Turning Healing Into Action
Where creativity becomes healing and every story find its voice.
We believe healing grows through reflection, creation, and connection. Symbolisms for Resilience designs meaningful experiences that help people find understanding, give language to difficult stories, and carry a symbol that reminds them they are not alone. Every offering is developed alongside our community partners to ensure it reflects the needs, timing, and culture of the people we serve.
Our approach is grounded in simplicity and accessibility. Healing happens in everyday moments, a coin placed in a hand, a candle poured with quiet intention, paint spread across a canvas, or words written in stillness. Through these acts of creation and connection, we remind participants that even the smallest expressions of strength can open the door to transformation.
- Community Partners
Co-host workshops, provide venues, and help us reach neighbors who may not find us on their own.
Nonprofit Partners
Integrate symbolic creation into existing services and extend continuity of care.
Veteran & First Responder Groups
Place coins, host peer circles, and create spaces where trust comes first.
Businesses & Donors
Sponsor events, fund materials, and provide in-kind support that turns ideas into impact.
Hope in action means turning resources into meaningful moments of care. Through every partnership, donation, and volunteer hour, SFR places symbols of resilience into the hands of those who need them most and creates spaces where healing feels possible again. Each contributionwhether time, talent, or financial support, becomes part of a larger story of courage, connection, and communities choosing to heal together.
Each Symbolisms for Resilience offering is designed to turn reflection into action and meaning into something tangible.
Coin of Resilience
A symbol carried, placed, or gifted as a reminder that strength still lives within.
Light After
Candle-making and guided reflection that creates calm through craft and conversation.
Healing Through Ink
Guided mark-making and tattoo-therapy conversations held in safe, supportive spaces.
Color Out Loud
Painting and storytelling experiences that help express what words could not carry alone.
Upcoming Events
Save your spot or join the waitlist. If a date is listed as September, exact day will be announced soon.
Healing Through Ink
Healing Through Ink is more than a tattoo event. It’s a chance to offer healing, conversation, and connection through art. This event brings together trauma survivors, veterans, and first responders, and gives them a space to symbolically reclaim their strength.
Each tattoo tells a story. Each coin carries a legacy. Each person leaves with more than ink, they leave with a reminder that they’re not alone.
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Gold Star Family Weekend
A restorative weekend for Gold Star families centered on connection and remembrance. Activities include nature walks, creative stations, and quiet moments that honor loved ones and celebrate the strength of those who carry their legacy.
Each story shared becomes a bridge. Each memory honored becomes a light. Families leave with renewed connection, gentle peace, and a tangible reminder that their journey continues together.
Join the WaitlistIs there a cost to attend?
Thanks to donors and sponsors, most attendee costs are covered. Some events have optional paid add-ons.
Who can attend Gold Star Family Weekend?
Gold Star family members, caregivers, and a limited number of invited supporters. If you are unsure, send us a note and we will guide you.
Is Healing Through Ink safe for first tattoos?
Yes. We partner with licensed, professional studios and artists who understand symbolism-centered work. There is no pressure to get a tattoo; attending for the storytelling experience is welcome.
Every gathering is designed to be calm, respectful, and choice-driven. We keep group sizes small, work with trauma-informed facilitators, and make sure there is always a quiet space available. You can participate as much or as little as you want.
Help us place coins, fund scholarships, and open the door for someone who needs a tangible reminder that they are not alone
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Corporate partners and Volunteers:
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