FAITH • BEAUTY • ART • WONDER
WHOLE SOUL STUDIO™
For the woman asking,
"Can life be beautiful again?"
Helping women heal by remembering who they are through story, creativity, compassionate witnessing, and wonder.
Because healing is not becoming someone new.
It is remembering who you are.
1,000+ Women Served | Registered Nurse | Artist, Poet & Photographer | PBS Medical Stories Feature | Best-Selling Co-Author
Creator of Artful Storywork™ | Abstract Healing Portrait Artist, Writer, Registered Nurse & Health Educator
My path to this work began with a question:
How do we find beauty, meaning, and wholeness after life breaks our heart?
After losing my father to suicide and navigating my own journey through chronic illness, I spent decades exploring healing, faith, creativity, and human story.
What I discovered is this:
Healing is not becoming someone new.
It is remembering who we are.
Today, I am building the room I spent my whole life looking for—a place where beauty matters, stories are honored, creativity becomes a path to healing, wonder is welcomed, and every story has a witness.
My Signature Artful Storywork™ Experience
A Christ-centered, Spirit-led pilgrimage through story, creativity, prayer, Scripture, compassionate witnessing, and wonder designed to help women discover healing, identity, meaning, and calling.
SACRED LISTENING™
A private prayer and discernment experience for women seeking clarity, encouragement, direction, and a deeper connection with God.
HEALING PORTRAITS™
A one-of-a-kind Artful Storywork™ experience where story, symbolism, compassionate witnessing, and abstract painting come together to honor your healing journey.
LEGACY PORTRAITS™
Custom abstract artwork created to honor a life, celebrate a legacy, and preserve a story worth remembering.
CAKE & CANVAS™
Creative gatherings where beauty, story, conversation, and artistic expression come together around a table.
What Women Have to Say….
“Shelley will guide you through your story in safety and help you find clarity. I see my story clearly now and am better equipped to move forward and make beauty from ashes."
— Ashton Greer“Shelley helped me connect dots that needed to be connected. I felt accepted, encouraged, and understood. She truly considers all aspects of healing."
— Lisa Spokis"Shelley weaves art, science, and spirituality into our broken stories, helping us bring beauty forth. Her vision helped me awaken my God-sized dreams and heal my broken story."
— Emily Byrnes
THE COPPER J™
Curated Beauty for the Journey
The Copper J™ was inspired by a simple belief:
Beauty changes us.
The spaces we inhabit, the objects we surround ourselves with, the art we hang on our walls, and the stories woven into our homes all influence how we feel, think, and experience the world.
This understanding is supported by the emerging science of neuroaesthetics—the study of how beauty, art, nature, and meaningful environments affect the brain, body, and nervous system.
Each collection inside The Copper J™ is thoughtfully curated to bring beauty, wonder, story, and a sense of home into everyday life.
Because what we live with shapes how we live.
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We Heal by Remembering Who We Are™.
The services, programs, and creative practices offered through Whole Soul Studio, including Artful Storywork™, are for educational and personal growth purposes and are not a substitute for medical or mental health treatment. Always consult a qualified provider for health concerns.