Name: Gabriella M.,19 years old

City: Gilbert, AZ

Brain Injury: POST TRAUMATIC STRESS SYNDROME (PTSD). I experienced trauma and abuse as a younger child. I also lost my mother at the age of 9.

Explanation of mask:  My mask represents my deepest feelings related to my past trauma. Some of these feelings are GRIEF, ANGER, DISAPPOINTMENT, ASHAMED, HOPELESS, CONFLICTED AND SCARED. My mask also shows that I am loved, happy, hopeful, determined and powerful. I can do anything I put my mind to. My past trauma and feelings have pointed the canvas of who I am today.