IT’S NEVER TOO LATE

Maybe you always wanted to pursue the artist life but just didn’t have the time. Maybe you were too busy raising a family to put yourself and your creativity first. Maybe you just don’t think you’re any good at it, so why bother.

You are not alone. I’m here to tell you it is never too late AND you don’t really even need a good reason to start. You just need to start, right where you are.

I’m Jody, and I am an artist. Believe it or not, there was a point when I couldn’t even utter those words until well into my 30s! Even though it was the thing that had brought me the most joy since a very young age, I did not have the confidence or support I needed to pursue an art degree. In fact, one of the largest art wounds I have is from a very embarrassing meeting with a representative from Art Institute of Pittsburg. My school was so small and art such an afterthought, I didn’t even know what a portfolio was so I just presented a bunch of stuff in a pile! It goes without saying, I did not get in!

CREATIVITY WAS ALWAYS THERE

Fast forward a few years and I was a marketing professional stuck in a career I hated, completely blocked. As I became a mother, I began to notice and heal so many forgotten parts of myself, including my Inner Artist. Through the eyes of my first child, I realized I still had a resilient, creative life force alive and well within me. I began gardening, crocheting, decorating, and writing again. Then my second child was born with Cystic Fibrosis.

My world was forever changed yet again. After an extremely traumatic first year, my son began to get strong and thrive. I however was left with a grief I had never known before and PTSD from the multiple hospital stays and emergencies. Yet again, my intuition and creativity brought me back to life. I reached out for therapy for the first time and found a very skilled EMDR therapist who helped explain all the truly scary things that were happening to me. Once I learned it was my nervous system trying to protect me and my children, I began the deep healing work needed to recover. This is where I began to paint and express that which had no words.

Years later, I pursued my masters in Art Therapy and Counseling. I have over a decade of transformative experience working with patients in acute psychiatry, addiction, and pediatric palliative care. I eventually opened my own practice where I focused on trauma recovery and anxiety with teens and adults. I proudly served 100s of people through groups and individual trauma therapy (EMDR Trained) through the pandemic, until I shifted away from direct clinical care in 2022 to focus on my love of program and course development.

Now, at 53 years old, I’m focusing on what I really want to do. My kids are raised and it’s my turn. I’m pursuing the artist life I always dreamed of now. I’m creating the pieces I want to create. I’m deepening my skills as an illustrator and pattern designer and I’m committed to helping others unlock the same energy that has saved my life on more than one occasion.

IT’S NEVER TO LATE!

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1:1 Coaching

I have taken everything I know from over a decade of practice as a licensed art therapist and therapist and poured it into my coaching work. Coaching is not therapy. We will not be diagnosing or pathologizing you or your blocks. What we will do is get in touch with all of who you are and, with curiosity and a ton of self-love, welcome more creative life force back into your life.

Parts Work

I am Level 1 Trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and am skilled at assisting clients in safely discovering and exploring their inner system. You will learn to better identify parts of yourself that have been feeling forgotten and under-nourished. You will get in touch with your own innate, inner wisdom to find out why you feel stuck and disconnected to your creative spark.

Nourishing your Artist Identity

Once you have connected with your Inner Creative Team, we will work to clarify how your creativity wishes to live more fully in the world. You will get to create your Artist Life vision. This is where many people realize creativity isn’t expressed solely through visual arts, music, acting, or dance but in so, so many ways.

Connecting to a Creative Community

Where would we all be without community? I created the Silver Like the Moon Community because I too felt very isolated and invisible. As I aged and my goals and interests shifted, I found it harder and harder to find like-minded, fellow creatives to shared and explore life with. So, I decided to create it! Join the community on SubStack!!

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