#47 Using Creativity to Calm Your Body with Beth Woessner, CPC
Rooted and Rising Healing After BetrayalShow Notes
Healing after betrayal is exhausting — and sometimes there simply aren't words left to describe what you're carrying. In this episode, watercolor artist, educator, and Certified Trauma-Informed Coach Beth Woessner joins us to talk about art as a bottom-up tool for nervous system regulation.
Beth Woessner is a Professional Watercolor Artist, Educator, and Creative Entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience, and a Certified Trauma-Informed Coach through Moving the Human Spirit. She is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), trained in Nonviolent Communication (NVC), a Certified Peer Facilitator (C-SASI), and a Multidimensional Partner Trauma Specialist candidate through APSATS. Beth offers 1:1 recovery and wellness coaching, custom watercolor commissions, private art instruction, and group workshops for retreats, organizations, and private groups — creating spaces grounded in compassion, presence, and nervous system awareness for people reconnecting with themselves after loss, relational difficulty, and betrayal trauma.
Connect with Beth: Website: www.bethwoessner.com Email: [email protected] Instagram: @bethwoessnerart Facebook: Beth Woessner Art Tender Resilience: Creative Healing Circle
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Join me at a Retreat or Intensive If you’re craving deeper, in-person support and embodied healing, I’m helping facilitate upcoming experiences created specifically for betrayed partners. If you're ready for a deeper connection with your daughter(s) join my upcoming retreat - Becoming Together: A Mother Daughter Retreat - hosted by myself and my two daughters in Sedona, Arizona on September 8 - 12th. If you're trying to hold your family together while your own world is falling apart, this course is for you. It won't hand you a script for a pain this big - but it will give you language, tools, and a steadier way to show up for the people who need you most: your kids. Intentional Parenting After Betrayal Self Guided Course, created by Hali and her daughter, Morgan Ellsworth. The Revive and Thrive Somatic Intensive takes place October 6-9, 20026 in Spanish Fork, Utah.
Free Resources & Downloads Access free tools, guided practices, and educational resources designed to support nervous system regulation, self-trust, boundaries, and clarity after betrayal. 👉A Mini Guide to Mindful Healing After Betrayal 👉Your First Steps to Rising After Betrayal Upcoming Group Coaching: Reclaiming You After Betrayal If you’re ready for deeper guidance in a structured, supportive format, I am offering a group coaching container focused on healing after betrayal, rebuilding self-trust, and grounding into your values and identity—without rushing decisions about staying or leaving. This group is ideal for those who want support that is more than just once a week. 👉 Join the Reclaiming You Waitlist to be the first to Register!
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