Sessions feature expressive-arts activities, self-care practices, relaxation techniques, and guest speakers. HopeWorks’ survivor’s mental health awareness and wellbeing group, Thriving Together, is excited to host “Finding Joy While Living with Chronic Pain” with special guest Dr. Melissa Geraghty, Psy.D., from the U.S. Pain Foundation. Living with chronic pain presents unique challenges that can impact various […]

In LOVED: A Survivor Self-care Circle for Black Women, we address “triple jeopardy;” the exploitation and oppression experienced by survivors who are Black women. Through engaging and creative activities, we […]

  HopeWorks’ envisions a world of interconnected people and communities actively working toward a society where all people are safe and valued and where everyone can reach their full potential. However, from poverty to health-care disparities, families are facing increasing challenges to this vision of peace. During HopeWorks’ “Family Care Events” we explore and address […]

Sessions feature expressive-arts activities, self-care practices, relaxation techniques, and guest speakers. Trauma, whether physical, emotional, verbal, or sexual, can have long-term effects on mental health. People who have experienced abuse or other trauma have a higher risk of developing a mental health condition, including depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). During Thriving Together, survivors […]

Sessions feature expressive-arts activities, self-care practices, relaxation techniques, and guest speakers. Trauma, whether physical, emotional, verbal, or sexual, can have long-term effects on mental health. People who have experienced abuse or other trauma have a higher risk of developing a mental health condition, including depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). During Thriving Together, survivors […]

Sessions feature expressive-arts activities, self-care practices, relaxation techniques, and guest speakers. Trauma, whether physical, emotional, verbal, or sexual, can have long-term effects on mental health. People who have experienced abuse or other trauma have a higher risk of developing a mental health condition, including depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). During Thriving Together, survivors […]