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December 27, 2023 54 mins
Val is a retired special educator. She has 3 adult children, 1 with autism and epilepsy. Val is married to her best friend. She enjoys traveling, gardening, reading, bike riding, and creating mixed media art. Val also enjoys being outdoors as much as possible and her favorite place to be is oceanside. Val has experienced childhood abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse/assault, and harassment. Val’s healing journey includes bibliotherapy, mixed media art, and therapy.

Books recommended by Val:
How to Do the Work by Nicole LePera
How to Meet Your Self by by Nicole LePera
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Unattended Sorrow by Stephen Levine
The Myth of Normal by Gabor Mate
No Bad Parts by Ph.D. Schwartz

Connect with Val:
Email: vvaganek13@gmail.com
Instagram @valloves2create https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ0wDmKkYzVVSbRRmpQSKlg

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