‘Happy hookers’: how prescribing creativity might help wellbeing

Mental health professionals are exploring the benefits of creative hobbies – and referring their patients accordingly

During press conferences signalling rising Covid-19 case numbers last week, a list of projects began percolating in my mind. The Peppermint pocket skirt, a Wattlebird jumpsuit, definitely the Hudson tracksuit pants.

Now locked down, my girls grab the whiteboard from my home office, rub out ‘Freelance Projects 2021’ and write a list for the school holidays; T-shirt decorating, play pirates, paint crazy things, bake a cake. I add sewing.

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