Coming soon · Cat & Crow in Torfaen
A little space for you. A manageable next step.
When life feels crowded, stressful or stuck, knowing where to start can be difficult.
Cat & Crow is bringing three free six-week wellbeing programmes to Torfaen. Small, welcoming groups, practical activities and no pressure to share personal experiences.
Dates and venues will be announced here as they are confirmed.
Three ways to begin
You don’t need to arrive feeling confident, know all the answers or decide which programme is right for you before getting in touch.
You don’t have to be a writer to put things into words.
Explore journalling to put thoughts into words, notice what matters and make some room in a busy mind. No writing experience needed.
Expect simple prompts, time to write or reflect, and optional conversation. A sentence, a list or a drawing can be enough.
Your writing stays yours. You won’t be asked to read it aloud.
Ask about Pen and PauseWhen everything feels like one thing too many.
Understand what adds to your stress and explore practical ways to make the load easier to manage.
Using the simple stress bucket idea, we’ll explore pressure signals, coping tools, the energy you have, and ways to ask for support or share the load.
Try an activity, join the conversation or reflect quietly. Sharing personal experiences is optional.
Ask about Mind Your BucketYou don’t need your whole life worked out to take a next step.
Explore confidence, connection and small next steps through conversation, creative activities and things you can try.
That might mean finding a useful routine, trying something new, finding local support or making one part of the week more manageable.
No speeches. No forced positivity. No enormous life plan required.
Ask about Unstuck ClubWhat to expect
Ask us about access, writing or any practical support you need to take part. These are community wellbeing sessions, rather than therapy or clinical treatment.
Who can join?
The Trailblazer-funded programmes are for people who are not in paid work and face a health, wellbeing, confidence, social or practical barrier to taking part.
The funding rules also require that you have either not actively looked for work in the last four weeks, or are not available to start work in the next two weeks.
That could include health difficulties, caring responsibilities, low confidence or feeling isolated. You don’t need a diagnosis or to tell us your personal story.
Not sure whether you qualify? Get in touch. We’ll check eligibility privately before confirming a funded place and explain other options where appropriate.
A first step
Tell us which programme interests you, or choose “Not sure yet”. We’ll get in touch about programme details and the next steps.
This is an expression of interest, not a confirmed booking. Dates and venues are still being arranged.
Please keep this to a basic enquiry. Eligibility checks and registration happen separately and privately.
Prefer email? Write to programmes@catandcrow.co.uk.
Enquiries from referrers and community organisations are welcome too. Please don’t include someone else’s personal details; use our referral enquiry route to ask about the process.
Supported by Torfaen County Borough Council through the Trailblazer Community Grant.
