In 2016 Heather experienced a family member struggling with drug addiction. She poured herself into learning various mediums of art because she found peace in painting and drawing, it was therapeutic for her. Soon after that she was asked to teach art classes at Victory Bay Recovery Center in Laurel Springs, NJ, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. In 2019, she began teaching at an additional rehabilitation center called, Barbara’s place at America’s Keswick in Whiting, NJ.