TABLE 1.

The resulting themes.

Theme 1. Creation and expression through the arts promote well-being	Theme 2. Self-disclosure in a safe space encourages sense of belonging	Theme 3. We are all in the same boat
1.1. Release and emotional expression	2.1. A safe space enables self-disclosure	3.1. The group as a corrective experience
1.2. Introspection and self-discovery	2.2. Self-disclosure encourages belonging	3.2. Equality: we are all “copers”
1.3. “Just like therapy”		3.3. The final performance as a shared experience of visibility and competence
1.4. Experience of spiritual elevation
1.5. Interpersonal communication