Kintsugi Hope Groups - Safe and Supportive Spaces

Kintsugi Hope is a UK-based charity aiming to make a difference to people's mental wellbeing.

'Kintsugi' is a Japanese technique for repairing pottery with seams of gold. The word means 'golden joinery' in Japanese. This repairs the brokenness in a way that makes the object more beautiful, and even more unique than it was prior to being broken. Instead of hiding the scars it makes a feature of them.

As a registered Kintsugi Hope Church Partner,  we want to see a world where mental and emotional health is understood and accepted, with safe and supportive communities for everyone to grow and flourish.  Several River Marlow members have therefore been trained to run Kintsugi Hope Groups.

A Kintsugi Hope Group is a safe and supportive space for people who feel or have felt overwhelmed, providing tools for self-management in a facilitated peer mentoring style setting. It consists of a structured yet flexible series of 12 weeks of content, which includes group and individual activities designed to help participants to accept themselves, to understand their value and worth, and grow towards a more resilient and hopeful future.

Issues covered include; disappointment, loss, anxiety, anger, perfectionism, shame, forgiveness, self-acceptance and resilience; feedback so far has been amazing. 

If you are interested in joining a group please contact Anthea Wratten anthea@riverchurch.org.uk