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by Sherisa Dahlgren, LMFT Windows Program Consultant & Facilitator I have known about AWBW for decades. For therapists in Los...[Read more]
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by Aimee Stockenstroom, LCSW Windows Facilitator As a facilitator, expert witness in the courtroom, and someone who brings the science...[Read more]
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by Fran Sutton-Williams Windows Facilitator I was born in 1950, a lonely, abused only child. In those days there were...[Read more]
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by Angela Barrios-Lucero, LMFT, ATR Windows Facilitator, Wellness in the Workplace Toolkit Author Upland, California During COVID, I started tapping...[Read more]
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by Christine Manley Martinez Windows Facilitator, Wellness in the Workplace Toolkit Consultant Los Angeles, California When I got the job...[Read more]
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by Aaron Mason, LMFT Windows Facilitator Los Angeles, California For queer people and particularly queer people of color, art has...[Read more]
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by Elizabeth Eastlund Windows Facilitator, Wellness in the Workplace Toolkit Author San Pedro, California I often turn to nature when...[Read more]
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by Sarah King Windows Facilitator Miramar, Florida On a Wednesday evening about ten years into my career in nonprofit, I...[Read more]
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by Kelli Prescott and Amy Torchia Windows Facilitators Vermont We have learned through our shared experience serving in the domestic...[Read more]
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by Kat Mardo AWBW Outreach Coordinator and Windows Facilitator Los Angeles, California Storytelling – the act of sharing a piece...[Read more]
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by Karen Gonzalez-Torres Windows Facilitator Los Angeles, California Storytelling has long been a powerful tool for expression and healing, allowing...[Read more]
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by Nikki Crow Windows Facilitator Los Angeles, California Between 1869 and the 1960s, across the United States and Canada, indigenous...[Read more]
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by Sharon Brooke Uy, LMFT, ATR-BC Windows Facilitator & Workshop Author Los Angeles, California When I was younger, and forced...[Read more]
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by Rose Curtis AWBW Facilitator Phoenix, AZ Through my inner child work I have learned that my inner child is...[Read more]
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by Kat Mendoza Recto, AMFT Windows Facilitator Long Beach, CA When it comes to supporting individuals in their healing journey,...[Read more]
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by Rachel Price AWBW Staff Member and Facilitator Albuquerque, New Mexico When I found out in January of last year...[Read more]
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by Sherisa Dahlgren, LMFT Windows Program Consultant & Facilitator Valencia, California Deep compassion for self comes in waves. I like...[Read more]
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by Stacia Kato AWBW Board Member and Facilitator President of PFLAG San Gabriel Valley Asian Pacific Islander chapter Los Angeles,...[Read more]
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by Tony Scruggs Empathy Coach (NVC) Windows Facilitator Los Angeles, California Are you able to remember a time when mortality...[Read more]
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by Sharon Brooke Uy, LMFT, ATR Windows Facilitator & Workshop Author Los Angeles, California Imposter syndrome can feel like the...[Read more]
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by Jenny Barbosa Prevention Specialist WomenShelter of Long Beach (WSLB) Long Beach, California I was first introduced to AWBW many...[Read more]
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by Sonara Carter-Barber, PhD Windows Facilitator & Consultant in Music as Medicine Monrovia, California For thousands of years, music has...[Read more]
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by Sharon B. Uy, LMFT, ATR Windows Facilitator & Workshop Author Los Angeles, California Journaling has been a popular form...[Read more]
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Susan Schaefer Bernardo Author & Teacher Windows Facilitator Point Arena, California Hello from one half of the picture-book-creating team of...[Read more]
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by Tony Scruggs Empathy Coach (NVC) Windows Facilitator Los Angeles, California My Heart Story begins with the optimism of a...[Read more]
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by Janet Hughes Finances Simple Founder Windows Facilitator Ontario, California Now that you’ve decided to turn over a new money...[Read more]
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by Amy Aguilar, ASW, PPSC Windows Facilitator & Psychiatric Social Worker Los Angeles Unified School District, School Mental Health Working...[Read more]
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As the holidays approached, I went up to the attic to find the precious boxes that held years of Christmas...[Read more]
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One way to address the trauma of loss and grief is through art. Losing someone to AIDS is often a...[Read more]
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Do you really have to wait until January 1st to make a change in how you relate to money? Let’s...[Read more]
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Have you ever heard the phrase, “love is oxygen for the soul”? Did you know that psychology is considered the...[Read more]
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Working in the field of human services for over 24 years I learned early on the value of bringing people...[Read more]
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May 25, 2020, would forever be the day that sparked radical personal growth within me. This was the day that...[Read more]
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The Women’s Center at the University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC) has had the honor of hosting A Window Between...[Read more]
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Do you need a break from team-humanity heartache? Let’s self-regulate. With all the pain and heaviness in the world right...[Read more]
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I am a journalist. It’s a professional identity I’ve struggled with for years because it never seemed to fit. It’s...[Read more]
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When Covid began, my priorities instantly shifted and I heavily focused on my clinical roles. I joined the rest of...[Read more]
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During my twenty years of service in the field of domestic violence, every ounce of my work has given me...[Read more]
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by Carlos Mares, M.A. PPS/APCC Windows Facilitator & Social Justice Fellow Rialto Unified School District Rialto, CA At Rialto Unified...[Read more]
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I have always self-identified as Filipino. But I’ve only recently recognized that for half my life, I was worried people...[Read more]
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Have you ever watched To Catch a Thief? John “The Cat” Robie, a retired jewel thief played by a suave...[Read more]
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Since the organization’s inception in 1977, Citizens Against Physical, Sexual, and Emotional Abuse (CAPSEA) Inc.’s commitment to providing accessible, confidential...[Read more]
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A Window Between Worlds trauma-informed art workshop is just that (a workshop that uses art to address trauma, and empathically...[Read more]
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As stated in my last post, the expressive arts (i.e. visual art, music, and movement) is the language of the...[Read more]
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On a fairly regular occasion, I drive by the school I attended when I was in kindergarten. It was the...[Read more]
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While some cycles, like the cycle of violence need to be broken, gratitude is a cycle that when supported, has...[Read more]
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The majority of survivors of complex trauma (experiencing more than one event) are not able to verbally express what happened...[Read more]
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In 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a report about an unusual outbreak of an illness...[Read more]
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There are many ways we can individually and collectively stand up for justice, equity, and freedom for all. We offer...[Read more]
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In response to the widespread emotional needs arising from the threat of COVID-19, we have adjusted our regular programming to...[Read more]
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New and longtime supporters of AWBW’s mission gathered to celebrate our 20th annual arts festival, Art in the Afternoon, on...[Read more]
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On Saturday, May 12th, A Window Between Worlds’ 19th annual art festival, Art in the Afternoon, took over the Venice Skills...[Read more]
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AWBW program participants, Facilitators, and supporters from across Southern California gathered together on Sunday June 11 to celebrate community and...[Read more]
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On Thursday, March 2, 2017, AWBW hosted the return of ArtWorks for Healing, a unique exhibition and art auction. Arena...[Read more]
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UPDATE: Watch Cathy’s acceptance speech with introduction by her mother, Susan Salser on our YouTube Channel. In the summer of...[Read more]
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A Window Between Worlds held its first ever Art Transforming Trauma Conference on Thursday June 30th at The California Endowment in downtown...[Read more]
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At the Day of Action on October 10, A Window Between Worlds, community members, L.A.P.D. officers and Los Angeles city...[Read more]
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Founder and Executive Director of AWBW, Cathy Salser, was chosen by the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence (The Partnership)...[Read more]
