Transforming Trauma Through Creative Expression

Welcome to Transforming Trauma Through Creative Expression!

Join us at the Hexa Event Center for a day filled with healing and creativity. This event is all about exploring the power of art, music, and writing in processing and healing from trauma. Through various workshops and activities, you'll have the chance to connect with others, express yourself, and discover new ways to navigate your healing journey.

Whether you're a seasoned artist or just looking to try something new, this event is open to all. Come as you are and be ready to explore the transformative potential of creative expression. We can't wait to see you there!

Info: Colonel Lisa Carrington Firmin, USAF (Ret.)
Bronze Star-decorated combat veteran, poet, and award-winning author. Lisa shares her powerful journey of healing from PTSD and Military Sexual Trauma (MST) through creative expression, offering insight, resilience, and hope. Nationally certified in D&I, and the author of Stories from the Front: Pain, Betrayal, and Resilience on the MST Battlefield and Latina Warrior is a collection of poems, prose, and art in which Lisa weaves her journey in deeply personal, intense, explicit, and sometimes humorous expression.

Info: Bronze Star decorated combat veteran and founder of WoundedNotWorthless.com. Discover the healing power of collage in “Painting with Paper: A Beginner’s Journey” as Christina transforms pain into beauty and sparks conversations about women’s military experiences.

Info: Founder of CommunityArts and expert in art therapy. Learn about her impactful work with Uvalde school shooting survivors and participate a collaborative mural project to promote healing and connection.

Host or Publisher Dallas Art Therapy