01 / About Mental Bytes

Expression brings us closer.

We bring expressive arts and peer dialogue together, creating space to explore ourselves and connect with one another.

Mental Bytes workshop participants creating together around a table

Many voices.
One community.

01 / Who we are

A creative lab for connection.

We explore how art, education and shared experiences can help us express ourselves and support one another. Drawing, poetry, music, movement and collage offer different ways into that exploration.

Making and peer dialogue belong together in our work. We create, notice what comes up, and make space for conversation between people with their own lived experience.

We keep experimenting and learning with the groups we meet, shaping each workshop around the people taking part.

What we believe

Support should feel human, creative, and close to community.

We work with people and organizations who share our interest in arts, connection and mental well-being. Together, we create experiences that respond to each community.

Our collaborators

Better together.

We work alongside people and organizations who share our belief in accessible, creative mental health support.

Totelly Human

Traustur Kjarni

Intentional Peer Support

02 / The people

Meet the core team

Mental Bytes's team of dedicated members and collaborators expands as new opportunities and needs arise. We maintain a close-knit network of friends and fellow travelers, united by our passion for mental well-being through expressive arts. If you’d like to join our network, reach out to us at hello[at]mentalbytes.org.

Currently, Mental Bytes is formally represented by: