My name is Berea, which means heavy, noble minded, truth seeking, and a place of many waters.

I have found that my name itself is a synchronicity, as I have very much grown into each of these descriptions.

I am a seeker, a lover of symbolism and depth psychology, and a believer that grief and trials, while heavy, ultimately make our lives fuller and richer.

This blog is a journey through my reflections, musings, art, and poetry. I focus on exploring mysticism, dream work, nature, alchemy, trauma, and how they all weave together. My offerings and insights are based on my own experiences as someone individuating and healing from much trauma myself.

My hope is that you arrive here curious, and that you leave well-nourished and blessed.

While I am a graduate student studying to be a trauma therapist, my biggest inspirations have come through my own life experiences, grief, synchronicities, and various teachers and authors.

Other important and loved inspirations come to me through nature, the Holy Spirit, my child, animals, dreams, poetry, music, and the spirit of love.

Some of my favorite authors and teachers include: Carl Jung, Marion Woodman, Helen Luke, Esther Harding, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Marie Louise von Franz, James Hillman, Thomas Moore, James Hollis, and Joseph Campbell.