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Children's Institute, Inc.
California
  • Community Engagement
  • Community Engagement
  • Self-Care & Personal Growth
  • Staff & Organizational Development
The Community Health Programs at Children’s Institute support care coordination, system navigation, and a full range of support for health services to improve day-to-day living and wellbeing. These programs include Enhanced Care Management, United Mental Healt…
Los Angeles Unified School District
California
  • Schools & Universities
  • Schools & Universities
  • Self-Care & Personal Growth
I facilitated a parenting workshop that invited participants to reflect on the qualities they believe make a good parent. Many of the parents in the group have experienced significant challenges—ranging from financial stress to past trauma—and are actively wor…
The Willow Domestic Violence Center
Kansas
  • Self-Care & Personal Growth
  • Domestic Violence
  • Self-Care & Personal Growth
We have a survivor at our shelter that has really been through so much. She has been with us for about 3 months and has lost her house to a fire, her job due to her abuser, had her children in her sister's care and other family issues. Through it all she ha…
Healing Through Art
California
  • Domestic Violence
  • Domestic Violence
  • Sexual Assault
This artwork was from women survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. The art was expressions of places in their heart that gave them peace. The art of the woman with teardrops was her pain from loving and not receiving love back. As the women bega…
Art Works Collective
Oklahoma
  • Self-Care & Personal Growth
  • Self-Care & Personal Growth
I am a case manager working with clients who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. This particular group of women live together in a group home and are fairly independent. They hold jobs of varying levels of responsibility, are out in the community…
Riverside County District Attorney's Office
California
  • Domestic Violence
  • Domestic Violence
Kintsugi, the art of repairing broken pottery with gold metals, is a powerful metaphor for life and personal growth. The fragments of broken pottery symbolize the challenges and trauma in our life journey. We acknowledge that our scars do not diminish our wort…
Sure Helpline Center
California
  • Domestic Violence
  • Domestic Violence
  • Self-Care & Personal Growth
This “Vision Seeds” video features Johana Ramirez, of Sure Helpline Center in El Centro, California. A Windows Facilitator since 2024, Johana reflects on her own journey of using art to anchor herself in the midst of trauma and chaos, and how today, she is hon…
United American Indian Involvement (UAII)
California
  • Social Justice
  • Social Justice
In February, UAII hosted the first of 6 workshops in the Women’s Empowerment workshop series. I facilitated a Touchstones workshop during this first session, for over 30 female participants from the UAII L.A. County American Indian/Alaskan Native community. …
Students Turn 4 Greatness
California
  • Self-Care & Personal Growth
  • Self-Care & Personal Growth
One day we were creating masks as part of the “Revealing Power and Beauty” workshop. As usual, everyone was fairly quiet as they worked. Suddenly, in the middle of the workshop, Terry thrust her mask down and began crying. She said, “I hate this.” She reach…
PFLAG San Gabriel Valley / API Chapter
California
  • Facilitator Spotlights
  • Community Engagement
  • Facilitator Spotlights
  • Immigration
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Mental Health
  • Self-Care & Personal Growth
  • Social Justice
This “Innovator Spotlight” video features Stacia Kato,  president of the PFLAG San Gabriel Valley Asian Pacific Islander chapter which has supported parents, individuals, and allies at the intersection of LGBTQ+ and Asian for the past ten years; building upon …
Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse
California
  • Substance Abuse Recovery
  • Court & Legal System
  • Mental Health
  • Substance Abuse Recovery
I work at a substance use disorder and mental health dual diagnosis outpatient facility with adults, most of whom are conditionally released to treatment by courts. Our supplies are limited and I adapted the Affirmation Mandala Shrinky Dink workshop by printin…
A New Leaf
Arizona
  • Self-Care & Personal Growth
  • Domestic Violence
  • Self-Care & Personal Growth
