Valeriya Polska is an art therapist and resilience trainer for organizations and communities, and a member of the American Art Therapy Association, and the All-Ukrainian Art Therapy Association.

During the lecture, which took place on January 7, 2023, at Urban Camp (Lviv), we discussed creativity as a tool for healing and recovery. We also learned about how the creative process affects our brains, how we can navigate traumatic experiences through creativity, and ultimately how to choose materials, and methods, and bring creativity into everyday life.

The lecture took place as part of the Family Art Retreat Project, implemented by the NGO “ART DOT” (Kharkiv, Ukraine) in partnership with the NGO “Street Culture,” with financial support from the Razom Foundation and the “Culture Helps” program, implemented by Insha Osvita in collaboration with ZUSA with the support of the European Union.