Kintsugi Hope
Kintsugi Hope exists to see a world where mental and emotional health is supported and understood, with safe and supportive spaces for people to grow and flourish.
Kintsugi Hope achieves this through Wellbeing Groups run by local Churches and Christian charities, a 12 week programme designed to look at themes of emotional and mental health with peer facilitated support. We currently have 165 churches who are running Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing Groups in their communities. Kintsugi Hope Youth has just launched which has been adapted to 6 weeks and looks at common issues that young people face in 7 different learning styles. Kintsugi Hope is praying for a movement where people can experience safety and support with no embarrassment or shame or struggling, an increase in self-worth, confidence and wellbeing, a deeper understanding of the love of God and clear pathways to support if needed.
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'Kintsugi' is a Japanese technique for repairing pottery with seams of gold. The word means 'golden joinery' in Japanese. This repairs the brokenness in a way that makes the object more beautiful, and even more unique than it was prior to being broken. Instead of hiding the scars it makes a feature of them.