Healing Through Storytelling

NAMI Glendale invites you to get creative at this arts and mental health event, Healing through Storytelling. on Saturday, June 17 at 11:00AM at the Edendale Public Library in Echo Park.

Artist and Clinical Social Worker, Melissa Hernandez, will guide participants in the art of storytelling and listening while establishing a safe environment for people to be vulnerable.

Each individual will be guided to tell the group a story about an object that carries meaning for them. Everyone will come away with deeper significance to their life journey of wellness, recovery, and self-care practice.

WHY STORYTELLING ?

Storytelling is a vital tool in building and maintaining genuine connections. Storytelling enables one to recognize and reconcile where they stand in the present by taking inventory of where they have been in the past. Through past reflection, workshop participants are guided on how to move forward in the future. In piecing together our stories, we find our humanity and interconnectedness with others.

WHAT TO EXPECT ??

This workshop is an opportunity to connect with people, in a simple, small way. Participants practice their listening skills, genuinely listening. Like when we were kids, we were making art, making friends - those simple things in life that are so healing to us.

WHAT TO BRING ?

Bring an item of personal importance related to healing and self-care related to a larger theme.

WHO IS THIS FOR ?

All are welcome, various age groups and people at all levels of creative practice. It enriches the experience to hear a mix of people. Melissa has led this workshop several times in the past with various audiences, including with community health workers, adults and youth.

MELISSA HERNANDEZ ?

Melissa Hernandez, MSW, ASW, is an artist and clinical social worker. She works as at Painted Brain. And she leads arts and healing workshops for the public.

EDENDALE BRANCH LIBRARY ?

The Edendale branch of the LA Public Library in Echo Park offers a large selection of Spanish language books and a special zine collection. The Edendale branch also hosts creative workshops, literary readings and even a monthly board game group.

NOTE: Enter the Edendale Branch Library from their free parking lot on Alvarado Street. When driving, it is a tiny driveway entrance, easy to miss, at 1214 N Alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA 90026.

NAMI GLENDALE ?

NAMI Glendale serves the Eastside of Los Angeles, including Echo Park, Boyle Heights, Los Feliz, Hollywood and more. In addition to FREE events, workshops and presentations, NAMI Glendale offers FREE support groups and FREE mental health classes.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Edendale Branch Library, 2011 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States