There’s a version of healing that doesn’t require a drink in your hand.
On May 30th, three El Paso women are hosting a guided art therapy experience that trades the usual wine for coffee, matcha, and tea, and replaces the noise of a typical paint night with something a lot more intentional. It’s called Healing Through Art: Paint and Sip (Sober Edition).
This isn’t a vendor fair with a wellness aesthetic slapped on it. This is the real thing.
Three Women, One Shared Belief
The event was created by Ashlee Candelaria of Talkin About It, a community-driven podcast and platform built around honest conversations on mental health, healing, culture, and personal growth. Ashlee built the platform out of her own healing journey after struggling to find spaces and conversations that felt real and relatable, especially before mental health discussions became more normalized in the years following COVID…