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Storyhouse announce new parenting festival Blink

Talks and workshops will feature in two-day festival from September 1-2

Blink Festival comes to Storyhouse, Chester from September 1-2

Storyhouse has announced that a new festival exploring the highs and lows of becoming a parent will take place at the multi award-winning theatre, cinema and library this September 1 and 2.

Blink is a two-day festival programmed in partnership with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Mother’s Mental Health Matters (MMHM) and Breast Feeding Friendly Chester will present a series of events, workshops and performances.

The programme includes talks by leading practitioners on family nutrition, same-sex parenting, mental and sexual health, miscarriage, advice on surviving the pressures of becoming a new parent, plus music, massage and sling wearing workshops and the chance to record your own birth story.

Alex Clifton, artistic director for Storyhouse, said: “Having children, not having children, adopting, fostering, child loss, breastfeeding, nutrition, sex after childbirth, sexual health - and the mental health consequences of it all… Blink creates safe spaces to learn about, confront and honestly share the highs and lows of parenting.”

Tania Stanway, consultant psychiatrist at Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We’re delighted to be partnering with Storyhouse to support the health and wellbeing of our local communities.

“At the festival we’ll be providing advice around perinatal mental health and breastfeeding – two vitally important topics to the early stages of parenting.”

Events include:

10 Minute Tales at Blink, panel discussion exploring the diverse issues people face before becoming and being a parent