After we lost my wife to suicide, I worked to find resources to help my healing process. I found Your Heart on Art to be an amazing resource and a helpful healing experience. Our facilitator was kind and patient and guided us to aid in the creative process. I have no skills in art, yet I was able to create something beautiful and meaningful to me.
Eileen Wallach creates comfortable and welcoming environments that help people confront difficult subjects. She encourages people to move away from "the committee" in their heads and focus on the therapeutic process rather than the result. People come away from YHOA workshops not merely having created a piece of art, but having acknowledged and confronted their trauma, explored both their fears and their dreams. Eileen helps people tap into both artistic and emotional sides of themselves they didn't even know existed.
Your Heart on Art has helped me tremendously through my grief journey. My family did two classes with Eileen that helped us process the loss of a loved one. I will forever cherish the artwork I created during the classes. My experience with the organization was so wonderful that my job now partners with Your Heart on Art for various activities. I'm very grateful to have met Eileen and this great nonprofit.
I have been involved with this organization since 2012 and Eileen and the rest of the team have always been amazing to work with! Could not recommend more highly. They do really important work and they do it so well!
I had the pleasure to see YHOA experiences in action and can speak to their wonderful work and unique tools to help those trying to make sense of difficult experiences and find their way forward. Strongly recommend!
Your Heart on Art is truly special. Every workshop I have attended was professionally top notch, and the process of working through your grief with art is powerful.
My best friend surrendered her life almost nine years ago. I thought she was okay after surviving her first attempt. I was blindside by the news and YHOA helped me heal and deal with the aftermath. Until you have walked this walk—it’s impossible to understand the devastation. YHOA was the conduit to getting my life back on track. #gratefulforlife
Once I heard of Your Heart on Art, I knew I had to be involved somehow. The story of the founder and how the organization came to light struck my heart strings. Initially I was intending only to be a volunteer and then was drawn in by the CEO and other volunteers/board members and couldn't pass up the opportunity to be on the board myself. This organization is full of heart and compassion. 5 stars :)