Final Episode! How does art help discover and strengthen personal identity? Have a listen- it's fascinating.

(Before we start, sensitive listeners should know that there are brief references to mental health issues, specifically self-harm, in this episode. If you're watching on YouTube, there is briefly some imagery relating to self-harm, too.)

Welcome to Art Is Good For You! It's my new podcast spreading the message that making and experiencing art helps with healing and happiness, no matter who you are.

I'm Rachel Duffield, an inspirational art teacher and art life coach and the founder of Community Art Clubs CIC. It's my belief that even if art isn't up front and centre in your life, it can still have a big impact, sometimes in unexpected ways! So I'm inviting people from all walks of life - some arty, some not - to chat with me about the three pieces of art in their life that have turned out to me memorable, special or even life-saving.

My fifth guest is Matt Warnes, a full time artist, for whom art has been pivotal in helping find not only his career path but also his identity as a 'chicken dad and young queer person'.

#artist #LGBTQ+ #podcast #artpodcast #newpodcast

You can also listen on YouTube, Amazon Music, Castbox and Pocketcasts.

Find more from Matt here:

Website https://theblankexpressiveart.com/

Instagram www.instagram.com/theblankexpressive/

Email theblankexpressive.art@gmail.com

Find more from Rachel here: ⁠⁠⁠www.rachelduffieldart.com⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/rachelduffieldart⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/rachelduffieldart⁠⁠⁠

Podcast edited by Matt Hurst ⁠⁠⁠www.matthurst.net⁠⁠⁠

Question: Is Dame Judi Dench an artwork? Discuss...

(Before we start, there are no trigger warnings for this episode, unless you count Musical Theatre, which I know some find traumatic!)

Welcome to Art Is Good For You! It's my new podcast spreading the message that making and experiencing art helps with healing and happiness, no matter who you are.

I'm Rachel Duffield, an inspirational art teacher and art life coach and the founder of Community Art Clubs CIC. It's my belief that even if art isn't up front and centre in your life, it can still have a big impact, sometimes in unexpected ways! So I'm inviting people from all walks of life - some arty, some not - to chat with me about the three pieces of art in their life that have turned out to me memorable, special or even life-saving.

My fifth guest is Dorothy Cooper, a funeral celebrant and also a GCSE English tutor, who makes a passionate case for the artforms of literature and the spoken word, and the restorative emotional impact they offer.

#celebrant #literature #podcast #artpodcast #newpodcast

You can also listen on YouTube, Amazon Music, Castbox and Pocketcasts.

Find more from Dorothy here: www.instagram.com/red_rose_ceremonies/

And here: www.redroseceremonies.co.uk

Find more from Rachel here: ⁠⁠www.rachelduffieldart.com⁠⁠

⁠⁠www.facebook.com/rachelduffieldart⁠⁠

⁠⁠www.instagram.com/rachelduffieldart⁠⁠

Podcast edited by Matt Hurst ⁠⁠www.matthurst.net⁠⁠

Please note: this was the first recording I made for this podcast series, and my editor did exceptionally well to make it listenable! He then showed me how to do it properly...

Thanks, Matt!

If you've ever doubted the healing power of art, listen to this. You will never doubt again.

(Before we start, sensitive listeners need to know that for context, this episode refers to bereavement and grieving. If you're ok with that, carry on!)

Welcome to Art Is Good For You! It's my new podcast spreading the message that making and experiencing art helps with healing and happiness, no matter who you are.

I'm Rachel Duffield, an inspirational art teacher and art life coach and the founder of Community Art Clubs CIC. It's my belief that even if art isn't up front and centre in your life, it can still have a big impact, sometimes in unexpected ways! So I'm inviting people from all walks of life - some arty, some not - to chat with me about the three pieces of art in their life that have turned out to me memorable, special or even life-saving.

My fourth guest is librarian Donna Holmes, who movingly and eloquently describes the ways that art has always been her lifeboat, carrying her to recovery following two close family bereavements.

Donna would like everyone to know about this charity: www.widowedandyoung.org.uk.

#libraries #bereavement #podcast #artpodcast #newpodcast

You can also listen on YouTube, Amazon Music, Castbox and Pocketcasts.

Follow Donna's art life here: www.instagram.com/donna_creative_space/

Find more from Rachel here: ⁠www.rachelduffieldart.com⁠

⁠www.facebook.com/rachelduffieldart⁠

⁠www.instagram.com/rachelduffieldart⁠

Podcast edited by Matt Hurst ⁠www.matthurst.net⁠

Do you like stories about what connects us to our families? Then this one's for you.

(Before we start, sensitive listeners need to know that this episode refers to bereavement. If you're ok with that, carry on!)

Welcome to Art Is Good For You! It's my new podcast spreading the message that making and experiencing art helps with healing and happiness, no matter who you are.

