The Invisible Load: Expressing and Managing Daily Stress Through Art

An interactive online art therapy workshop for resilience and well-being.

Course Date:

October 30, 2025

FREE WORKSHOP

Workshop Details:

October 30, 2025

7 PM – 8PM

Google Meet

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

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Define “the invisible load” and recognise how chronic stress, anxiety, and burnout manifest in the context of forced migration and resettlement.

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Differentiate eustress and distress to understand when stress is energizing versus when it is harmful.

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Introduce and practise an art-based reflective method to externalize internal experience and support emotional regulation and meaning-making.

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Increase awareness of how trauma can appear nonverbally — as body sensations, images, or behaviours rather than words.

What You’ll Need for the Workshop (Please Have Ready)

Paper (plain or sketchbook)
Colored pencils, crayons, markers, or pens

Magazines or newspapers (optional, for collage

⁠Glue stick and scissors (optional)

Paper or a small box to represent your “toolbox”

Pens, markers, or stickers to decorate

Small items representing coping strategies (optional, e.g., stones, shells, photos

Other Items

Comfortable space to work in

Water or a drink nearby

Open mind and willingness to participate

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