Why I Knit
by Dr Mia Hobbs
Latest episode
Knitting to recharge your energy with Ailsa Stephen
Knitting to recharge your energy with Ailsa Stephen
About this podcast
Welcome to the Why I Knit podcast! My name is Dr Mia Hobbs and I am a Clinical Psychologist who is passionate about the mental health benefits of knitting.
Each episode of the podcast I interview a different knitter about why they knit and the (k)nitty gritty of how it impacts their mental well-being.
I have an inspiring and diverse range of knitters lined up who have generously shared their stories with me.
Find out more about the therapeutic benefits of knitting at my website and find our webinars, workshops and blogs at www.creativerestoration.org or follow me on Instagram @knittingistherapeutic
Episodes
The newest 20 of 97 episodes
- Knitting to recharge your energy with Ailsa Stephen · 39 min · Season 10 Episode 7Game of Wool finalist and knitwear designer Ailsa Stephen joins me for the final episode of Series 10. Ailsa speaks about learning to knit as a young child and returning to it…
- Knitting for burnout recovery with Dr Hannah Barham-Brown · 42 min · Season 10 Episode 6Dr Hannah Barham-Brown is a GP and lecturer living in rural Scotland. Hannah speaks about learning to knit during lockdown around the same time she was diagnosed with ADHD, and…
- Knitting for safety and stillness with Nessa Hubbard · 38 min · Season 10 Episode 5Knitting coach Nessa Hubbard joins me to discuss her own journey with knitting and crochet, going from being taught to knit as a very young child to help her to sit still to…
- Knitting to manage overwhelm with Thomas of Tommy Gurumi · 1 h 3 min · Season 10 Episode 4Tommy gurumi on instagram This week on the podcast I am delighted to be joined by Thomas, who is known online as Tommygurumi. Thomas talks about learning to knit accidentally on…
- The human stories of knitting with Salina Jane · 1 h 17 min · Season 10 Episode 3Salina Jane is an artist and knitter who brilliantly captures the feelings many of us have about our knitting in her art work. It was a pleasure to speak to Salina about her…
- Knitting as creative collaboration with Kitey The Yarn Whisperer · 1 h 0 min · Season 10 Episode 2This week I am delighted to be joined by yarn dyer and yarn shop owner Kitey, who is also known as The Yarn Whisperer. Kitey speaks about his journey from crochet to knitting…
- Knitting for the ups and the downs with Lydia of Weku Yarn · 55 min · Season 10 Episode 1Series 10 returns for a series of interviews exploring why we knit and how knitting benefits our mental health. This week I am joined by Lydia who is the Co-founder of Weku Yarn…
- An exciting announcement... · 2 min · Season 10 Episode 1Series 10 is on the way, and with it a new and exciting development! We have created a Patreon Community and we'd love you to join us there - the perks for supporting the podcast…
- Knitting for addiction recovery - Journal club · 48 min · Season 9 Episode 12In this Journal Club episode Dr Paula Redmond joins me to discuss a journal article about using knitting in a center for drug and alcohol rehabilitation. This is a narrative of a…
- Knitting for depression and low mood - a bonus relisten · 40 min · Season 9 Episode 11This week Dr Paula Redmond joins me to discuss how knitting can help with depression and low mood. We've chosen three episodes of the podcast in which my guests have discussed…
- Journal Club - Knitting and Eating Disorders · 38 min · Season 9 Episode 10This week Paula and I discuss the journal article investigating whether knitting can reduce anxious thoughts in people diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Find the article here…
- Book Club - Art Cure and Your Brain on Art · 50 min · Season 9 Episode 11In this bonus book club episode Paula joins me to discuss two great books about art, health and well-being. Both books take a deep dive into the research into how the arts impact…
- Journal Club - Can knitting reduce blood pressure? · 34 min · Season 9 Episode 9For this journal club episode we discuss the commonly made claim that knitting can reduce blood pressure. We discuss the origins of this claim in the research and look at a new…
- Bonus Episode - Knitting and ADHD · 48 min · Season 9 Episode 8This is our first bonus relisten episode where Paula and I choose 3 episodes on a theme and relisten to them and give our reflections. This month we are listening to 3 episodes…
- Journal Club - Can knitting improve attention? · 40 min · Season 9 Episode 7This week Paula and I discuss a research paper about knitting and attention in children. Sonnier F, Lussiana E and Gueraud S (2023) Boosting inhibition control process by…
- Knitting to focus on the present moment with Simon of Veteran Knitter · 43 min · Season 9 Episode 6For the final episode of series 9 I am joined by Simon, also known as Veteran Knitter and one of the contestants from Game of Wool, the knitting and crochet based TV show in the…
- Knitting to feel like myself again with Annah of Needle and Feather · 54 min · Season 9 Episode 5This week I am delighted to be joined by Annah of Needle and Feather. Annah is a designer of colourwork knitting designs often inspired by nature and if you follow me on…
- Knitting for Self-Reflection with Nicole Nehrig · 57 min · Season 9 Episode 4Clinical Psychologist and author Nicole Nehrig joins me this week to discuss her own relationship with knitting and how this lead to writing the book 'With Her Own Hands: Women…
- ADHD, dopamine and flow with Theodora Burrow · 55 min · Season 9 Episode 3Joining me this week on the podcast is designer Theodora Burrow. Theodora is a knit and crochet designer who taught herself to knit and crochet from books, way before there was…
- Knitting to find pause with Maya from Knit With Attitude · 36 min · Season 9 Episode 2Maya is the owner of Knit With Attitude, one of the longest running yarn shops in London. She speaks about using knitting as a strategy to manage her own health difficulties, and…
