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Here you will find more information, reflections and resources about my work on wellbeing, self-care, art for healing, mental health, transforming organisations, community service and more....
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Wellbeing inspires welldoing
Co-Creating the African Wellbeing Summit Dakar-Thiès In 2023, I had the honor of co-creating the inaugural African Wellbeing Summit...

catherinelizabeth
May 282 min read
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On Empathy and the Healing Power of Being Seen
This week, I came across an article discussing the concept of “toxic empathy.” It left me wondering: how did we get here—questioning even...

catherinelizabeth
Feb 122 min read
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VOICES on mental health in Senegal
Last year, I collaborated with artists and film makers to create an experimental artistic film on the lived experiences of mental health...

catherinelizabeth
Jan 252 min read
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Art as Healing
One of my happy places in Dakar. Created over 20 years ago, the art therapy space - l'Atelier d'EX-pression - at the psychiatric clinic...

catherinelizabeth
Nov 30, 20242 min read
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Do you see me?
I am feeling very moved by everyone who came to support the opening last week of our exhibition and screening of a film around the...

catherinelizabeth
Nov 16, 20242 min read
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Memories and MeANING making in Benin
What does a snake symbolise for you? Is it to be worshipped as a divinity, or to be demonised as the devil? Challenging prejudices and...

catherinelizabeth
Jul 16, 20242 min read
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A JOURNEY IN YOGA: Looking back in time
As we know, life is made up of beginnings, endings and those parts in the middle. There is a season for everything. So looking back in...

catherinelizabeth
Mar 26, 20243 min read
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EVIDENCE-BASE for the role of the arts in improving health and wellbeing
Yes, engagement in the arts has a positive impact on our health and wellbeing! Whilst we inherently know this, a study was carried out in...

catherinelizabeth
Dec 1, 20232 min read
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IN EVERY CHILD THERE IS A GIFT
“In every baby there is a gift. At the end of your life, you should ask, what did I do with this gift? Mothers have an important role to...

catherinelizabeth
Apr 1, 20234 min read
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