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About Brain Waves for Change (BWC)! 🩵
We’re on a mission to make neuroscience education more accessible and engaging for everyone.

Check out how we’re inspiring change and building community through art, science, and advocacy⭐️

Ready to join? Learn more on our website and follow us for updates on upcoming events, volunteer roles, and ways you can get involved!
💫 Team applications will be opening soon!
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#neuroawareness #joinus #youthorganization #neuroscience #volunteer #youthleadership #lead #advocacy #community #brainawareness #artsandcrafts #brainwavesforchange

About Brain Waves for Change (BWC)! 🩵
We’re on a mission to make neuroscience education more accessible and engaging for everyone.

Check out how we’re inspiring change and building community through art, science, and advocacy⭐️

Ready to join? Learn more on our website and follow us for updates on upcoming events, volunteer roles, and ways you can get involved!
💫 Team applications will be opening soon!
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#neuroawareness #joinus #youthorganization #neuroscience #volunteer #youthleadership #lead #advocacy #community #brainawareness #artsandcrafts #brainwavesforchange

🩵 Thank you, Kaplen JCC, for having us today! We had a meaningful time painting paper flowers with older adults in the community. 🌸

Through this hands-on activity, we shared laughter, creativity, and connection—reminding us of the power of small moments to bridge generations. We’re so grateful for the opportunity to be part of this experience.
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#artsandcraft #community #kaplenjcconthepalisades #kaplenjcc #tenafly #painting #intergenerational #youthorganization #communityservice #brainwavesforchange

🩵 Thank you, Kaplen JCC, for having us today! We had a meaningful time painting paper flowers with older adults in the community. 🌸

Through this hands-on activity, we shared laughter, creativity, and connection—reminding us of the power of small moments to bridge generations. We’re so grateful for the opportunity to be part of this experience.
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#artsandcraft #community #kaplenjcconthepalisades #kaplenjcc #tenafly #painting #intergenerational #youthorganization #communityservice #brainwavesforchange

🩵 Thank you, Kaplen JCC, for having us today! We had a meaningful time painting paper flowers with older adults in the community. 🌸

Through this hands-on activity, we shared laughter, creativity, and connection—reminding us of the power of small moments to bridge generations. We’re so grateful for the opportunity to be part of this experience.
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#artsandcraft #community #kaplenjcconthepalisades #kaplenjcc #tenafly #painting #intergenerational #youthorganization #communityservice #brainwavesforchange

🏃‍♀️‍➡️ What a day at NAMIWalks! We spent the morning walking for mental health awareness, sharing resources, and connecting with our community. We’re proud to bring youth voices to the mental health conversation and believe it’s never too early to start talking about mental wellness. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table and to @namiwestchester for making this event possible. See you next year!
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#namiwalks #namiwalkswestchester #namiwestchester #mentalhealth #findhelpfindhope #mentalwellbeing #mentalhealthawareness #westchesterny #scarsdaleny #nami #everyvoicematters #brainwavesforchange

🏃‍♀️‍➡️ What a day at NAMIWalks! We spent the morning walking for mental health awareness, sharing resources, and connecting with our community. We’re proud to bring youth voices to the mental health conversation and believe it’s never too early to start talking about mental wellness. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table and to @namiwestchester for making this event possible. See you next year!
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#namiwalks #namiwalkswestchester #namiwestchester #mentalhealth #findhelpfindhope #mentalwellbeing #mentalhealthawareness #westchesterny #scarsdaleny #nami #everyvoicematters #brainwavesforchange

🏃‍♀️‍➡️ What a day at NAMIWalks! We spent the morning walking for mental health awareness, sharing resources, and connecting with our community. We’re proud to bring youth voices to the mental health conversation and believe it’s never too early to start talking about mental wellness. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table and to @namiwestchester for making this event possible. See you next year!
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#namiwalks #namiwalkswestchester #namiwestchester #mentalhealth #findhelpfindhope #mentalwellbeing #mentalhealthawareness #westchesterny #scarsdaleny #nami #everyvoicematters #brainwavesforchange

We’re excited to announce our newest project: two teen‑friendly educational brochures focused on brain health and neurological emergency awareness. 📘These topics are rarely taught in schools, but are essential for young people to understand.

After months of research and design, we’ve printed 500 copies of our two guides:

🧠 Growing Healthy Minds: A Teen Guide to Brain Health  
🚨 Act Fast: A Teen Guide to Brain Emergencies

This spring, these brochures will be distributed across local libraries to help teens access life‑saving knowledge in welcoming, community‑centered spaces.

