Stories
- Article
How writing helps me manage schizophrenia
For Erica Crompton, writing is much more than a career. It’s an essential component of her mental health toolkit.
- Article
Transforming the decorative into dissent
Discover how embroidered messages by two ‘troublesome’ women in 19th-century asylums are mirrored in the therapeutic quilting work of writer Rachel May.
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Adapting to life as a thalidomide survivor
Growing up as a thalidomide survivor meant coping with all the usual challenges of childhood and adolescence, while having to fit into a world designed for the able-bodied.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Occupational Therapy activities at the Occupational Therapy Hut
Date: 1960sReference: RET 1/8/4/1/3Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Occupational Therapy activities on lawn outside Retreat
Date: July 1959Reference: RET 1/8/4/1/6Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Occupational Therapy activities in the Recreation Room
Date: 1964Reference: RET 1/8/4/1/4Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Occupational Therapy Hut in grounds of The Retreat
Date: c. 1960sReference: RET 1/8/4/1/2Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Occupational Therapy
Date: Mid 20th centuryReference: RET 1/8/4/1Part of: The Retreat Archive