SPEAKER | HEALER | ARTIST | ADVOCATE

Violet Newborn, CPRS | 2025 NAMI Lionel Aldridge Champion
Founder & Executive Director, Color Your Story Onto Mine (CYSOM)
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist | Trauma-Informed Coach | National Mental Health Advocate

Violet Newborn is a nationally recognized trauma recovery leader, artist, and founder of Color Your Story Onto Mine (CYSOM) — a Tennessee-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit and Recovery Faith-Based Initiative that transforms isolation into connection through art, emotional literacy, and storytelling.

In 2025, Violet was awarded the Lionel Aldridge Champions Award by NAMI, honoring her radical compassion, visionary healing methods, and unwavering commitment to survivors of childhood sexual abuse, addiction, mental health challenges, and generational trauma. Her method bridges faith, art, and peer-led recovery, equipping communities to break cycles of silence and pain.

KNOWN FOR:

Creating safe spaces for survivors to stand in their truth
Leading trauma-informed healing workshops across Tennessee
Mentoring faith and mental health leaders in emotional literacy
Transforming testimony into policy, healing, and justice

FEATURED PARTNERSHIPS:

Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS)
Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations (TAMHO)
Shelby County Juvenile Courts
Memphis/Germantown Art League

SPEAKING TOPICS:

Breaking Intergenerational Cycles of Abuse and Silence
Radical Compassion as a Tool for Recovery
Faith, Art & Healing: A Survivor’s Blueprint
Emotional Literacy for Peer Recovery Leaders
Social Artistry for Mental Health

SIGNATURE QUOTE:
"People heal in your presence when your love doesn’t flinch."

LET’S WORK TOGETHER:
Invite Violet to speak, consult, or lead a workshop at your organization, conference, or recovery program.

“When my brush meets the canvas, I’m not just painting—I’m praying, I’m purging, I’m planting healing where fire once grew wild. You are my canvas. I see your story, your soul, as a living masterpiece in progress. When you color your story onto mine, beauty rises from pain—and you carry that healing forward. This is more than art. This is transformation. This is a sacred invitation to be seen, heard, and healed.

Come experience it for yourself—or gift this healing journey to someone who needs it.”
— Violet Newborn
Founder of CYSOM • 2025 NAMI Lionel Aldridge Champion