Well-being & Storytelling
People often experience heightened levels of stress as a result of societal expectations impacting their ability to navigate the world and shape their self-perception.
Over time, these pressures can become overwhelming and diminish their self-worth. This stress can also contribute to anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges.
By acknowledging these key issues and incorporating practices that promote well-being and self-empowerment, we strive to support individuals on their journey toward self-discovery and personal growth.
In our workshops, we provide individuals with the tools to uncover and nurture themselves through the transformative power of storytelling and self-care practices.
What is included in the workshops
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What people say
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Hawanatu's Workshop was a beautiful glimpse into what's possible when we take a moment to breathe and listen to our inner stories. Despite a quick pivot to the digital format, Hawanatu presented a well formulated and engaging workshop filled with practical mindfulness techniques presented in an easy to understand way. Our goal for the day was to create a strong foundation for young people to go forth and tell their stories on their own terms, and I believe Hawanatu made this possible using a mixture of personal reflection and group exercises that let everyone interact with the material on their own terms.
Izaebella Antoniou
(Projects Officer - Multicultural Youth Affairs Network)
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The workshops with Hawanatu were absolutely amazing and so engaging! Despite being an online workshop due to the lockdown situation, Hawanatu managed to genuinely engage with the group of participants and make everyone feel safe and welcome. The two sessions were quite insightful and provided the group with valuable ways to practice self care and mindfulness. Thank you again for being such a delightful facilitator, full of positive energy and a bright outlook on life!
Yamane Fayed
(Multicultural Women's Hub producer,Arts & Cultural Exchange)
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I had the pleasure of attending a two-part on-line workshop recently hosted by ICE and facilitated by Hawanatu Bangura. She has a calming voice and her gentle disposition lends itself to making participants feel comfortable throughout the sessions. Her delivery of information and self-care techniques was clear and easy to follow. Feedback from participants at the end of each session was positive and everyone felt they had learned some new coping tools to take out into their everyday life. I look forward to attending another of her workshops in the near future.
Lesley
(participant in the Creative Self-care Workshop)
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I just want to share how the workshop came at a really important time in lock-down. The day after the last workshop, my family dog of 11 years, Buddy, died. It was a sudden death and I was really devastated that I couldn't grieve with my family in real life. I cried with my family over a video call and felt I was alone in a state of grief in the sharehouse I currently live in because of the lockdown 5km radius restrictions. What really helped me pull through was knowing I had a list of self-care routines and soothing practices I could fall back upon to look after myself. It gave me a sense of control in unsettling times, so I just want to say thanks to both ICE and Hawanatu for organising this workshop. Even though I would say I find myself a resilient person, a workshop like this is a primer that we all have different ways of taking care of ourselves. The more complete our self-soothing box is, the better we are at bouncing back.
Mary
(participant in the Creative Self-care Workshop)