The Art of Healing:

Reclaiming Self after Cancer

This three-part workshop series offers women an opportunity to reconnect with creativity after cancer, develop greater awareness of their personal strengths, and explore the changing priorities that often follow treatment. Through simple mindfulness and body-awareness practices, collage, and visual storytelling, participants will be supported in expressing their experiences, connecting with others who share similar journeys, identifying practical wellbeing strategies, and cultivating hope and self-care for the future.

The workshops will take place at The Walmer Manor, 39 Water Road, Walmer, Gqeberha, during October 2026. Session 1, Recognising Self, will be held on 8 October; Session 2, Making Meaning, on 15 October; and Session 3, Emerging Stories, on 22 October.

The investment is R1,500, which includes all three workshops, refreshments, and materials.

In collaboration with Imajen, we present The Art of Healing: Reclaiming Self after Cancer. This workshop series offers 3 workshops over the course of 3 weeks, providing female cancer survivors with a supportive, non-clinical space to pause, reflect and reconnect with themselves through collage, mindful awareness and shared conversation. Using creativity as a tool for self-expression, participants are invited to reflect on their experiences, recognise personal strengths and explore what wellbeing means for them now. The programme is educational, experiential and reflective rather than therapeutic and does not replace psychological counselling or psychotherapy.

Over the course of the 3 weeks, each workshop will provide opportunities to

Reconnect with creativity after cancer
Develop greater awareness of personal strengths
Explore changing priorities following treatment
Practise simple mindfulness and body awareness activities
Express experiences through collage and visual storytelling
Connect with others who share similar experiences
Identify practical wellbeing strategies
Cultivate hope and self-care moving forward

Meet your Facilitators

Kim Hurter

Counselling psychologist, life coach and breast cancer survivor. With two decades of experience in higher education supporting students to navigate career pathways, life decisions, and personal development goals, Kim brings a warm, holistic, developmental approach that focuses on fostering connection and personal agency, putting people in control of their own journeys. She now also runs a small private psychology and coaching practice that provides a safe space where women and cancer survivors can reconnect with their inner life, rediscover their strengths and heal in ways that nourish the whole person. Kim's work is rooted in compassion, grounded in holistic wellbeing, and shaped by a belief that healing is a process beyond medical intervention and is possible for everyone.

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Jenilyn Deysel

Art Facilitator and lecturer. Jen is a passionate facilitator who creates empowering learning experiences through arts-based programmes. She helps children and adults to re-discover their unique strengths while unblocking their creativity. With over fifteen years of classroom teaching experience and an additional five years working as a teacher educator, Jen brings deep practical knowledge and a warm, supportive approach to every session. She believes that learning and growing through art is never about perfection, it’s about the lessons that we learn during the process.

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