Mentorships: The Art of Renewal

During my time as an independent artist, I have learned first hand the necessity of the death/rebirth cycle when it comes to creative and self renewal. I have come to understand that this process doesn’t just apply to creativity, but to every aspect of life. Whether you’re going through a career transition, personal threshold moment, or have simply arrived at a place in life where “something feels off,” there is an invitation into the unknown.

Something has to fall away in order to make room for the new. All of us, at some point, will be asked to go through at least one major threshold moment during our lives. But many of us shut down in the face of true liminality and the unknown. As an artist and mentor, it is this particular territory of “liminality” that I have devoted myself to understanding.

I am interested in fostering and encouraging deep self trust, authenticity, and creative devotion - regardless of whether or not you’re a working artist.

As a mentor, I use approaches that are depth oriented, embodied, and soul led, pulling from influences such as Jungian psychology, psychological alchemy, nature-oriented spirituality, and research based somatic therapies. I encourage tangible, embodied experiences that lead to an increased sense of aliveness, authenticity, and reconnection with the ground of one’s own being.

What I have seen in my own work, as well as in my work with others, is that as we consciously release and dissolve old adaptations, we make space for what is truly authentic to us. Often this is a process of shedding, dissolving, and composting old stories or somatic patterns that keep us bound. As we learn novel ways to let go of the old, we create space for the birth of something new. In alchemy, this is known as “Solve et Coagula” (dissolve and coagulate). This is the art of cyclical renewal.

This particular path of mentorship is not traditional talk therapy or coaching. In my view, it is more akin to the tradition of psychological alchemy. Which is to say that mentoring - from my perspective - is a process of soul tending. As your mentor, I become both a companion and a witness to this process. Sometimes I will be a mirror, other times I will be a subtle light helping you to navigate the darkness. Along the way, I will support you in cultivating a deeper inner listening - one that reconnects you to your innate intuition and instinct.

The goal with this process is to provide a container where you feel seen, understood, and supported, while creating inner clarity and connection.

Please read the FAQs at the bottom of the page to learn more about how I work, what my influences are, and who I work with.