Shortly after losing her daughter’s father to suicide, PHH founder Kristen Morris-Yehiel and her daughter Eliana were both prescribed psychiatric medication to help cope with the symptoms of their traumatic loss and grief. This is a far too common occurrence in the standard model of mental healthcare. But Kristen felt there had to be a better way to cope with this trauma then to medicate both herself and her daughter. After spending time at a friend's apiary learning about honeybees Kristen had a profound somatic experience that allowed her to reconnect her body and mind with a sense of calm and control. Kristen wanted to explore how spending time with honeybees could be so calming and life changing. She felt the need for better options accessing trauma therapy and community-based mental health services for individuals and families. Project Healing Hive was born.

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Mental health remains one of the most vexing problems in the US largely due to the stigma around mental illness and income barriers for quality care. Kristen and her daughter suffered these experiences after their traumatic loss trying to access services through the standard mental health model offered today. PHH is a community-based organization that provides trauma-informed therapy and integrative holistic therapies that are evidence-based and accessible to all. Quality mental health and wellness options should not be a privilege rather the standard.