Injury silences its victims, says imaginative arts therapist Melissa Walker, but art can assist those struggling with the mental injuries of war begin to open and heal. In this inspiring talk, Walker explains how mask-making, in particular, permits affected servicemen and women expose what haunts them– and, lastly, begin to let it go.
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