Want printed copies for your school, library, or youth program?
📩 Email us at brainwavesforchange@gmail.com

Virtual versions accessible on our website (Link in bio!)

We’re excited to announce our newest project: two teen‑friendly educational brochures focused on brain health and neurological emergency awareness. 📘These topics are rarely taught in schools, but are essential for young people to understand.

After months of research and design, we’ve printed 500 copies of our two guides:

🧠 Growing Healthy Minds: A Teen Guide to Brain Health  
🚨 Act Fast: A Teen Guide to Brain Emergencies

This spring, these brochures will be distributed across local libraries to help teens access life‑saving knowledge in welcoming, community‑centered spaces.

Want printed copies for your school, library, or youth program?
📩 Email us at brainwavesforchange@gmail.com

Virtual versions accessible on our website (Link in bio!)

We’re excited to announce our newest project: two teen‑friendly educational brochures focused on brain health and neurological emergency awareness. 📘These topics are rarely taught in schools, but are essential for young people to understand.

After months of research and design, we’ve printed 500 copies of our two guides:

🧠 Growing Healthy Minds: A Teen Guide to Brain Health  
🚨 Act Fast: A Teen Guide to Brain Emergencies

This spring, these brochures will be distributed across local libraries to help teens access life‑saving knowledge in welcoming, community‑centered spaces.

Want printed copies for your school, library, or youth program?
📩 Email us at brainwavesforchange@gmail.com

Virtual versions accessible on our website (Link in bio!)

We’re excited to announce our newest project: two teen‑friendly educational brochures focused on brain health and neurological emergency awareness. 📘These topics are rarely taught in schools, but are essential for young people to understand.

After months of research and design, we’ve printed 500 copies of our two guides:

🧠 Growing Healthy Minds: A Teen Guide to Brain Health  
🚨 Act Fast: A Teen Guide to Brain Emergencies

This spring, these brochures will be distributed across local libraries to help teens access life‑saving knowledge in welcoming, community‑centered spaces.

Want printed copies for your school, library, or youth program?
📩 Email us at brainwavesforchange@gmail.com

Virtual versions accessible on our website (Link in bio!)

We’re excited to announce our newest project: two teen‑friendly educational brochures focused on brain health and neurological emergency awareness. 📘These topics are rarely taught in schools, but are essential for young people to understand.

After months of research and design, we’ve printed 500 copies of our two guides:

🧠 Growing Healthy Minds: A Teen Guide to Brain Health  
🚨 Act Fast: A Teen Guide to Brain Emergencies

This spring, these brochures will be distributed across local libraries to help teens access life‑saving knowledge in welcoming, community‑centered spaces.

Want printed copies for your school, library, or youth program?
📩 Email us at brainwavesforchange@gmail.com

Virtual versions accessible on our website (Link in bio!)

📣JOIN US! We are excited to GO LIVE ON ZOOM with Sonja Xie, President of Brain Waves for Change, and Kayden Tokarski, Youth Ambassador Communications Chair of Breaking The Chains Foundation for an inspiring conversation designed for teens!
🔗IN BIO

🧠🎨Brain Health and Creative Expression
🗓️April 28th - 4 pm PST / 7 pm EST
🤩Thematic to High Schoolers: ages 13 - 18
45 minutes including a Q and A!!
📍ZOOM LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82523701380?pwd=3zPB6Dcrg22dg84qpTnB0GJGl5a9HE.1

Meeting ID: 825 2370 1380
Passcode: 535840

#brain #health #creative #expression

@brainwavesforchange @kaydentokarski @sonja__xie

We are so excited to announce our partnership with @brainwavesforchange on the “How To Love Yourselfie Program”! 💜

How To Love Yourselfie (HTLYS) is our online research-based social media literacy & eating disorders prevention program that has five selfie modules (pillars) with interactive videos and workbook.

For more information about HTLYS, please visit 🔗 in bio😊

#howtoloveyourselfie #htlys #youth #socialmedia #partnership

We are honored to collaborate with our partner @brainwavesforchange to raise awareness during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. In this spirit of collaboration, we are grateful to share this slide post filled with insightful tips on “Caring for Your Brain, Body, and Creativity.”

Thank you Brain Waves For Change!💜

#nationaleatingdisorderawarenessweek #brain #body #creativity

We are honored to collaborate with our partner @brainwavesforchange to raise awareness during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. In this spirit of collaboration, we are grateful to share this slide post filled with insightful tips on “Caring for Your Brain, Body, and Creativity.”

