TidBits with Karizzma | Voices from THE HUB Feb 14, 2024

This week, the theme of TidBits with Karizzma was LOVE. This episode of Voices from THE HUB | TidBits with Karizzma aired live on CityHeART Radio on Wednesday, Feb 14, 2024. Episode hosted and produced by Karizzma Torres, CityHeART Art from Ashes Creative Intern Listen LIVE on CityHeARTRadio on Wednesdays at 10am!

TidBits with Karizzma | Voices from THE HUB Feb 7, 2024

This week, the theme of TidBits with Karizzma was IDENTITY. This episode of Voices from THE HUB | TidBits with Karizzma aired live on CityHeART Radio on Wednesday, Feb 7, 2024. Episode hosted and produced by Karizzma Torres, CityHeART Art from Ashes Creative Intern Listen LIVE on CitytHeARTRadio on Wednesdays at 10am!

Regardless of what hurdles life puts in your path, pushing through and coming out the other side is possible.

Reflection by Karizzma Torres, CityHeART’s Art from Ashes Creative Intern Last month, CityHeART granted me the opportunity to watch a show performed by a Long Beach legend, Becoming Austin Nation: From Crack to PhD: A Drag Queen’s Story. Upon entering the Long Beach Playhouse to attend the Sunday matinee, I was blissfully unaware of theContinueContinue reading “Regardless of what hurdles life puts in your path, pushing through and coming out the other side is possible.”

Meet Maribel!

Welcome to the team, Maribel 🙂 Hi, I’m Maribel Miranda, a student at Cal State University Dominguez Hills. I’ve been studying at CSUDH for two years, focusing on Human Services, with an emphasis on Mental Health Recovery. I’ll be finishing my degree in May of this year and am thrilled to start my final internshipContinueContinue reading “Meet Maribel!”

Voices from THE HUB: Self-Care with Serenity

By ~ Serenity Dumler-Beecher, Art from Ashes Creative Intern Self-care can take many forms and look different for everyone. According to Google, self-care is defined as “the practice of taking an active role in protecting one’s own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress.”  Sometimes it can feel hard to practice self-care becauseContinueContinue reading “Voices from THE HUB: Self-Care with Serenity”

Ep.11 Shootin’ the Breeze with EACLB

Hosted By Expressive Arts Collective of Long Beach On this episode of Shootin’ the Breeze with Expressive Art Collective Sue Gauthier-Pin, marriage and family therapist and expressive arts therapist, chats with fellow creative Susanna Johnson! This episode was recorded on CityHeART Radio on Nov. 29 2023 at 10:30am. Produced by CityHeART’s Art from Ashes Creative Intern KarizzmaContinueContinue reading “Ep.11 Shootin’ the Breeze with EACLB”

Voices from the Hub

Hosted by Serenity (Art from Ashes Intern) | ft. Gina Overholt & Jesse Soria from POTE “To me, the idea of the breath being a powerful tool, like that you don’t need anything but your breath, is just really intriguing.”  ~ Gina Overholt “And just like anything in life, going through the things that youContinueContinue reading “Voices from the Hub”

SPEAK. EASY. with the Long Beach Community Theater 

School is in session, and the Long Beach Community Theater is back, ready to build community through the beloved monthly SPEAK. EASY. event, where storytellers alike come share their experiences to make us cry, laugh, and sleep with one eye open.  “Strange things happen…”  — Izzy Matos The Long Beach Community Theater replaces the realityContinueContinue reading “SPEAK. EASY. with the Long Beach Community Theater “

Stress Is Scary, Arts & Crafts Can Help!

“I was reminded of my inner child that I had left buried under my adult responsibilities.” Serenity Dumler-Beecher, CityHeART Art from Ashes Creative Intern Every Wednesday for the month of October from 12:30 to 1:30pm, CityHeART interns Izzy and student volunteer Sarah, are hosting a fun social hour of arts and crafts activities! The eventContinueContinue reading “Stress Is Scary, Arts & Crafts Can Help!”

Mental Health Awareness Day is TODAY.

You never know what someone is going through. —Patrick Elia, CityHeART’s YOUConnect InternVoices from The Hub, CityHeART Radio By Patrick Elia, CityHeART’s YOUConnect Intern On Mental Health Awareness Day, I’d like to highlight the vital importance of active listening. Many of us have encountered friends who prefer to be heard and understood rather than receivingContinueContinue reading “Mental Health Awareness Day is TODAY.”