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Creative Expression for Healing & Empowerment
Creative Expression for Healing & Empowerment
Harnessing the Arts to Transform Lives in Marginalized Communities
In 2025, One New Heartbeat is proud to expand our commitment to healing and empowerment through the launch of Creative Expression for Healing & Empowerment — an evolution of our beloved Journaling Out Loud and Saying the Quiet Parts Out Loud programs.
This initiative uses creative expression — including visual arts, poetry, music, journaling, movement, and storytelling — to promote healing, resilience, and connection for marginalized youth and communities. Rooted in trauma-informed care and cultural responsiveness, our approach offers safe spaces where individuals can express themselves authentically, release internalized stress, and rebuild their sense of identity and hope.
💠 Why Creative Expression?
💠 Why Creative Expression?
For many, words spoken aloud may feel unsafe or unavailable. Art and poetry offer powerful alternatives — unlocking healing, meaning, and a renewed sense of agency. Whether it's painting through pain, writing through grief, or dancing through joy, creative expression invites participants to reconnect with themselves and their communities.
🌟 What’s New in 2025
🌟 What’s New in 2025
An expansion of Journaling Out Loud and Saying the Quiet Parts Out Loud to include:
Poetry circles and spoken word workshops
Visual arts and collage-making sessions
Group storytelling and creative writing
Music, rhythm, and movement-based expression
Weekly drop-in groups tailored for youth and caregivers
Community healing events and public showcases to celebrate participants' work
Culturally rooted, peer-led facilitation that centers lived experience
✨ Our Goals
✨ Our Goals
Support emotional healing through creative outlets
Reduce isolation by fostering peer connection
Build resilience among youth navigating trauma and systemic barriers
Amplify unheard voices through public platforms and community sharing
Whether you're writing a poem, painting your truth, or simply showing up to listen, there’s space for you here.
📩 Get Involved
Are you a young person, parent, caregiver, or community partner ready to explore the healing power of creative arts?
👉 Email us: info@onenewheartbeat.org
📍 Visit us: 4208 North Freeway Blvd, Suite 120, Sacramento, CA 95835
📞 Call: 650.440.0567
Let’s create, connect, and heal — together
W.R.A.P.® Groups for People aged 12-26
W.R.A.P.® Groups for People aged 12-26
Our Youth W.R.A.P®. groups are for people between the ages of 12 - 26 who would like to explore the process of developing their own Wellness Recovery Action Plan® (W.R.A.P.). This system was developed by people who wanted to feel better , get well, and stay well over time. Our Youth groups are inspired by revisions to the collaborative efforts by youth creating plans and sharing for other youth while working to better understand their feelings, their wellness and their lives. Groups encourage participants to identify their wellness tools, and use them to develop plans for daily living and for dealing with difficult times. Participants will be encouraged to change, grow, and adapt their W.R.A.P.® We work in groups but remember only we can create our W.R..A.P.®
What are people saying about the Study Of Mental Health Recovery Including W.R.A.P®?
What are people saying about the Study Of Mental Health Recovery Including W.R.A.P®?
“This is such an imperative part of the HAP-Y program, which aims to educate youth community members ages 16-24 in the areas of mental health, mental health stigma reduction, and mental wellness. The Crisis Center greatly appreciates being able to collaborate with you all by Waynette coming in and helping facilitate the WRAP trainings, we have been able to successfully train 52 youth in WRAP. We have heard great feedback from the participants, who state that they had never before known how to care for themselves but after the WRAP training, they have a stronger sense of self-care and know exactly how to use their WRAP plan for wellness. In addition to being able to train 52 youth in WRAP. by Waynette coming in and facilitating the WRAP trainings, it has encouraged three of the Crisis Center's staff to become WRAP facilitators. This is a huge success for the HAP-Y Program, the Crisis Center, Starvista, and all of San Mateo County.
Cost can often be a barrier for many who would benefit from such trainings, and we are so grateful to have had One New Heartbeat work with us to remove this barrier when possible. To be able to spread the word of WRAP impacts the community in such a positive way, and I am so thankful for the opportunity to be able to continue our collaboration.
Thank you so much for all your support, time, energy' and commitment in ensuring the wellness of members of our community.”
"Since early 2O17. the Health Ambassador Program for Youth (HAP-Y), which is a program that is a part of the Crisis Center. has benefited greatly from the support of One New Heartbeat. Specifically, we have collaborated with Waynette Brock, CEO of One New Heartbeat and her team, who has helped facilitate WRAP trainings for the HAP-Y participants. This is such an imperative part of the HAP-Y program, which aims to educate youth community members ages 16-24 in the areas of mental health, mental health stigma reduction, and mental wellness. The Crisis Center greatly appreciates being able to collaborate with you all by Waynette coming in and helping facilitate the WRAP trainings, we have been able to successfully train 52 youth in WRAP. We have heard great feedback from the participants, who state that they had never before known how to care for themselves but after the WRAP training, they have a stronger sense of self-care and know exactly how to use their WRAP plan for wellness. In addition to being able to train 52 youth in WRAP. by Waynette coming in and facilitating the WRAP trainings, it has encouraged three of the Crisis Center's staff to become WRAP facilitators. This is a huge success for the HAP-Y Program, the Crisis Center, Starvista, and all of San Mateo County.Cost can often be a barrier for many who would benefit from such trainings, and we are so grateful to have had One New Heartbeat work with us to remove this barrier when possible. To be able to spread the word of WRAP impacts the community in such a positive way, and I am so thankful for the opportunity to be able to continue our collaboration.
Thank you so much for all your support, time, energy' and commitment in ensuring the wellness of members of our community."
Program Manager of StarVista's Crisis intervention and Suicide Prevention Center.
What was the most important thing that you may have learned about yourself?
What was the most important thing that you may have learned about yourself?
“my triggers, and what helps me best” - participant
“I need to take better care of myself” - participant
“I enjoy talking with new people sometimes if we have the same interests” - participant
“To love yourself” - participant
“I learned that I like to do things alone most of the time and need people to give me space when Im having feelings.” - participant
“I reflected on things I can/must do in my daily life to maintain my mental wellbeing. I also thought it was very good for me to hear from others, because it helped me understand that everyone has specific things that trigger/fear them. I also really liked the personal bill of rights and I am going to put mine up in my room.”
“I learned that I should take time to myself”
“I need to be more clear and concise with how I'd like to be supported.”
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