Thank you Brain Waves For Change!💜

#nationaleatingdisorderawarenessweek #brain #body #creativity

We are honored to collaborate with our partner @brainwavesforchange to raise awareness during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. In this spirit of collaboration, we are grateful to share this slide post filled with insightful tips on “Caring for Your Brain, Body, and Creativity.”

Thank you Brain Waves For Change!💜

#nationaleatingdisorderawarenessweek #brain #body #creativity

We are honored to collaborate with our partner @brainwavesforchange to raise awareness during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. In this spirit of collaboration, we are grateful to share this slide post filled with insightful tips on “Caring for Your Brain, Body, and Creativity.”

Thank you Brain Waves For Change!💜

#nationaleatingdisorderawarenessweek #brain #body #creativity

We are honored to collaborate with our partner @brainwavesforchange to raise awareness during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. In this spirit of collaboration, we are grateful to share this slide post filled with insightful tips on “Caring for Your Brain, Body, and Creativity.”

Thank you Brain Waves For Change!💜

#nationaleatingdisorderawarenessweek #brain #body #creativity

We are honored to collaborate with our partner @brainwavesforchange to raise awareness during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. In this spirit of collaboration, we are grateful to share this slide post filled with insightful tips on “Caring for Your Brain, Body, and Creativity.”

Thank you Brain Waves For Change!💜

#nationaleatingdisorderawarenessweek #brain #body #creativity

We are honored to collaborate with our partner @brainwavesforchange to raise awareness during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. In this spirit of collaboration, we are grateful to share this slide post filled with insightful tips on “Caring for Your Brain, Body, and Creativity.”

Thank you Brain Waves For Change!💜

#nationaleatingdisorderawarenessweek #brain #body #creativity

🐞 We had a great time returning to @arcwestchester for a Valentine’s craft day! Decorating “love bugs” together was such a fun way to spend the morning. Thank you to their team for welcoming us back and creating space to share creativity and conversation 🎨💛
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#artsandcrafts #community #disabilityawareness #westchesterny #brainwavesforchange

🐞 We had a great time returning to @arcwestchester for a Valentine’s craft day! Decorating “love bugs” together was such a fun way to spend the morning. Thank you to their team for welcoming us back and creating space to share creativity and conversation 🎨💛
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#artsandcrafts #community #disabilityawareness #westchesterny #brainwavesforchange

🐞 We had a great time returning to @arcwestchester for a Valentine’s craft day! Decorating “love bugs” together was such a fun way to spend the morning. Thank you to their team for welcoming us back and creating space to share creativity and conversation 🎨💛
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#artsandcrafts #community #disabilityawareness #westchesterny #brainwavesforchange

#BTCF Featured Artist Sonja Xie 💜✨LINK IN BIO for full feature✨

Sonja Xie is a 17-year-old visual artist, brain health advocate, and Founder/Executive Director of @brainwavesforchange , a youth-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit reimagining the stigma surrounding neurological and mental illness. Based in Westchester, NY, Sonja has loved painting, sculpting, and creating since age 3, and now channels that passion into educational programs that inspire creativity and neurological well-being. As a published author in Schizophrenia Research, Yale School of Medicine research intern, and Regeneron STS 2026 Scholar, as well as a gallery-showcased, award-winning multi-media artist, Sonja aims to combine neuroscience and art into uplifting programs for her community.

It’s been incredibly inspiring and educational to chat with this brilliant and creative young woman.Sonja is a deeply thoughtful and out-of-the-box thinker. Her insights and support for her work significantly contribute to this field and its new discoveries. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Sonja and Brain Waves for Change!

Thank you, Sonja!

#btcf #feature #artist #bwfc

#BTCF Featured Artist Sonja Xie 💜✨LINK IN BIO for full feature✨

Sonja Xie is a 17-year-old visual artist, brain health advocate, and Founder/Executive Director of @brainwavesforchange , a youth-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit reimagining the stigma surrounding neurological and mental illness. Based in Westchester, NY, Sonja has loved painting, sculpting, and creating since age 3, and now channels that passion into educational programs that inspire creativity and neurological well-being. As a published author in Schizophrenia Research, Yale School of Medicine research intern, and Regeneron STS 2026 Scholar, as well as a gallery-showcased, award-winning multi-media artist, Sonja aims to combine neuroscience and art into uplifting programs for her community.

