‍ ‍My creative process entails shedding my experiences, emotional defenses, and insecurities so that I can advocate for survivors of familial and generational trauma, as well as the effects of addiction. As someone who is affected by these issues, my work harnesses the creation of art to acknowledge my trauma, and to mark the milestones in my healing. My artwork conveys these notions through my vulnerability and my choice of materials and media, which are primarily photography and metal casting. The delicacy of the photographic paper is balanced by the resilience of the metal, and bringing them together in this way shows the delicacy of the human psyche and the resilience we can cultivate through the choice to continue onward after trauma. In this way, I can demonstrate through the cathartic act of making the idea that people affected by these issues are not alone.