Balancing life's tears and giggles with your host Bernadette Winters Bell
07/16/2025
Call for Artists ages 18-35! CANO seeks artwork that is related to or inspired by: folk art, nature, whimsy, fairy tales and mythology. Artwork chosen will become part of the Midsummer Night's Faerie Exhibition on display in the Wilber Mansion galleries.
This exciting exhibit will be an immersive installation curated and created by Megan Joubert and Sara Christoff. Opening for the exhibit is Saturday, August 23, 3-8pm during the Faerie Fest!
Submissions of 2-D & 3-D art are welcome! Apply at canoneonta.org
02/01/2025
Arriving at a critical moment in the struggle for transgender rights, "A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States" takes an empathic approach to an embattled subject, tracing the evolution of transgender medicine across three centuries.
02/01/2025
08/19/2024
Bittersweet
05/15/2024
05/12/2024
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~ Artist - Persephone Distorted ~
05/09/2024
“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
"Am I broken?" asked Rabbit.
"No," said Bear. "You're healing. Healing can be messy and it takes time. Sometimes it might feel like you're broken but that's just a rough edge being soothed as it grows and fits into a new place."
***Behind the scenes... I first created this in 2021, and the dialogue ended with Bear saying, "Soon... you'll be stronger than you were before."
I liked that last sentence then. But now, looking back, I see it as coming from a version of me that wanted that last part to be true.
Truth is, I don't necessarily feel stronger.
But I do feel different.
I feel I have developed new insights and ways of coping. And, in other ways, I feel I have much more empathy... I cry a little quicker, worry more where maybe I didn't before.
I did build a new me, out of love, patience... a little battered and bruised, not necessarily stronger... but still here, carrying on as best I can.
And, that's okay. ❤️
With Love
I fell apart
And after a while
I carefully began to pick up
my broken pieces
Saying,
"I love you"
To each and every one
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My intention in this sacred work is to promote emotional healing, psychological growth and spiritual exploration while helping my clients learn new coping mechanisms. The work is centered on supporting adults who are confronted with a life situation, often a significant loss, one that has occurred or is anticipated, that has undermined their feelings of confidence and clarity. I welcome clients who are open to growth, with the end goal being the ability to look at themselves and their lives with a new lens. My style as a therapist (and human) is interactive, engaged and supportive.
I assist clients to evolve into empowered stewards of their own well-being. My integrated practice is based in a holistic setting.
Many people experience and/or recognize current or future losses in their lifetime. Grief is our reaction to loss based on what we have learned from childhood, what we have experienced as adults, and how we have chosen to respond. We then struggle to determine how to evolve and change. The grieving process does not follow a prescribed path. There are many commonalities to the grieving process, yet the journey is unique to the individual. Loss is typically defined as a death, but may take many forms: a relationship, a job, a pet.
My interactive practice, for nearly 30 years, focuses on working with individuals and families, in person or by phone, facilitating support groups, and speaking on all aspects of life, loss, death, dying and bereavement. I guide clients coping with these transitions , strengthening their relationships with others, and better understanding interpersonal dynamics. I believe that there is an underserved community of people who need pre-bereavement services, as they grapple with anticipating and facing their own death or that of a loved one.
Grieving is a process of learning how to live in your changed world and integrating the loss into this confusing and sometimes scary new life. I will hold the hope as you find your place of healing, and I will accompany and guide you on that journey.
