{"id":52527,"date":"2022-03-16T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hospitalarias.org\/en\/?p=52527"},"modified":"2022-03-16T07:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T07:30:00","slug":"baking-as-rehabilitation-of-people-with-a-mental-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/en\/baking-as-rehabilitation-of-people-with-a-mental-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"Baking as rehabilitation of people with a mental illness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Did you know that baking is a wonderful way to help rehabilitate people living with a mental illness? Learn more about how this project is being carried out in Italy.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hospitalarias.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ss.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52528\" width=\"176\" height=\"215\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I\u2019m Simona Santicchia, and I have been working at the Sisters Hospitallers\u2019 Villa Rosa centre in Viterbo, Italy,<\/strong> since early 2021. More specifically, I am the Communication and Fundraising Leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our centre, which is primarily dedicated to mental healthcare, re-launched a baking workshop last May, which makes our residents feel like stars and chefs! It\u2019s not every day you get the chance to discover the secrets to the art of baking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside the workshop\u2019s Leader and Pastry MasterChef Virginio Casantini, doctors, psychologists, and nurses are involved in the project and comply with the country\u2019s strict health and safety protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>With the aim of achieving the best psychiatric rehabilitation possible, participants make biscuits, chocolates, and pastries, and learn first-hand the basics of baking.<\/strong> The experience has true emotional significance and represents a form of expression for patients who bring their own feelings and precious inner worlds to the table with love and creativity,.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A project that\u2019s good for the heart<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe encourage a relational environment where everyone can express themselves in the best possible way. Through these small culinary works of art, residents can express their stories, emotions and dreams, as they rebuild their life day by day,\u201d <\/em>says psychiatric rehabilitation therapist and project manager, Dr Romina Saioni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moments of rehabilitation and free creation like these are essential to promote health and wellbeing among our patients during a period of illness and hospitalisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main ingredients of this art and baking workshop are: thought, feeling, preparation, and taste. The brain and heart work together to rediscover sensory awareness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that baking is a wonderful way to help rehabilitate people living with a mental illness? Learn more about how this project is being carried out in Italy. I\u2019m Simona Santicchia, and I have been working at the Sisters Hospitallers\u2019 Villa Rosa centre in Viterbo, Italy, since early 2021. 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