in 2016 I lost both parents in a very twisted turn of events. After a nine month battle with institutional non-care, Mom told no one her kidney was failing and she died before my father. Two households, one huge probate battle, and a secondary argument to preserve mom's household from a dumpster threat....Moving her household to my dads house. His house full of negative doorways and portals I would have to learn to clear energetically. But I had a vision for his house. I wanted to make it a healing place. I began creating gardens, fountains, little vignettes around the beautiful property. The trees I considered family, the rocks my source of companionship and energy during this super emotional period that lasted well...for years..

In the beginning I barely went in the house. I was a frozen child afraid to touch his things. So I spent most of my time in the yard building things I had no idea I could. 

It was beginning the healing process for me. A house in the thick of the woods but close to everything. I consulted with an intuitive to read the land, and it's only request is that if I were to take old, or half dead trees down, leave them on the property. 

I wanted to allow others to come find peace here too. I invited some over before I wound up completely isolating myself with more to process. I hesitated because I did not want the healing house in Suffield to think I was going to compete with them. But in reality I couldn't focus with all that I was still going through. Having a plan, needing funds and approvals to maybe create an LLC for GetSoul'd -"the Retreat" or community healing space was too big for me then. But I thought if I could design a space and keep doing my creations I too am healing. And I would need a lot more money than I had or could generate on my own. But I envisioned a space for my daughter to come do her Reiki, and massage therapies, I could invite practitioners to work with community members and so on. I wanted a place also for maybe people like me who struggle to be independent from past abuse and  neurodivergent issues but are creative but just don't quite function in a 9-5 5 day a week life, but have much to offer.