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Andrew K Kauffmann

@jkaye82.bsky.social
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Writer on health and Tutor of Expressive Writing for Wellbeing. Interest in health & care www.londonlitlab.co.uk/course/writi…

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Writing about gratitude or your "best possible self" might help wellbeing, but we need better research 📝 51 studies reviewed, 31 poor quality. Effects strongest for happiness, not physical health. Great new blog by @jkaye82.bsky.social 👏🏽 #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #PositivePsychology 🧵 THREAD
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
My grandfather died 50 years ago today. How still lingers as a question. The story of Arthur's death in one of Britain's last asylums still chills but his experience has driven my interests in speaking openly about our #health www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-gra... #mentalhealth #dementia #mentalillness
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My grandfather died 50 years ago today. Why and how still lingers as a question.
Why writing about mental health - health full stop - came to matter so much to me My grandfather, Arthur Kaufmann (later Arthur Kaye), passed away fifty years ago today. A date etched in the memory: J...
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Our new #workshops for #writing on #health and #care get started in a few weeks @londonlitlab.bsky.social There are always #NHS @nhsenglandldn.bsky.social stats but we're looking for your #stories on #healthcare & #socialcare #storytelling that values complexity londonlitlab.co.uk/course/writi...
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Writing Our Health and Care Stories | Combination Ticket - London Lit Lab
Express our individual stories, draw from our challenging feelings, and write without shame. It’s your turn to have your voice heard.
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Our new #workshops for #writing on #health and #care get started in a few weeks @londonlitlab.bsky.social There are always #NHS @nhsenglandldn.bsky.social stats but we're looking for your #stories on #healthcare & #socialcare #storytelling that values complexity londonlitlab.co.uk/course/writi...
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Writing Our Health and Care Stories | Combination Ticket - London Lit Lab
Express our individual stories, draw from our challenging feelings, and write without shame. It’s your turn to have your voice heard.
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
I will be teaching a series of workshops with @londonlitlab.bsky.social from Feb. Keen to try #writing, without any pressure? The focus will be on writing for #wellbeing. There's a power to writing expressively, especially about difficult life events www.londonlitlab.co.uk/course/writi... #health
Andrew Kauffmann is Tutor of Expressive Writing and is standing in front of a church
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
How writing transforms us - even our health and wellbeing open.substack.com/pub/londonli... My new blogpost for @londonlitlab.bsky.social on our #writing #workshops on #health and #care and the stories we still might wish to tell. There's evidence that #writing can be good for our #wellbeing
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How writing transforms us - even our health and wellbeing
Andrew Kauffmann, who will be teaching a series of workshops with us, shares his expertise on the power of writing to transform our lives.
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... A great new book is coming from Daisy Fancourt on "art as cure". The big claim is that the arts can save our lives! Remarkably, there seems to be some evidence to substantiate this! #creative #health #wellbeing #writers #arts
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Art could save your life! Five creative ways to make 2026 happier, healthier and more hopeful
Engaging in creativity can reduce depression, improve immunity and delay ageing – all while you’re having fun
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Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Creativity matters to young people and their mental health – now more than ever. As part of #CreativityAndWellbeing Week, we’re proud to share new findings from our innovative creative research project 📝👇 buff.ly/1QTDT07
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Youth Mental Health & Creativity
Content from four youth-led organisations we commissioned to undertake a consultation with young people across England.
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National Centre for Creative Health @ncch.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Colleagues across health & care have been making the case for using creative activities to tackle challenges across health pathways, especially for young people’s #mentalhealth But where to start? Here’s our introductory guide to commissioning creative health programmes: ncch.org.uk/resources/co...
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London Arts and Health @lahartshealth.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
We are working with @citystgeorgesuni to gain insights about the training needs of the #creativehealth workforce. Whether you are an experienced practitioner or just beginning your journey, please share your inputs through this short survey and win a cass art voucher✨️
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National Centre for Creative Health @ncch.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Join the APPG on Creative Health next Roundtable on Children & Young People’s Mental Health. Hearing from senior clinicians, public health leaders, & young people with lived experience of services, about policy context, research & creative health examples events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0c3857...
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National Centre for Creative Health @ncch.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Working in health & social care? Interested in creative health? Our new newsletter is for you! Monthly insights for colleagues working across Primary Care, Trusts, ICBs, Public Health, Social Care, wider NHS mailchi.mp/5260ee494d27/health-care-creative-health-newsletter Subscribe eepurl.com/jb8ZfU
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Great event right now on how the #arts and #creativity can tackle #loneliness and boost #health from Tackling Lonelinesss Hub with fab contributions on #creative health from @artscouncilengland.bsky.social & London Arts and Health: such a strong evidence base emerging www.kcl.ac.uk/research/sha...