It’s been incredibly inspiring and educational to chat with this brilliant and creative young woman.Sonja is a deeply thoughtful and out-of-the-box thinker. Her insights and support for her work significantly contribute to this field and its new discoveries. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Sonja and Brain Waves for Change!

Thank you, Sonja!

#btcf #feature #artist #bwfc

We are excited about our new partners and look forward to enriching our shared mission services. Together, we will continue to explore the important connections between brain health, mental health, and the arts, while also empowering youth through valuable opportunities. Stay tuned!

#btcf #bwfc #brainhealth #mentalhealth #arts

🙌 Brain Waves for Change is thrilled to share our official Digital4Good fundraiser tee as part of @icanhelpofficial’s 2026 Changemaker Cohort!

Each shirt helps spotlight youth-led brain health advocacy and supports the upcoming Digital4Good Summit this February, where student changemakers from around the globe will gather to showcase innovative ideas and real-world impact.

When you buy a shirt, you’re supporting both Brain Waves for Change and Digital4Good’s movement to equip students in transforming communities through technology.

🛍️ Grab yours before the summit (link in bio): https://summit-shop.fourthwall.com/products/brain-waves-for-change-2026-digital4good-changemaker
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#digital4good #digital4goodsummit #changemaker #tshirtfundraiser #youthleadership #brainhealth #neurologicalawareness #brainwavesforchange

⭐️And with that, the 2025 season comes to an end!

From hands-on art workshops to panels and presentations, BWC youth leaders made brain health education engaging, accessible, and unforgettable. 🌎 We reached communities across the U.S. and beyond, raising awareness about neurological disorders, mental health, and other brain health topics.

Thank you to every volunteer and supporter who made this possible- here’s to 2026! 🧠💙
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#2025recap #brainhealth #mentalhealth #neurologicalhealth #brainawareness #youthorganization #awareness #scarsdaleny #westchesterny #brainwavesforchange

⭐️And with that, the 2025 season comes to an end!

From hands-on art workshops to panels and presentations, BWC youth leaders made brain health education engaging, accessible, and unforgettable. 🌎 We reached communities across the U.S. and beyond, raising awareness about neurological disorders, mental health, and other brain health topics.

Thank you to every volunteer and supporter who made this possible- here’s to 2026! 🧠💙
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#2025recap #brainhealth #mentalhealth #neurologicalhealth #brainawareness #youthorganization #awareness #scarsdaleny #westchesterny #brainwavesforchange

⭐️And with that, the 2025 season comes to an end!

From hands-on art workshops to panels and presentations, BWC youth leaders made brain health education engaging, accessible, and unforgettable. 🌎 We reached communities across the U.S. and beyond, raising awareness about neurological disorders, mental health, and other brain health topics.

Thank you to every volunteer and supporter who made this possible- here’s to 2026! 🧠💙
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#2025recap #brainhealth #mentalhealth #neurologicalhealth #brainawareness #youthorganization #awareness #scarsdaleny #westchesterny #brainwavesforchange

⭐️And with that, the 2025 season comes to an end!

From hands-on art workshops to panels and presentations, BWC youth leaders made brain health education engaging, accessible, and unforgettable. 🌎 We reached communities across the U.S. and beyond, raising awareness about neurological disorders, mental health, and other brain health topics.

Thank you to every volunteer and supporter who made this possible- here’s to 2026! 🧠💙
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#2025recap #brainhealth #mentalhealth #neurologicalhealth #brainawareness #youthorganization #awareness #scarsdaleny #westchesterny #brainwavesforchange

⭐️And with that, the 2025 season comes to an end!

From hands-on art workshops to panels and presentations, BWC youth leaders made brain health education engaging, accessible, and unforgettable. 🌎 We reached communities across the U.S. and beyond, raising awareness about neurological disorders, mental health, and other brain health topics.

Thank you to every volunteer and supporter who made this possible- here’s to 2026! 🧠💙
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#2025recap #brainhealth #mentalhealth #neurologicalhealth #brainawareness #youthorganization #awareness #scarsdaleny #westchesterny #brainwavesforchange

⭐️And with that, the 2025 season comes to an end!

From hands-on art workshops to panels and presentations, BWC youth leaders made brain health education engaging, accessible, and unforgettable. 🌎 We reached communities across the U.S. and beyond, raising awareness about neurological disorders, mental health, and other brain health topics.

Thank you to every volunteer and supporter who made this possible- here’s to 2026! 🧠💙
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#2025recap #brainhealth #mentalhealth #neurologicalhealth #brainawareness #youthorganization #awareness #scarsdaleny #westchesterny #brainwavesforchange