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About Kathryn Vercillo

Kathryn Vercillo is a professional writer who also has a Masters in Psychological Studies. Her expertise is writing at the intersection of crafts and mental health. Kathryn is the author of several books on this topic including Crochet Saved My Life.

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Articles by Kathryn Vercillo:

  • Craft Therapy Limitations: The Ways Craft Can’t Help Heal Mental Health

  • 5 Craft Therapy Books to Learn About Handmade Healing

  • 3 Books To Learn About Crochet As Therapy

  • Mental Health Benefits of the Slow Yarn Movement

  • How Craft Fits Into the Slow Living Movement

  • Honoring Your Inner Artist: Healing Through Owning Your Creativity

  • Mental Health Benefits of Weaving: An Interview with Wallflower Weavings

  • 7 Health Benefits of Crafting for People with Age-Related Memory Loss

  • 5 Tips for Crafting Through Holiday Stress

  • 5 Ways Rag Rug Weaving Improves Mental Health

  • Crafting Meaning: How to Find Belonging through Craft

  • Research: Creativity and Calm are Leading Benefits of Crochet

  • Crafting to Interrupt Rumination in Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD

  • Craft Therapy vs. Art Therapy: Is There a Difference?

  • 5 Key Ways Crafting Heals Us

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