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SHAPER - Scaling-up Health Arts Programmes: Implementation and Effectiveness Research
SHAPER is a programme that will assess the effectiveness and implementation of 3 arts-in-health, Melodies for Mums with Postnatal Depression, Dance for Parkinson’s, Stroke Odysseys.
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Social Biobehavioural Research Group @ucl-sbb.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Coming up later this month... Senior Research Fellow Dr Jess Bone will be joining @createcharity.bsky.social's expert panel to discuss how the creative arts can improve wellbeing 🧠 📅 Tuesday 20 May ⏰ 5.00pm-5.45pm 💻 Online Learn more & get your FREE ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/create-con...
A title reads "Create Conversations: Creativity and Wellbeing". The orange and white graphic includes an invitation to join a free online panel talk on the 20th May, 5pm. It is described as "an insightful talk exploring why creativity and the arts are essential to wellbeing, and how to expand access to creative arts initiatives". Small headshots of the panel speakers appear in circles, including Dr Jess Bone from our research group.
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Returning after #paternity leave I'm grateful to run another #writing for #wellbeing #workshop with @brainstrust.bsky.social this Wednesday - for people affected by brain tumours to explore the potential of expressive writing. There are still tickets left www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-space...
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Your space. Your voice. Time to write!
New to journaling? Expert diarist? Keen to give writing a go? Just curious? Let's get writing together. Everyone is welcome!
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Important research on #creative #health from @ncch.bsky.social this #creativity #wellbeing week www.culturehealthandwellbeing.org.uk/news/general... Online events on creative activities as health interventions. 'Creative Health' may sound obscure, but it's vital to wellbeing as our population ages
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London Arts and Health @lahartshealth.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
We have nearly 300 events for Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2025 🎉 Here are some of the curated events happening online and nationally- whether you're a creative health practitioner or a regional organisation, there's something for everyone 💜 creativityandwellbeing.org.uk/curated-even...
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Music therapy reduces agitation and need for medication in 67% of people with dementia. An arts-on-prescription project has shown a 37% drop in GP consultation rates. This week is #creativity and #wellbeing week www.culturehealthandwellbeing.org.uk/news/general... Low cost #health interventions
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Our #health and #care needs can shape our #stories. They need not define or determine them linkedin.com/pulse/our-he... My philosophy driving this Saturday's @londonlitlab.bsky.social workshop on #writing our #healthcare #story londonlitlab.co.uk/course/writi... #WritingCommunity #NHS #write
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Our health and care needs can shape our stories. They need not define or determine them.
Mum, who died aged 50 of cancer, and Dad, who has dementia and is in his late seventies, have appeared yet again in a recurring dream I've been having. In the dream, they're unwell.
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Very helpful on #trauma and #health www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJM-... New material from Bessel van der Kolk
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"Trauma Makes Us Live in the Past" - Bessel van der Kolk on what Trauma Does to the Mind.
YouTube video by How To Academy
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Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust @sussexpartnership.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
How are you really feeling? An innovative new campaign has today launched in Sussex to encourage people to look after their mental wellbeing over the festive period. #mentalhealth #support #howareyoureallyfeeling www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/about-us/new...
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Sussex-wide campaign asks: ‘How Are You Really Feeling?’
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Just 1 week to go until the workshop @londonlitlab.bsky.social and I are running on #writing our #health & #care #stories Bookings here www.londonlitlab.co.uk/course/writi... With an #NHS plan being consulted on, now is a good time to share our #story in #healthcare #socialcare and as #carers
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Finding Our Perspective: Writing Health and Care Stories - London Lit Lab
This workshop is a safe space to begin exploring, and if you feel comfortable, expressing your individual health or care story.
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
At the @carers-uk.bsky.social Share and Learn sessions on #storytelling, we've chatted through permission to share our #story This Friday, we talk through our #wellbeing as we tell our #stories There are places left - we'd love to see you there if you are a #carer us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
1 week to go until our @londonlitlab.bsky.social Workshop on #writing our #health & #care stories be it our experiences of #healthcare #socialcare being #disabled by society or being a #carer Come to express your #story on your terms londonlitlab.co.uk/course/writi... #NHS #WritingCommmunity #write
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Finding Our Perspective: Writing Health and Care Stories - London Lit Lab
This workshop is a safe space to begin exploring, and if you feel comfortable, expressing your individual health or care story.
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
December has a forced & odd time pressure. We are trying to secure support for Dad, 2 months after discharge. All the timelines compressed; more intense due to Christmas. Not blaming Christmas, but #socialcare is so severely lacking ...Not once seems a thought in Starmer's missions or milestones
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London Lit Lab @londonlitlab.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Still a few tickets available for this brilliant workshop with Andrew! Details below
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
I have a #mentalillness & have lived with it for 23 years. What else explains my #story? A great deal! We are more than our #health | #care needs need not define us. We will #write all this and more at my new @londonlitlab.bsky.social workshop on Dec 14th #NHS www.londonlitlab.co.uk/course/writi...