I'm Rachel Duffield, an inspirational art teacher and art life coach and the founder of Community Art Clubs CIC. It's my belief that even if art isn't up front and centre in your life, it can still have a big impact, sometimes in unexpected ways! So I'm inviting people from all walks of life - some arty, some not - to chat with me about the three pieces of art in their life that have turned out to me memorable, special or even life-saving.

My third guest is a project manager who, at the time of recording, had just finished seven years working on Norfolk's most prestigious refurb - yes, Norwich Castle! Much as she enjoys a spreadsheet, in our conversation Hannah Jackson gives warm and thoughtful insights into the ways art has always connected her deeply to family and to Norfolk.

#norfolk #heritage #podcast #artpodcast #newpodcast

You can also listen on YouTube, Amazon Music, Castbox and Pocketcasts.

Find Hannah's dad's art here: www.instagram.com/hjjackson.prints

Find more from Rachel here: www.rachelduffieldart.com

www.facebook.com/rachelduffieldart

www.instagram.com/rachelduffieldart

Podcast edited by Matt Hurst www.matthurst.net

Are you nosy? I am. This guest is upbeat and funny and thought provoking. If you're interested in what makes other people tick, as well as what art in all its forms means to them, I'm sure you'll enjoy listening.

(No trigger warnings for this episode unless you experience particular difficulty with bad puns).

Welcome to Art Is Good For You! It's my new podcast spreading the message that making and experiencing art helps with healing and happiness, no matter who you are.

I'm Rachel Duffield, an inspirational art teacher and art life coach and the founder of Community Art Clubs CIC. It's my belief that even if art isn't up front and centre in your life, it can still have a big impact, sometimes in unexpected ways! So I'm inviting people from all walks of life - some arty, some not - to chat with me about the three pieces of art in their life that have turned out to me memorable, special or even life-saving.

My second guest is actor, singer, writer and massage therapist Gill Dean, best known for playing Isobel Reilley in ITV's drama Home Fires. Never one to let a little thing like being blind get in her way, Gill talks openly and fascinatingly about her relationship with art and The Arts.

#blindperson #RNIB #podcast #artpodcast #newpodcast

You can also listen on YouTube, Amazon Music, Castbox and Pocketcasts.

Find more from Gill here: www.gilliandean.com

Find more from Rachel here: www.rachelduffieldart.com

www.facebook.com/rachelduffieldart

www.instagram.com/rachelduffieldart

Edited by Matt Hurst www.matthurst.net

Do you find inspiration in other people's stories? You will in this one.

(Before we start, sensitive listeners should know that this podcast contains mentions of bereavement, eating disorders and Addison's disease. If you're ok with that, please carry on!)

Welcome to Art Is Good For You! It's my new podcast spreading the message that making and experiencing art helps with healing and happiness, no matter who you are.

I'm Rachel Duffield, an inspirational art teacher and art life coach and the founder of Community Art Clubs CIC. It's my belief that even if art isn't up front and centre in your life, it can still have a big impact, sometimes in unexpected ways! So I'm inviting people from all walks of life - some arty, some not - to chat with me about the three pieces of art in their life that have turned out to me memorable, special or even life-saving.

My first guest is personal trainer, clinical PT, sports therapist and nutritionist Iain Marshall Clarke, who runs his flourishing health, fitness and wellbeing smallbusiness, Olcote Wellbeing, in Norfolk, UK. Iain talks so articulately about how art has woven into the tapestry of his life. An inspirational story of persistence and positivity against difficult odds.

#autoimmunewarrior #ADSHG

You can also listen on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/58g9XR511-U

Find more from Iain here: www.olcotewellbeing.com

www.facebook.com/olcotewellbeing

www.instagram.com/olcotewellbeing

email: olcotewellbeing@gmail.com

Find more from Rachel here: www.rachelduffieldart.com

www.facebook.com/rachelduffieldart

www.instagram.com/rachelduffieldart

And there's a great Substack piece on one of Iain's chosen artworks here: https://modernistestates.substack.com/p/le-corbusiers-la-tourette

Art is Good for You! The podcast spreading the message that making and experiencing art can help with healing and happiness, no matter who we are.

I'm Rachel Duffield, an artist, art teacher and art life coach working in beautiful East Anglia, UK.

After nearly twenty years working in museum education, I gave it al up to start a Community Interest Company helping people in rural areas make and experience art. At 52 (that 'tricky' age) I'm so lucky to be living the dream doing what I love.

It's my belief that even if art isn't up front and centre in your life, it can still have a big impact - sometimes in unexpected ways!

So, I'm inviting people from all walks of life - some arty, some not - to chat with me about the three pieces of art in their life that have turned out to be memorable, special or even life-saving.

In this series I'll be talking with a librarian, a personal trainer, a project manager, a funeral celebrant, an actor, and inevitable, an artist.

You can tune in to Series 1 of Art Is Good For You! from 26th December 2025, on Spotify and YouTube.