Throughout my journey with AWBW, I have grown spiritually and emotionally. I have been through my own traumas from Domestic Violence and have had many life-changing situations thrown in my path. These life lessons have helped me connect with the survivors that…
Safe Passage
Massachusetts
  • Self-Care & Personal Growth
  • Domestic Violence
  • Mental Health
I facilitated the Personal Needs Flowers art workshop for a group of caregivers who are survivors of domestic violence. This art activity was chosen to create a space where the participants could focus on self-care while honoring and prioritizing their own nee…
The Artistry Circle
North Carolina
  • Self-Care & Personal Growth
  • Self-Care & Personal Growth
I facilitated the Vision Flowers art workshop for a group of community members looking to reconnect with their inner voice and reflect on the personal values guiding their lives. Inspired by Manuela Rojas’ Personal Needs Flower, this workshop invited attendees…
Insight Human Services Women's Recovery Center
North Carolina
  • Substance Abuse Recovery
  • Substance Abuse Recovery
We began our art group late one day because a fight broke out between two participants just before we started. I was really worried we would have to ask one or both of the women to leave our treatment program, and for one of them, leaving the program would hav…
Sacramento Children’s Home
California
  • Staff & Organizational Development
  • Staff & Organizational Development
The Team Agreements workshop was conducted for the department staff, aimed at strengthening team communication. The department's leadership chose this workshop to enable the team to collaboratively create agreements that would support one another. The staff …
The AMAAD Institute
California
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Incarceration
  • LGBTQIA+
I work for an organization that provides services with a focus among LGBTQ+ people of color. The participants in this workshop were part of a re-entry population, looking to gain facilitating skills as part of their personal and professional development journe…
Swain Recovery Center
North Carolina
  • Substance Abuse Recovery
  • Substance Abuse Recovery
Lauren is an AWBW facilitator at Swain Recovery Center, a residential treatment program for substance use and mental health. “Art has been a very helpful tool in building relationships between myself and clients, clients and other staff members, and the client…
Fresno Pacific University
California
  • Schools & Universities
  • Schools & Universities
  • Self-Care & Personal Growth
Participants of this workshop were university students exploring personal growth. The goals of the workshop were to explore negative messages from their childhood and become aware of what negative messages are still with them they need to let go of. Student…
Trauma and Healing in Color
California
  • Facilitator Spotlights
  • Facilitator Spotlights
  • Self-Care & Personal Growth
This “Uplifting Voices: Facilitator Stories” video features La Shonda Coleman, LCSW, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs at Pepperdine University and Founder of Trauma and Healing in Colour, a program that fuses art, somatic based healing modalities, …
Child and Family Services
New York
Child and Family Services
New York
This “Uplifting Voices: Facilitator Stories” video features Lucy Tschachtli, one of our longest serving facilitators. She first experienced art as a tool for healing in 1991, on AWBW Founder Cathy Salser’s first tour across the country sharing art as…
Homeboy Industries
California
Homeboy Industries
California
This “Uplifting Voices: Facilitator Stories” video features Vivian Jojola, Domestic Violence Prevention Specialist at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, CA. A Windows Facilitator since 2023, Vivian shares about her work with formerly incarcerated and…
Teresa Smith of Being the Best Me and Cathy Salser of AWBW share the origins of the Butterfly Journey Wheel and invite others to create their own resource for transformation and support.  They created the Butterfly Journey Wheel together as a way …
Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse
California
Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse
California
I work at a substance use disorder treatment facility, supporting adults in an outpatient setting. I facilitate a group specifically for clients with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. Recently, I facilitated the Lotus Flower …
Children's Institute, Inc.
California
Children's Institute, Inc.
