Exploring Identity as a Practitioner: An Arts-Based Inquiry

Are you seeking to re/connect with your purpose as a practitioner? 

Wondering what sustains you through the highs and challenges of your professional journey? 

Craving a creative and supportive space to reflect on your identity in the field?

Join Brownyn and Miranda from HappyMess Studio for this 2-hour online workshop where we’ll use arts-based inquiry to reflect on our journeys as health professionals. Together, we’ll uncover what brought us to this work, explore what sustains us, and consider the path ahead. While each of our journeys is unique, this reflective space offers a sense of community, fostering connection and shared discovery.

Through co-creating alongside one another, we’ll uncover the deeper meaning of our roles as practitioners and explore how our professional identities act as a compass—guiding us through both the fulfilling and challenging aspects of our work. This supportive, reflective, and creative session is designed to support you to re/discover your strengths and re/connect with your purpose.

What to expect:

• Engage in arts-based practices that encourage reflection and personal growth.
• Explore your strengths and the sustaining forces behind your professional journey and what lies ahead.
• Co-create in a community of like-minded practitioners, fostering connection and support.
• Leave with a renewed sense of clarity, purpose, and fresh perspectives on your identity as a health professional.

Themes:

• Professional identity and its evolving journey.
• Creativity as a tool for self-reflection and renewal.
• Community, connection, and shared exploration.
• Strengths, purpose, and navigating challenges in practice.

This session is facilitated by Miranda Cull and Bronwyn Napiorkowski, co-founders of Happymess Studio—a creative arts therapy and wellness hub on the mid-north coast of NSW. With over 20 years of combined experience in clinical, NGO, and community art spaces, Miranda and Bronwyn bring their expertise to this unique and meaningful workshop, designed to redefine the landscape of therapy and community wellness through creative expression.

No prior art experience is needed. Bring your curiosity, an open mind, and a few simple creative materials: paper, pastels, scissors, glue, old magazines, or anything you use in your arts-based practices. We look forward to welcoming you into this supportive and inspiring space!

This session is suitable for allied health workers, community workers and other health professionals and students, and offers an opportunity to pause, reflect, and explore new perspectives within a community of like-minded practitioners from various professional disciplines.