Self-Care & Personal Growth

UCLA Health
California
For our Spring project, I wanted to incorporate the idea of blossoming and hope. Initially, a colleague of mine brought up the idea of planting flowers/plants, …
Shelter from the Storm
California
I recently began going to school again and have been juggling many things at once to stay afloat. I started therapy as well and a big focus has been to make tim…
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 gu…
Family Resource Center
Oklahoma
I did the Lotus Flower workshop with a 17-year-old girl who has had a very tough home life over the past four years. Her mother, a domestic violence survivor, referred her because she was concerned for her daughter and the things she has witnessed growing up. …
Safe Passage
Massachusetts
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…
YWCA Greater Los Angeles
California
I chose to create inspiration rocks but had to improvise a bit! Initially, I had planned to create inspiration rocks with clients, but as a client-centered therapist, I meet my clients where they are at. I decided to move forward with the activity during my ow…
Art Works Collective
Oklahoma
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…
Marlborough School
California
  Hi Everyone! I’m Sonia. I’m a high school student and I'm a summer intern at A Window Between Worlds. This summer, I am exploring my own durational art journey as well as designing a durational art action for my high school. I have chosen to us…
YWCA San Gabriel Valley
California
In the last year I have transitioned into being the Case Management Services Manager at the YWCA. I have switched from direct service to being a support person for the Case Management Team. I have always loved AWBW and a goal has been to incorporate activit…
Pathways for Change, Inc.
Massachusettes
This month something happened. I let go of all expectations. I went with the wind during this one workshop, and it really paid off! I “got out of my own way.” I think my survivors felt extra in tune with their emotions and abilities; maybe I just was capabl…
The Way Resource Center
California
It was an honor to facilitate a Financial Healing workshop that created a safe and supportive space for participants in our career development program to explore their relationship with money through a healing-centered lens.  Throughout the session, partici…
YWCA Glendale and Pasadena
California
As part of our prevention work at YWCA Glendale and Pasadena, we provide afterschool programs for girls in grades 5–9 across Los Angeles County. Our curriculum includes a variety of enrichment activities designed to empower youth, build confidence, and create …
The Artistry Circle
North Carolina
Values Ornaments was a workshop centered on reconnecting with the qualities that guide, ground, and inspire us, especially as we move into a new year. Together, our community explored how personal values shape our choices, our relationships, and our sense of s…
Moke Hill Summer Art Program
California
I was asked to facilitate a summer art program in our small town for children ages 4-7 years. The program was cancelled the past two years due to Covid. In addition, the children in this age group have been deeply affected by the pandemic, many having attended…
Being the Best Me and A Window Between Worlds
California
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 to journey…
Between Friends
Illinois
I started working with this participant three months ago, and much of our work together has centered on her experience of missing/grieving her child who is currently in DCFS as well as processing her own experience of being in the system. The "Growing Resil…
Los Angeles Unified School District
California
I worked with a 28-year-old Latino male who describes himself as deeply family-oriented and someone who has historically prioritized the needs of others over his own. The activity selected was Absorb and Release. Although the participant is currently engaged i…
The Willow Domestic Violence Center
Kansas
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…
PAVE - People Against A Violent Environment
Wisconsin
Since it was snowing outside at the time, the group thought it would be neat to do this as a "snowflakes of thanks" activity. So we adapted on the spot and changed out supplies to do snowflakes. We all had fun with it and the kids were really excited to get…
YWCA Greater Lafayette
Indiana
This weekend, starting Friday night after our group workshop, I started making long-overdue decisions to stand up for myself and close some doors that weren't serving me any more (ones that I was still engaging in due to insecurity). I am awed by the transf…
Sacramento Children's Home
California
AWBW art Facilitator, Liz Miller Oliver, is the Training Specialist at Sacramento Children’s Home. The Organization provides crisis support for families residential care for foster youth who have suffered trauma and services for that focus on child abuse preve…
Forty Carrots Family Center
Florida
Our two facilitators used Inner Self-Portraits during a group session with pregnant and postpartum teenage parents at a local high school we work with. These students have had difficulty with balancing their identities as students, teenagers, friends, and now …
The Out-of-Door Academy
Florida
