{"id":60422,"date":"2026-04-07T18:19:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=60422"},"modified":"2026-04-07T18:19:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:19:41","slug":"crafting-for-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=60422","title":{"rendered":"Crafting for Wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9341\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/LL_07042026_001.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('9341','http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/LL_07042026_001.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/playbutton-443.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/LL_07042026_001.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?powerpress_pinw=60422-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/LL_07042026_001.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"LL_07042026_001.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 12:52 &#8212; 17.7MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><br \/>\nCarrie Kavanagh, psychologist, crafter, and owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theknittingroom.ie\/\">The Knitting Room<\/a> joins Mercedes L\u00f3pez to talk about the therapeutic benefits of knitting, crochet and fibre crafts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/kavcarrie\/\">Pintrest Page for The Knitting Room<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-60426\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-07-33-00-The-Knitting-Room-Wool-Crochet-Supplies-and-Classes-Dublin-Ireland-285x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-07-33-00-The-Knitting-Room-Wool-Crochet-Supplies-and-Classes-Dublin-Ireland-285x300.png 285w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-07-33-00-The-Knitting-Room-Wool-Crochet-Supplies-and-Classes-Dublin-Ireland-105x110.png 105w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-07-33-00-The-Knitting-Room-Wool-Crochet-Supplies-and-Classes-Dublin-Ireland-67x70.png 67w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-07-33-00-The-Knitting-Room-Wool-Crochet-Supplies-and-Classes-Dublin-Ireland.png 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-60424\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_9905-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_9905-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_9905-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_9905-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_9905-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_9905-73x110.jpg 73w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_9905-47x70.jpg 47w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_9905-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_9905-295x442.jpg 295w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_9905.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carrie Kavanagh, psychologist, crafter, and owner of The Knitting Room joins Mercedes L\u00f3pez to talk about the therapeutic benefits of knitting, crochet and fibre crafts. 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