Betsan Corkhill is internationally recognised as an expert in therapeutic knitting. Hear about how a stack of letters in a filing cabinet let to Betsan's career specialising in the therapeutic benefits of knitting and how she rebranded knitting as a 'rythmical bilateral psychosocial intervention' in order to get knitting taken seriously when discussing her research.
View the transcript for this episode on the https://player.captivate.fm/episode/cfcba907-3371-414c-858c-c15e046b838b (captivate player)
You can find out more about Betsan's work and reasearch at the http://www.stitchlinks.com/ (Stitchlinks website)
Find out more about Dr Mia Hobbs, the Why I Knit Podcast and read the blog https://www.therapeuticknitting.org/ (here)
Follow Dr Mia Hobbs on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knittingistherapeutic/ (@knittingistherapeutic)
Find out more about the topics we discuss in this episode:
Knitting equation http://www.stitchlinks.com/PDFs/research/KNITTING%20EQUATION_June2015.pdf (KNITTINGEQUATION_June2015.pdf (stitchlinks.com))
EMDR- https://emdrassociation.org.uk/a-unique-and-powerful-therapy/emdr-the-basics/ (EMDR:The basics - EMDR Association UK - Overcoming trauma with expert help)
Betsan Corkhill's book http://www.knitforhealthandwellness.com/ (Knit for Health & Wellness(knitforhealthandwellness.com))