Why I Knit

Crafts #14

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 wellbeing. I have an inspiring and diverse range of knitters lined up who have generously shared their stories with me.You can follow me on Instagram @knittingistherapeutic and get more information on the therapeutic benefits of knitting at my website www.therapeuticknitting.org

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Spinberry

Such a great knitting podcast!

I’m so happy to have found this podcast. I love hearing all the different perspectives people bring to knitting. Knitting has been my lifeline through periods of great stress, and my faithful companion throughout my life. It’s rare that I don’t have my knitting with me. I even keep a “go-bag” with a sock project in it to be ready for any emergency. Each guest uses knitting as a different type of therapy and approaches it from a different angle. I love hearing them, expanding my views and appreciation of knitting!
Eero999

Great interviews!

So happy to find this podcast. All the valuable viewpoints and experiences of knitting! Dr. Hobbs is a skilled and compassionate interviewer.
EmmaLinVSY

An excellent podcast!

I discovered this podcast series a month or so ago, and have only a few left to listen to until a new one is published this week. Today I listened to the episode “Knitting Saved My Life” with James McIntosh. I really appreciated his take on knitting as mindfulness. Now, as I’m knitting, I’m paying attention to the sensory experience of my feet on the floor, butt and back in chair, and the movement of my hands and fingers as they make each stitch. Thank you, Mia and James!
Knit & Purl

Informative podcast

I only recently found this podcast. The interviews that Mia does are so interesting and informative. I love hearing about a person’s knitting story.
Maggie Schnaars

Grief knitting

I began listening to this podcast just a few weeks ago. My knitting group and I have had many a conversations about how we get so much mental health benefit from our craft. One woman lives with a husband with Alzheimer’s, another is a new widow, another with chronic illness. Personally, I lost two brothers last year and a dear friend, all to illness. I wove , knit, crocheted, spun, anything with my hands. This host and the conversation is right in the mark about knitting for mental health.
jojo&knits

Politics and knitting. Not for me

I began listening to this podcast with episode 3. I wish I had not. This episode contains political talk. I try to escape the political world through my knitting. That is why I knit (a break from this nasty politically polarized world). The idea behind this podcast really fascinated me but I’m afraid to listen on.