> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Reference:: https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/ptsd-i-turned-life-around-potters-wheel/ > Date:: 2024 > Tags:: #warp > WeftLinks:: [[Psychological value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft helps recovery from trauma]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > Craig Mealing served in the army for 23 years but struggled with PTSD after leaving. He turned to alcohol to cope, which led to homelessness and difficulties in his personal life. During a residential course for veterans, he discovered pottery, which helped him begin to heal. ### Highlights It was at a two-week residential course with [Combat Stress](https://www.combatstress.org.uk/) that Craig first sat behind a potter’s wheel.