Express
Try colour, words, music or movement. Follow your curiosity; there is no finished piece you need to achieve.
Expressive arts & peer dialogue
Art opens a conversation.
We use expressive arts for self-expression, alongside peer dialogue and shared learning. A space to explore what you feel, make something, and connect with others.
Mental Bytes
A creative space for being human.
Mental Bytes is an Icelandic non-governmental organization exploring mental well-being through expressive arts, peer dialogue and experiential learning.
We bring people together to create, reflect and learn from one another. Art gives us a way to express ourselves; dialogue helps us explore the experience together.
Our practice
Make something. See what opens up.
A drawing, a poem, a movement. Making gives us a way to explore what we feel. Peer dialogue makes room to reflect on the experience together.
Reflect
Notice what the experience brings up for you. You decide what it means and what you want to share.
Connect
Listen and be heard in conversation with others. Bring your own experience and make room for theirs.
Creative exploration / together
Expressive arts & shared learning
Workshops and group experiences that bring making, self-reflection and peer dialogue together. We shape each experience with the people taking part.
Talk to us about a workshop
One-to-one / online
A conversation with a peer
Sometimes you want a space to talk. Our online peer sessions offer a private conversation with someone who brings their own lived experience.
About online peer support
From our work
Different voices. A shared creative space.
Languages of the Heart brought people together in Reykjavík through poetry, expressive arts and music. Making and reflecting side by side opened up new conversations.
Read the workshop storyWhat guides us
Room for each other.
Mission
Our Mission
To promote mental health through community, creativity, and genuine connection—both online and in person.
Vision
Our Vision
A world where mental health support is as approachable and common as physical health care, fostering understanding, resilience, and connection in every community.
Stories & reflections
Latest Blogs
May 27, 2026
What Is Peer Support And Why Does It Matter?
Learn what peer support is, how it works, and why lived experience can be more powerful than advice. Real help from real people.
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May 15, 2026
Online Peer Support That Meets You Where You Are
Mental Bytes launches its online peer support pilot, offering accessible emotional support through trained peers worldwide.
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May 13, 2026
Traustur Kjarni Board Retreat for Social Change
A playful city-retreat helping Traustur Kjarni’s board build trust, align values, and shape a shared vision for change.
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May 12, 2026
When Strangers Become Connected Through Poetry
Languages of the Heart brought together people from different countries for a weekend of creative workshops, poetry, and real connection in Reykjavík.
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March 27, 2026
Languages of the Heart / Tungumál Hjartans
Creative poetry workshops in Reykjavík. Explore your voice, connect through language & music, and join a collective album experience.
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February 16, 2026
Mental Bytes Prepares for Online Peer Support Pilot
Mental Bytes prepares for free online peer support sessions in collaboration with IPS and Traustur Kjarni. Starting in April.
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Let’s make space together.
Curious about a workshop, a creative collaboration, or bringing this approach to your community? We would love to hear what you have in mind.
