
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