Healing Trauma through Creativity

This is a group addressing how we hurt ourselves by displacing our emotional problems on our bodies. Participants must be ready to move beyond their self-harming behaviors. We discuss how self-harming behaviors are addictive because they were 'adapted' for dealing with adverse childhood events. We learn how to safely reveal and re-'view' the negative emotions and core beliefs. A music selection from one participant enables everyone to find their personal imagery and words to 'express the distress' of events that still hurt. This sharing empowers participants to choose creative action even under the stress of daily life.