

Where Scars Become Stories: Warrior Scar Jewelry Workshop and Post Traumatic Growth at World Burn Congress by Christopher and Holly Gage
The Warrior Scar Jewelry Workshop invites burn survivors and caregivers into a creative space where scars are not something to cover, but something to honor and transform. Participants capture the texture of their own scars to create jewelry — pendants, hearts, bracelets, and earrings. Each piece becomes a tangible expression of survival, resilience, and meaning. This process opens the door to conversations about identity, healing, and Post Traumatic Growth, reaching beyond m
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Lyla Booher
Burn survivor, age 7 who attended the Scar Warrior Jewelry Workshop at Camp Susquehanna Burn Camp for Children. This is a conversation with Christina Booher, Lyla’s mother, concerning her Daughter’scamp experience. Christina Booher: “Holly, thank you!! She [Lyla] is amazing! She is so proud of her necklace and showed it off the second she stepped off the bus!! She had us feel her necklace and then feel her scar because they are the same!” Holly: “Now that’s super cool!” Chris
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Warrior Scar Jewelry Program at the World Burn Congress, A Post Traumatic Growth Experience
The Warrior Scar Jewelry Program at the World Burn Congress is a Post Traumatic Growth Experience hosted by the Healing Phoenix Arts Program
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