Knitting and mental health: it's complicated! | S2 Ep 4

Is knitting good for your mental health if it sometimes makes you feel...bad? In this episode, Anjali and Alison talk about the mental health benefits of knitting, but also some of the darker aspects that aren’t often talked about: compulsive yarn buying, procraftination, toxic productivity culture, and more. Follow us on Instagram: @twyakpod Email us: [email protected] #TWYAK // Show Notes Our new theme song is “Candy Apple Red” by Annabelle Chairlegs! (   • ANNABELLE CHAIRLEGS - "CANDY APPLE RED"  ) Further Reading & Listening on the Benefits More on soldiers knitting to heal from trauma in Knit, Purl, Heal - Piecework Magazine (https://pieceworkmagazine.com/knit-pu...) Therapeutic Knitting with Betsan Corkhill - Why I Knit podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...) Stitching Time: Women and Fiber Art in Psychiatric History - Psychiatric Times (https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view...) Why knitting can help you feel less anxious - Dr. Mia Hobbs (https://www.drclaireplumbly.com/post/...) Crochet increases attention through a requiring motor skill learning - Nature (https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159...) Further Reading on the Complexities The ‘Wall of Awful’ Makes Simple Tasks Seem Impossible—Here’s How To Overcome It - I couldn’t find the original article I read about procrastination, but here is a little more about the “wall of awful” (https://www.verywellmind.com/breaking...) Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman (https://bookshop.org/a/117437/9781250...) Becoming “That Girl”: A Digital Ethnography of Productivity and Wellness Culture on YouTube - Kate Norton (https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record...) Excessive Knitting and Addiction - Psychology Today (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl...) Knitting, creativity, mental health. - Kate Davies (https://katedaviesdesigns.com/2019/05...) Other Mentions Project Knitwell (https://projectknitwell.org) Lou Dangit on Instagram (  / lou.dangit  ) Knitty Things Lumme Pullover (https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...) in Studio Donegal Soft Donegal (https://studiodonegal.ie/product/soft...) Corran Cardigan by Rebecca Clow (https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...) in De Rerum Natura Robinson in Citronnade (https://www.woolandcompany.com/collec...)