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Stories From Colors of My Pain

Short visual pieces inspired by Jesse Salas' memoir and the Four Colors framework.

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Season 50: Why I'm Telling It Now

At fifty, Jesse turns survival into language. This short film is the mission statement for Colors of My Pain: the armor, the masks, the Four Colors, and the moment he stopped asking what was wrong with him and started asking what happened to him.

Book moment

Amanda Still Fought for Me

A painful memory about protection, consequence, loyalty, and the weight one night can leave behind.

Chapter 5

The Sentence Ended, But My Past Kept Charging Interest

A look at the long aftermath of a sentence, the cost that followed, and the work of turning pain into language.

Four Colors

A Map to Heal Who You Are from What Happened to You

Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow become a language for understanding protection, connection, thought, care, conflict, and healing.