Author · Speaker · Podcaster · Artist
VeronikaChilds
Stories of healing, art born from trauma, and a mission to help others turn their embers into dawn.
Her Story
Every ember has a story before it becomes light.
Childhood
Where the story starts
Veronika spent most of her life living on the sidelines after experiencing a significant amount of childhood trauma.
2019
The turning point
A health scare became the catalyst for change — the moment everything she'd been carrying demanded to be faced, not managed.
Since
Bringing it into the light
By sharing her story, she brought abuse out of the shadows. Now, through the characters in her stories, she hopes to be a voice for others like herself.
Now
Heal it forward
So no one has to feel alone in their pain — that's the mission behind the books, the art, and the podcast.
The Podcast
Heal It Forward
Conversations on turning pain into purpose.
The Gallery
Art born from what couldn't be said out loud.
Speaking
She turns her story into a room full of people who feel less alone.
Keynote or workshop
The Power of Art: Helping Kids Talk Through Trauma
PLACEHOLDER description — drawn loosely from her children's book theme; confirm exact talk framing with Veronika.
Keynote
Healing It Forward
PLACEHOLDER description — her personal story of transformation and its lessons for audiences in the middle of their own healing.
Workshop
Art as Emotional Language
PLACEHOLDER description — practical workshop drawn from the '5 Simple Art Activities for Parents and Teachers' content recovered from the old blog.
Books
For every 10 copies sold, one is given to a Temecula Valley classroom.
The Power of Art
When My Feelings Can't Talk
A children's book helping young readers name and process big feelings through art — written from Veronika's own healing journey.
$14.99
The Power of Love
When Bad Things Happen
From the author of The Power of Art: When My Feelings Can't Talk — Claire, a lovable tiger cub, learns from her wise and caring mother that even when bad things happen, we have the power inside us to choose love and forgiveness instead of hate and blame. An easy-to-read, rhyming children's book for ages 4–8.
$14.99
From Embers and Ash
A Collection of Poems about Heartache, Transformation, and Healing Trauma
Veronika's poetry collection tracing the arc from heartache through transformation to healing.
$9.99
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