This site shares early findings and outputs relating to doctoral research led by Lydia Pell, and funded by NIHR.
This research aimed to explore how to increase father participation in preventative creative approaches designed to improve father wellbeing, particularly within North Cumbria. Delivered between 2022 and 2026, the project has included father’s voice and experiences to develop a 12 week art therapy intervention approach for dads, a framework for services wanting to increase father participation, and a book designed for children and fathers to increase awareness of how creative approaches can improve family wellbeing
Throughout the project I also used art based methods to explore my own creative practice around mothering and fathering identities.
I am based in the North Pennines with my husband, two kids and Rosie the dog, To find out more about artwork relating to the project you can see my artist’s book of 2020-2024 artwork here and for more details of my professional work I also have this website: https://www.lydiapell.com/