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
December can be such a time of profound unease & challenge, especially if we feel #alone Our @londonlitlab.bsky.social workshop on Dec 14th provides a community space to #write & express perhaps how we #feel if we are affected by #health & #care issues www.londonlitlab.co.uk/course/writi... #NHS
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London Lit Lab @londonlitlab.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Do you live with chronic health issues or care for someone who does? Come along to this workshop to find your voice and your story
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Carers Scotland @carersscotland.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Looking after a relative, friend or neighbour who relies on you for support? Become a @CarersUK member for free. You’ll receive the latest carer news, be part of our online community, and join our movement for change. Learn more: www.carersuk.org/join
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
25 years ago today, Mum was told her cancer was terminal. Shatteringly awful. There are many views on the #assisteddying bill today; I hold views but realise how sensitive a topic it is. What I do hope for, 1/4 century later, is much better #endoflife care & even in #cancercare too. Remembering Mum
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Very much looking forward to tomorrow's 'Share and Learn' workshop with @carers-uk.bsky.social there are still places available at the Dec 6th and Dec 13th sessions on #writing and telling our #stories as #carers carersuk.org/help-and-advic… #WritingCommunity #write #carers #care #socialcare #NHS
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
My recent podcast interview with the fab Centre for Emotional Support on #caring responsibilities and the #mentalhealth implications, especially for 'sandwich carers' podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e... #carers #care #socialcare
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Ep10. Andrew Kauffmann - breaking family cycles to grow identity, strength and love
Podcast Episode · Emotionally Speaking · 23/07/2024 · 29m
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Love these reflections on #writing from an embodied place @lilydunn.bsky.social and what it can mean to write about one's #health or experience of #care londonlitlab.substack.com/p/writing-he... Thought-provoking on how our #stories can be non-linear, and defy strict orthodoxies on #narrative
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Writing Health and Care Stories
Do you suffer from chronic illness, or disability, or do you care for someone who does? Dr Lily Dunn explores how writing can be a powerful tool for expression.
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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
It's estimated that #UnpaidCarers spend up to 19 hours providing care each week, often this is on top of work & other responsibilities. This number varies slightly across males and females, as does the make up of the unpaid carer workforce. Find out more 👉 www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
Bar chart showing the percentage of male and female unpaid carers who spend time caring each week. The majority spend up to 19 hours caring.
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Very much looking forward to tomorrow's Share and Learn #writing workshop with @carers-uk.bsky.social A comfortable & safe place to begin exploring telling one's #story as a #carer with bookings still for workshops to follow in December www.carersuk.org/help-and-adv... #socialcare #writingcommunity
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Just 2 weeks to go until the workshop @londonlitlab.bsky.social and I are running on #writing our #health & #care #stories Bookings here www.londonlitlab.co.uk/course/writi... With an #NHS plan being consulted on, now is a good time to share our #story in #healthcare #socialcare for #carers
Andrew, writer and tutor, portrait photo in home living room in long coat and blue jumper Promotional image of our London Lit Lab workshop on December 14th on writing our health and care stories. Image of a body and circulating veins and arteries with doors opening inside the body for people to find their perspective on their body's story
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London Lit Lab @londonlitlab.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Do you suffer from chronic illness or disability? Come find your voice and story with writing coach Andrew Kauffman during this workshop, mid December. #amwriting www.londonlitlab.co.uk/course/writi...
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Finding Our Perspective: Writing Health and Care Stories - London Lit Lab
This workshop is a safe space to begin exploring, and if you feel comfortable, expressing your individual health or care story.
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 27/11/2024
Anecdotal accounts of men exaggerating their symptoms of respiratory illness are common. But how much of a scientific basis is there for “man flu,” asks Carla Delgado www.bmj.com/content/387/...
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Please do consider our new @londonlitlab.bsky.social workshop on December 14th. We are still taking bookings and are looking forward to #writing and seeing where our curiosity takes us as we explore our #health and #care #stories www.londonlitlab.co.uk/course/writi... #writingcommunity #socialcare
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Finding Our Perspective: Writing Health and Care Stories - London Lit Lab
This workshop is a safe space to begin exploring, and if you feel comfortable, expressing your individual health or care story.
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Andrew K Kauffmann @jkaye82.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
I have a #mentalillness & have lived with it for 23 years. What else explains my #story? A great deal! We are more than our #health | #care needs need not define us. We will #write all this and more at my new @londonlitlab.bsky.social workshop on Dec 14th #NHS www.londonlitlab.co.uk/course/writi...
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