Nina Chesworth
My life has always had a creative flow through it. I achieved a degree in Design and Art direction despite my visual impairment. It then started to become influenced by a holistic approach through my journey with sight loss. I have been visually impaired all of my life and lost my sight after two accidents, the second of which happened in 2018 and pressed reset on many aspects of my life but one thing that remained was my creativity.
Many of the skills I’d developed as a visually impaired person crossed over to life with complete sight loss, so I had a head start on adapting to being blind. What I wasn’t expecting was the effect on my wellbeing which really took a nose dive. Never being one to sit still for too long, my research into wellbeing began. I re-trained as a manual therapist and facilitator. I wanted to find ways I could remain creative and share what I had learnt. Creativity has been a big part of my recovery journey, Through each surgery and accident. I found it a great way to escape and find a little bit of peace. It helped bring focus and clarity so I could move forward and not remain stuck.
