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 workshopExpressive 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 · Reykjavík
01 / Who we are
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 approach
Dialogue, art, and lived experience.
Mental Bytes brings dialogue, art, and lived experience together to support reflection, connection, and growth in a way that adapts to each person.
02 / What we do
Different ways to
connect.
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
03 / In community
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 story04 / What guides us
Why we do this.
01 / Mission
Our Mission
To promote mental health through community, creativity, and genuine connection—both online and in person.
02 / 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.
05 / Journal
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.