Take some time out for your own wellbeing during Mental Health Week (4-12 October 2025) with a gentle, creative workshop designed especially for people working in the family and sexual violence sector.

Hosted by Engender Equality, these Therapeutic Doodling Workshops offer a restorative space to pause, connect, and reflect through simple creative practices. Using lines, shapes, and colour and play, we’ll explore the Mental Health Week theme ‘Appreciate the little things’.

These workshops are suitable for everyone – no creative or art experience is needed. The focus is on simple, relaxing doodling as a way to pause and reflect, not on producing artwork.

Facilitated by a therapeutic counsellor with sector-specific experience, the workshops are designed to:

Support your mental health and wellbeing
Provide a low-pressure space for self-care
Encourage connection with peers across the sector
Gain experience in a creative practice that can be carried into your own work

Event options

Online – Statewide:
- Monday 6 October 2025, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
- Join anywhere from Tasmania
- Materials not provided – a suggested list will be emailed before the session, but you can use whatever you have on hand (pens, pencils, paints, or a mix). Nothing fancy is needed.
- Limited to 25 places

Launceston (in person):
- Tuesday 7 October 2025, 4:30 – 6:30 pm (arrive anytime from 4:00pm for a cuppa and chat)
- Venue: Engender Equality Launceston Office (details provided after registration)
- Limited to 6 places

Hobart (in person):
- Tuesday 7 October 2025, 4:30 – 6:30 pm (arrive anytime from 4:00pm for a cuppa and chat)
- Venue: Engender Equality Hobart Office (details provided after registration)
- Includes all art materials, snacks, and refreshments
- Limited to 11 places

Tickets

$10 per person
All proceeds will go towards art supplies for Engender Equality’s ongoing workshops.

Acknowledgement
These workshops are supported through Mental Health Week 2025, thanks to funding from the Mental Health Council of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Government.