Through gentle touch (including but not limited to: scar tissue work, abdominal massage, sacral manipulation), guided visualization, emotional and sometimes spiritual connection, we can clear away old traumas. We can manage chronic pain (that is often overlooked), disconnection, and dissociation. Together, we can face child loss, shame, and the life-altering effects of unwanted touch or violence.

I didn’t start keeping an art journal because I wanted to be creative. I did it because I was searching for a way to metabolize what I was witnessing as a naive Montana girl experiencing systemic injustice for the first time as a Nurse in New Orleans.

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