June 02, 2025

When Photo Albums are Triggering, How Can Someone Heal from Their Past?

After establishing trust, JoAnn Stevelos invited photographer Sarah Blesener to visit her triggering family albums with her. Their successful collaboration might help others in revisiting painful memories too, and their book “The Architecture of the Trap” was created to guide others in a healing process with prompts they used. JoAnn and Sarah spoke with Sina Basila Hickey about their collaboration and the benefits of creativity in the process of healing.

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