A Heartfelt Hello Reader,
I hope this message finds you well, grounded, and open to whatever is ready to unfold next.
As summer begins to shift toward fall, I’ve been reflecting on how much has unfolded through Creating Space this year.
And right now, I’m especially excited about the deeper transformational work unfolding through my continued collaboration with FreshStart.
FROM PAIN TO PURPOSE
One of the most meaningful parts of this journey has been the opportunity to co-create transformational experiences with Katie Loehlein of FreshStart.
Together, along with our collaborators and mentors, we’ve continued developing work that grew out of our own healing journeys and our shared belief that we don’t have to remain defined by what has happened to us.
Sometimes the places where we have experienced the most pain can become the places where our greatest purpose begins to emerge.
INNER WISDOM RETREAT
Friday, September 11, 2026 | 8AM–5PM
Our 4th Inner Wisdom Retreat is coming up soon!
This full-day experience is an opportunity to step away from the noise of everyday life and create space to reconnect with your own inner wisdom through reflection, connection, experiential practices, and intentional conversation.
If you’ve been feeling called to pause, reconnect, or intentionally invest in yourself, I’d love to have you join us.
Learn more & reserve your spot:
https://innerwisdomretreat.my.canva.site/inner-wisdom-retreat
JOURNEY FROM PAIN TO PURPOSE
Saturday, September 26 – Saturday, November 14, 2026
I’m also incredibly excited for the next Journey from Pain to Purpose intensive!
This 5-part program is designed for those who are ready to go deeper into the patterns, wounds, beliefs, and experiences that may be keeping them stuck—and begin creating something different.
This is more than another workshop or class. It is an invitation into a deeper process of self-exploration, healing, connection, accountability, and transformation.
If you’ve tried therapy, read the books, listened to the podcasts, understood your patterns intellectually—and still find yourself repeating them—this may be the next layer of work you’ve been looking for.
The program begins Saturday, September 26 and continues through Saturday, November 14. See the link below for the full schedule.
Learn more about Journey from Pain to Purpose:
https://innerwisdomretreat.my.canva.site/pain-to-purpose
Space is limited, and I’m happy to personally connect with anyone who is curious about whether this experience is right for them.
THE STORY OF THIS SPACE
Another project that has become surprisingly meaningful to me is History of a Home.
When I purchased 1231 S. Webster Avenue in 2022, I knew very little about the people who had lived and worked here before me.
Over the past several months, I’ve researched property records, historical documents, newspaper articles, and obituaries—and slowly, a chronological story began to emerge.
What happened here before Creating Space?
I’ve compiled what I’ve discovered and called it History of a Home.
It has changed the way I see this building and property.
Before Creating Space became a place for healing and community, it was already holding the stories of people’s lives.
Now, I get to add another chapter, and you can be a part of it.
Explore History of a Home:
https://innerwisdomretreat.my.canva.site/1231-south-webster
MORE WAYS TO CREATE SPACE
Creating Space continues to offer recurring opportunities for connection, creativity, healing, and community, including:
- Mindful Moments — monthly meditation
- Open Table — a support group for life
- Healing Mic — poetry open mic
- Making of an Artist — artist stories + guided creativity
- Experience Healing — exploring holistic healing practices
- Turning Pages — seasonal book club
- Live & Listening — music, wellness, art & community
See All Events Here:
https://creatingspace.community/events
I’m also excited to be co-creating and co-facilitating a women’s empowerment workshop series with the Ecumenical Partnership for Homelessness, focusing on healing from unhealed trauma, developing healthy habits and boundaries, and empowerment for the women they serve.
I’m honored to bring this work into a community already doing such important work.
ONE MORE SUMMER CELEBRATION 🎶
And before we completely let go of summer…
I have one more celebration!
I’m excited to celebrate my birthday at Live & Listening: Music & Wellness on Sunday, September 20.
So come listen to some music.
Connect with good people.
Explore the space.
Take a wellness break.
Create and celebrate with me.
Join us Sunday, September 20, 2026 | 10:45am-4pm
Tai Chi w/ Eric Peters (10:45-11:30am)
Live Original Music w/ Amelia Ford, Wagon Roots, Aaron Borowitz & Denny Vanesky (11:30am-4pm)
THERE IS ROOM FOR YOU HERE
When I look back at where this journey began, I’m amazed by how much has unfolded.
I thought I was creating a space.
But this space has continued to create me.
And I’m seeing more clearly that Creating Space was never meant to be only one building, one type of event, or one particular approach to healing.
It is an invitation.
An invitation to slow down.
To listen inward.
To connect outward.
To understand where we’ve come from.
To become curious about where we’re going.
To heal what we can.
To carry our stories differently.
And, when we’re ready, to turn some of our pain into purpose.
There are many ways to step into this community this fall.
Whatever your path, I’m grateful you’re here.
Stay connected, stay inspired, and keep creating space for yourself.
With love and gratitude,
Paula
Creating Space Healing Arts Community, LLC
P.S. Please reach out if you are interested in learning more about opportunities to connect.