Do you find inspiration in other people's stories? You will in this one.

(Before we start, sensitive listeners should know that this podcast contains mentions of bereavement, eating disorders and Addison's disease. If you're ok with that, please carry on!)

Welcome to Art Is Good For You! It's my new podcast spreading the message that making and experiencing art helps with healing and happiness, no matter who you are.

I'm Rachel Duffield, an inspirational art teacher and art life coach and the founder of Community Art Clubs CIC. It's my belief that even if art isn't up front and centre in your life, it can still have a big impact, sometimes in unexpected ways! So I'm inviting people from all walks of life - some arty, some not - to chat with me about the three pieces of art in their life that have turned out to me memorable, special or even life-saving.

My first guest is personal trainer, clinical PT, sports therapist and nutritionist Iain Marshall Clarke, who runs his flourishing health, fitness and wellbeing smallbusiness, Olcote Wellbeing, in Norfolk, UK. Iain talks so articulately about how art has woven into the tapestry of his life. An inspirational story of persistence and positivity against difficult odds.

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You can also listen on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/58g9XR511-U

Find more from Iain here: www.olcotewellbeing.com

www.facebook.com/olcotewellbeing

www.instagram.com/olcotewellbeing

email: olcotewellbeing@gmail.com

Find more from Rachel here: www.rachelduffieldart.com

www.facebook.com/rachelduffieldart

www.instagram.com/rachelduffieldart

And there's a great Substack piece on one of Iain's chosen artworks here: https://modernistestates.substack.com/p/le-corbusiers-la-tourette