If you’ve wandered through quiet storms, carried invisible weights, or longed for something sweet like a place to coexist, rest, create, and reconnect, you’ve found a creative space. I offer a pathway to acknowledge the tougher chapters we’ve ignored or buried. Art and writing have always been my way through and they are how this space came into being.

I relate deeply to those with sensitive nervous systems, what’s often called PTSD. Without even realizing it at first, art became how I processed and released the big, overwhelming moments of life. For me, it was the tool that helped me pivot out of harmful thought loops and into something lighter, something freer.

To better understand what I was experiencing, I started studying psychology and human behavior, which eventually led me to trauma-informed therapy focused on the fascia, the connective tissue in our bodies that holds memory. What I’ve learned is that no amount of talk therapy can fully release what the body remembers. As long as there’s tension, the mind will try to make sense of it, and those “reasons” can create the thought patterns that pull us into depression.

Some pain needs to be gently reenacted so the body and mind can finally recognize that it’s safe now. Other pain is still too tender to touch directly. This is where art becomes powerful because it lets us connect without having to rip open the wound. It offers a way in.

I started drawing before I could even write. I’d pass the time creating characters and stories, and that instinct to create stayed with me. It led me to earn a BA in Graphic Design with a minor in Fine Art. I never imagined I’d be using my art in such a personal and transformative way.

Even with all the advances in technology, I feel a strong calling to remind you of your own creative mind so that we can create better boundaries for ourselves. Strong personal boundaries create better relationships and, in turn, create stronger bonds within the community. Your creative mind is still one of the most powerful keys to processing emotion, connecting to yourself, and moving toward something different.

This is the space I stitched together with that knowledge.