“To create is to bleed into what you love and hope it says what you mean.” — Nikita Gill
The Weekly Healing Witness Group
A Witness’s Healing Through Art
A soft place to process what feels too much
Janaline
Art Therapist, Artist, Educator | HealingArtJourney.com
Vanessa
Artist, Psychologist, Educator | MakingArtHeals.com
🌿Based in Kuwait / the UK, Janaline creates safe spaces online for women to process trauma through creativity.
✍️ Her work combines lived experience, intuitive art, and trauma-informed care to support deep emotional release and reconnection.
🌿 With 25+ years of experience, Vanessa has worked with the power of art to heal broken hearts in Bolivia, Mexico, Egypt, France, th US, Spain and globally online.
🎨 She speaks Spanish, English, and French, and is passionate about helping people reclaim and recover their creative power
You’ve seen things. Heard things. Felt things you never asked for.
You’ve witnessed harm—on the news, in your community, or close to home
You’re holding unspoken grief, fear, rage, or helplessness
You want to process and deal with what you feel but words don’t seem enough
You’re longing for a space that’s soft, safe, and creative
You don’t consider yourself “an artist”—but something in you knows that art heals
This is for you if:
Maybe it’s violence in the world.
Maybe it’s pain in your own story.
Maybe it’s grief that has nowhere to go.
We carry so much—quietly, invisibly, often alone.
This weekly online art workshop is a place where you will gently begin setting it down.
You don’t need to be “artistic” to join
You don’t have to hold this alone anymore.
Let this be a beginning.
A soft place to land.
A space to make sense of it all…through art.
This group isn’t about creating beautiful art.
It’s about giving shape to what’s been stuck inside—grief, fear, anger, numbness—especially when words fall short.
You don’t need to be “good” at art.
You don’t need any experience.
All you need is a willingness to show up and let your hands speak for what your heart is holding.
We’ll guide you gently—step by step—with simple, expressive prompts.
And along the way, you might just discover the quiet power of making marks that matter.
What We’ll Explore Together:
Over 8 weeks, we’ll guide you through art-based prompts designed to help you:
Process what feels overwhelming or fragmented
Connect with your body and emotions
Release what no longer needs to be held
Find new ways to express and care for yourself
Reclaim a sense of peace, agency, and meaning
No artistic experience needed. Just a willingness to show up.
Format & Support
Weekly 90-minute online sessions
🗓️ Thursdays · 6pm (CEST)
Small group (6–8 women) to ensure care and connection
Guided by certified art therapist: Janaline (Healing Art Journey) and art therapist: Vanessa (Making Art Heals)
Creative tools like painting, collage, writing, drawing and gentle reflection
A companion journal included to support your journey between sessions
FREE LIVE WEBINAR: Art as Medicine: The Science & History of Healing Through Creativity
How does art help us process the pain of witnessing violence?
You’ll learn:
How the brain and nervous system respond to trauma—even when it’s not your own
Why witnessing violence can impact us just as deeply as experiencing it
How art-making rewires and restores the body and psyche
A brief journey through the history of art as a healing tool
What makes art therapy different—and why it works
🌀 Hosted by Vanessa and Janaline
🎨 Live Webinar – Date & Time coming soon
💻 Online (Zoom link sent upon registration)
🌱 No art experience needed — just curiosity and care
✨ Sign up below to save your spot
Have you ever felt overwhelmed, frozen, or emotionally exhausted after watching distressing news, scrolling past tragedy, or witnessing violence—near or far?
You’re not alone.
We carry the invisible weight of what we see. And often, words aren’t enough to release it.
In this free live webinar, we’ll explore how art has always helped humans heal—from ancient rituals to modern neuroscience. Whether you're a therapist, educator, survivor, or simply someone with a tender heart, this is for you.