California
The Community Health Programs at Children’s Institute support care coordination, system navigation, and a full range of support for health services to improve day-to-day living and wellbeing. These programs include Enhanced Care Management, United Me…
Families Together of Orange County
California
Families Together of Orange County
California
I co-facilitate a group called Healthy Relationships for residents of Yale Navigation Center, a 24 hour shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Santa Ana. While at Yale, residents are provided with resources to help in the transition to perma…
South Asian Helpline and Referral Agency
California
South Asian Helpline and Referral Agency
California
On June 20th, I facilitated a virtual community art workshop titled Exploring Your Resiliency Zone. This session was developed in response to the recent wave of fear, panic, and trauma experienced by immigrant communities due to intensified ICE raids…
The Artistry Circle
North Carolina
The Artistry Circle
North Carolina
I facilitated the Vision Flowers art workshop for a group of community members looking to reconnect with their inner voice and reflect on the personal values guiding their lives. Inspired by Manuela Rojas’ Personal Needs Flower, this workshop invited…
Shepherd's Door Domestic Violence Resource Center
California
Shepherd's Door Domestic Violence Resource Center
California
I facilitated the Brick Wall workshop for survivors of domestic violence at Shepherd’s Door. All seven women engaged fully and authentically in the workshop, each creating a unique interpretation of their brick wall symbolizing the things that protec…
Shepherd's Door Domestic Violence Resource Center
California
Shepherd's Door Domestic Violence Resource Center
California
This modified story tree workshop using a floral format allowed participants (survivors of domestic violence at Shepherd’s Door) to access vulnerability while staying grounded in creativity. Participants connected deeply to the symbolism of the fl…
Shepherd's Door Domestic Violence Resource Center
California
Shepherd's Door Domestic Violence Resource Center
California
At Shepherd’s Door—a safe haven for survivors of domestic violence—a group of women gathered just before Mother’s Day to participate in a guided art experience centered around affirmations, identity, and healing. For many, this was more than a worksh…
The Adult Skills Center
California
The Adult Skills Center
California
I facilitated the Riding the Grief Coaster art workshop for a group of three adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, aged 35 to 38. All three participants shared a common experience: the loss of a parent. I chose this workshop to …
Los Angeles Unified School District
California
Los Angeles Unified School District
California
I facilitated a parenting workshop that invited participants to reflect on the qualities they believe make a good parent. Many of the parents in the group have experienced significant challenges—ranging from financial stress to past trauma—and are ac…
Women’s & Children’s Crisis Shelter
California
Women’s & Children’s Crisis Shelter
California
I work at a domestic violence shelter that provides safety and support for victims fleeing abusive intimate partner relationships. Currently, we are housing three families with children ranging in age from 1 to 8 years old. Every year, we participate…
The AMAAD Institute
California
The AMAAD Institute
California
I work for an organization that provides services with a focus among LGBTQ+ people of color. The participants in this workshop were part of a re-entry population, looking to gain facilitating skills as part of their personal and professional developm…
Riverside County District Attorney's Office
California
Riverside County District Attorney's Office
California
Kintsugi, the art of repairing broken pottery with gold metals, is a powerful metaphor for life and personal growth. The fragments of broken pottery symbolize the challenges and trauma in our life journey. We acknowledge that our scars do not diminis…
Los Angeles Unified School District
California
Los Angeles Unified School District
California
I was invited to do a parent workshop at Cardenas Elementary School. We chose the Journey Footprints workshop and translated it into Spanish. The footprint seemed timely for the close of the workshop series. The parents created wonderful art, but whe…
Jewish Family Services
California
Jewish Family Services
California
I am a residential counselor at Jewish Family Service, a domestic violence shelter for women and children. Oftentimes, residents arrive at the shelter feeling hopeless and helpless, believing there’s nothing good in their lives. I chose to facilitate…
Los Angeles Unified School District
California
Los Angeles Unified School District
California
I am a Psychiatric Social Worker for two elementary schools, supporting the mental health and wellbeing of children from Pre-K through 5th grade. My role also extends to the adults on campus—teachers, administrators, and support staff.  The teache…
A Window Between Worlds
California
A Window Between Worlds
California
Join Kat, Training and Outreach Coordinator, as she shares about facilitating the "Take a Break, Self Regulate!" art workshop at AWBW's two-day facilitator training. The activity invites participants to reflect on taking breaks and create personalize…

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