All About the Cloak

Session 6

We made sure the cloak was the centre of attention at this session. We interacted with it in all sorts of ways as well as explaining a little of the ‘why’ behind it.

Now it has a mouse on it! Just one of the causes of anxiety. I think I will draw a cat next to it when I figure out how. After all we’re all cat-ladies now, according to some!

Lena brought herbs from her garden. One of our participants made little bags out of voile and stitched them inside the hood.

It’s pretty nice in there! This is me (Helen) checking it out.

Then our herb-stitcher decided to try it for herself and couldn’t resist dancing, just a little.

Then Lena got really into it!

We also had some really important conversations about menopause - and in particular about early menopause and osteoporosis.

We’ve got some questions for our doctor about early menopause and lots of other things as well. Unfortunately Dr Zoe is dealing with some of her own health issues at the moment and can’t join us, so we’re emailing our questions to her.

But I already know one important point - if you have an early menopause please talk to your doctor about osteoporosis - find out what the other risk factors are, ask about getting your bone density checked and ask about what you can do to protect your bones.

We also had a lovely bit of feedback when one of the participants thanked us for providing a therapeutic space.

We’re so glad that’s what it is - as well as being a creative space, a sharing space and a fun space.