I chose the River Stories workshop as my client was having difficulty seeing that she can move on from a recent diagnosis of dyslexia. She was feeling very discouraged and was unsure how she would overcome the weight of learning this information about herself.…
Los Angeles Unified School District
California
Los Angeles Unified School District
California
I worked with a 28-year-old Latino male who describes himself as deeply family-oriented and someone who has historically prioritized the needs of others over his own. The activity selected was Absorb and Release. Although the participant is currently…
UCLA Health
California
UCLA Health
California
For our Spring project, I wanted to incorporate the idea of blossoming and hope. Initially, a colleague of mine brought up the idea of planting flowers/plants, which then sprung on the idea for this project.  Personally, I spent the last year doin…
Arts Connection
California
Arts Connection
California
For this workshop I had my partner do the “Cup of Gratitude” activity. I chose this activity for my partner because he typically works in a stressful environment at work and I wanted to bring a sense of calmness to his mind and space by doing this wo…
Yoga & Art for Recovery and Healing
California
Yoga & Art for Recovery and Healing
California
It had been a long time since my girlfriends and I had all been able to gather together. We are each in different seasons of life, with some raising kids, some caring for pets, and all of us, including me, balancing busy schedules and responsibilitie…
Families Together of Orange County
California
Families Together of Orange County
California
This quarter, I wanted to facilitate a workshop for my local women’s group, Ladies Mingle. This group was created to help women in Orange County and nearby cities find joy. I found the group while on maternity leave and seeking connection with other …
YWCA Greater Los Angeles
California
YWCA Greater Los Angeles
California
I chose to create inspiration rocks but had to improvise a bit! Initially, I had planned to create inspiration rocks with clients, but as a client-centered therapist, I meet my clients where they are at. I decided to move forward with the activity du…
The Way Resource Center
California
The Way Resource Center
California
It was an honor to facilitate a Financial Healing workshop that created a safe and supportive space for participants in our career development program to explore their relationship with money through a healing-centered lens.  Throughout the sessio…
Arts Connection
California
Arts Connection
California
I chose to do a workshop for myself because I felt like I needed to have a day of healing art. There can be a lot of stressors that occur in our day to day and lately I've been having low energy, so I wanted to create a journal for the new year to re…
Shelter from the Storm
California
Shelter from the Storm
California
I recently began going to school again and have been juggling many things at once to stay afloat. I started therapy as well and a big focus has been to make time for self-care. That is why I did an art workshop on my own, for myself. The activity I d…
EveryStep
Iowa
EveryStep
Iowa
I partnered with an Occupational Therapist I know in Des Moines, IA to host a “Befriending Your Feelings” AWBW group for kids ages 7-12 with their parents participating too. We did several activities to explore our feelings. We started with a scribbl…
The Artistry Circle
North Carolina
The Artistry Circle
North Carolina
Values Ornaments was a workshop centered on reconnecting with the qualities that guide, ground, and inspire us, especially as we move into a new year. Together, our community explored how personal values shape our choices, our relationships, and our …
YWCA Glendale and Pasadena
California
YWCA Glendale and Pasadena
California
As part of our prevention work at YWCA Glendale and Pasadena, we provide afterschool programs for girls in grades 5–9 across Los Angeles County. Our curriculum includes a variety of enrichment activities designed to empower youth, build confidence, a…
The Artistry Circle
North Carolina
The Artistry Circle
North Carolina
Our Healing Hands was a workshop centered on celebrating our sense of touch and bringing awareness to all the creative and connective ways we use our hands. The session incorporated the Japanese healing art of Jin Shin Jyutsu, which aligns each finge…
Arts Connection
California
Arts Connection
California
I worked with my mother who is 62 years old on the Heart Stories workshop activity. She wanted to participate in this activity because as a retired nurse she enjoys participating in workshops that highlight mental health awareness.  With this work…
The Artistry Circle
North Carolina
The Artistry Circle
North Carolina
Window to My Soul was a workshop centered on self-reflection through the lens of language, community, and creativity. In the days leading up to the event, participants were encouraged to engage in a gentle self-inquiry: bringing one word that best…
Being the Best Me and A Window Between Worlds
California
Being the Best Me and A Window Between Worlds
California
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 …
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…
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…
Safe Passage
Massachusetts
Safe Passage
Massachusetts
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 the…

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