Tamsin Fisher
School of Geography , Geology and the Environment
Crafting time for self-care : A participatory approach to learning self-care practices
Craft research focuses heavily on the importance of the community and much less on the individuals ’ experience of the activity . Furthermore , self-care is often seen as a still activity , one which involves taking time out to passively engage in an activity , away from the busyness of everyday life . I challenge this and argue that self-care is active and requires an initial investment of time and willingness to challenge the self , which is often neglected . I aim to develop the idea that time for self-care and time to ‘ do ’ are very much intertwined . I emphasize the importance of creating and crafting time to achieve . Participation in and observation of a series of workshops in collaboration with Keele Students Union has identified how people learn new skills and how these skills are used for self-care , challenging the normative perceptions of how people achieve well-being and how activities are marketed for self-care and well-being . Self-care practices involve a process of learning and well-being is a benefit for some and not a guaranteed outcome of crafting . The idea that students crafted time for self-care by ' actively procrastinating ’ will be investigated to explain how people justify the investment of time .
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