Let’s talk about how the healing began and continues to grow through art. Once I felt safe enough to Get Up, Stand Up and Show Up (NAIDOC theme 2022) I started a journey of healing. Through this journey I reconnected with my cultural mentors who guided me through the discovery of art. 

 

On reflection my new understanding or the neurobiology of trauma and the impact trauma has had on my connection to others and things I did not understand where missing from my world until I acknowledged that I had experience trauma and it was this part of my early journey that impacted my developing brain, and it was not anything I did.

 

Painting can be a powerful tool for processing and healing from trauma. It provides a non-verbal way to express emotions, explore memories, and make meaning in our lives. I would like to invite you to join me on a 90-minute interactive art workshop to explore your inner artist. I believe that there is an artist in us all.