The goal of this blog is to dive deep in the psychological research of intergenerational trauma, psychotherapy, and mental health. Joselyn has harvested resources from professors and literature to properly integrate the ideas of community, behavioral health and how expressive/applied therapies can help heal, restore, and reconstruct personal and community narratives.
Digital Stories, Expressive Voices: A Community-Based Arts Practice
Joselyn M. Carvalho’s digital storytelling exploration bridges expressive arts and community health, empowering youth to reflect on identity, healing, and resilience through creative narrative.
Embedded Roots: The Effects Of Intergenerational Trauma
We examine how intergenerational trauma shapes identities and lives, exploring the deep-rooted patterns passed down through families and communities and pathways toward healing.
Un-Weathering Community Health: Voice As Expression
Un-Weathering Community Health explores how collective resilience and creative expression help communities heal and rebuild strength in the face of adversity.
Inside Expressive Therapies: Core Processes and Key Factors
This blog explores the core processes and specific factors that drive expressive therapies, drawing on insights gained during an internship at the international IEATA conference to highlight how creative modalities facilitate healing and growth.
The Expressive Therapies Continuum
The Expressive Therapies Continuum explores the layered process of creative expression in therapy, highlighting how movement, art, music, drama, and writing uniquely support healing and personal growth.
Voices Written Through Graffiti: Partnering with Communities Through Art
Voices Written Through Graffiti is a digital storytelling initiative that partners with community organizations to empower youth through expressive arts, uplifting identity, creativity, and collective voice.