A new exhibition sharing stories of hope and connection has arrived in Manchester City Centre.
'RISE: Stories of Healing and Hope' is a week-long audio-visual exhibition which launched in St Ann's Square on Wednesday September 20.
The display has been presented by Manchester Institute of of Health and Performance (MIHP), and created by the spoken stories company, Heard Storytelling.
Nine individuals who have risen above adversity share their deeply personal stories told in their own words - which are available to listen to through QR codes and on the website.
The exhibition uses photographs and audio to provide a glimpse into how these individuals navigated obstacles along their paths towards recovery.
'RISE: Stories of Healing and Hope' is a week-long audio-visual exhibition which launched in St Ann's Square on Wednesday September 20.
The display has been presented by Manchester Institute of of Health and Performance (MIHP), and created by the spoken stories company, Heard Storytelling.
Nine individuals who have risen above adversity share their deeply personal stories told in their own words - which are available to listen to through QR codes and on the website.
The exhibition uses photographs and audio to provide a glimpse into how these individuals navigated obstacles along their paths towards recovery.
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00:00 A new exhibition sharing stories of hope and connection has arrived in Manchester city centre.
00:06 Rise Stories of Healing and Hope is a week-long audiovisual exhibition
00:11 which launched in St Anne's Square on Wednesday the 20th of September.
00:15 The display has been presented by Manchester Institute of Health and Performance
00:20 and created by the Spoken Stories company, Heard Storytelling.
00:24 Nine individuals who have risen above adversity share their deeply personal stories
00:29 told in their own words which are available to listen to through QR codes and on the website.
00:34 The exhibition uses photographs and audio to provide a glimpse into how these individuals
00:40 navigated obstacles along their paths towards recovery.
00:43 So the exhibition really is a celebration, it's a celebration of how people come together,
00:49 get strength from each other and connect all in the journey of recovery.
00:54 People have different versions of recovery and what that means
00:58 but really shared experience can make all the difference in terms of hope and that motivation to keep going.
01:04 All of these people have in some way been had their health impacted either through a long-term condition,
01:11 things like trauma, road traffic accidents, we've even got a bomb victim in here as well.
01:17 So they've all been impacted in some way and their quality of life has been affected
01:21 and what we do know is that rehabilitation through movement,
01:24 through professional support can make the difference
01:27 but what these stories really celebrate is actually when these people come together
01:32 and share they can be a great motivation for each other.
01:36 My story is about my battle with Covid. I've had Covid eight times.
01:43 The first time was in March 2020 when there wasn't any testing
01:46 but the second time in July 21 is when I really struggled.
01:50 Started to do some research online and came across the Long Covid Rehab Programme
01:57 through MIP and Nuffield Health.
01:59 There are still a lot of people out there that are struggling with Long Covid.
02:03 Still so little is known about it, there isn't a cure as such
02:07 and when I was at my lowest point I thought I couldn't find answers anywhere.
02:12 I felt like I had no hope and no avenues to explore so when I found this and it actually helped.
02:19 I had that hope again. I got to meet other people that were in the same situation as me
02:25 and I felt like I wasn't alone anymore.
02:27 In 2011 when I got out of prison and decided I wanted to change my life around
02:31 I decided to start my own youth project up because there was nothing in Beswick where we was.
02:37 Everything had been shut down. It just developed into a bigger thing and it just grew organically.
02:43 We bring kids in and we teach them life skills that are very important from an early age
02:48 that they don't teach in school.
02:49 I've had a few messages off a few of the kids and a few of the parents that we've changed their lives.
02:53 MIP has been a massive part of that.
02:55 Someone said to me, "Johnny, your story is great."
02:57 I'm like, "My story is not great to me, it's just my normal life."
03:01 Someone else's story is there going to be inspiring to me.