Everybody hurts - and everybody can be the cause of hurt. But can everybody heal?
The Wellspring project bring you a conversation of hurt and hope. With the personal testimonies of a recovering addict and the victim of sexual abuse, we will explore what it means to heal. We will look at the place of forgiveness and whether it’s ever possible to close the most difficult chapters in our lives. Can anyone ever really “move on”?
Are there restorative tools and transformative rituals that can ease our recovery and prevent further damage to ourselves and others? Can a process of forgiveness and reconciliation break the cycle of suffering and recrimination and allow us to move beyond the profound impact of the most painful time in our lives?
The Wellspring Project aims to create a physical space where the wellbeing of people, across Jewish communities, is prioritised and the powerful ritual of mikveh can be used by all people to mark meaningful moments in their lives.
Wellspring will provide an innovative, purpose-built centre which addresses our mental, physical and spiritual health in one space. It will incorporate therapy rooms and communal spaces built around two mikveh pools - natural waters associated with renewal, transition and healing. It will be a welcoming, inclusive and non-judgmental Jewish space for people of all genders, from all faiths and people of non-religious beliefs. It will offer a preventative and therapeutic approach to good mental health, promoting resilience building and incorporating Jewish rituals such as immersion into active wellbeing and recovery.
