Woman who was told by doctors she would never work again reveals how art changed her life

Debs Teale credits art classes with saving her life and ultimately changing it beyond recognition. For the 53-year-old, the sessions went far further than teaching her how to draw; they helped to put her in control of her own health and wellbeing and they taught her how to live.

Just over a decade ago, Debs was heavily medicated on more than 20 tablets a day, often bed bound and reliant on her three daughters as carers, as her mental health plummeted.