Conscious Transformation: How I Rebuilt My Life Through Creativity, Healing, and Trusting the Process

One artist’s journey from burnout and disconnection to color, clarity, and conscious transformation.

I talk a lot about the importance of process—in art, in healing, in growth. It’s not always about the outcome. Transformation happens in the messy middle, in the quiet shifts, in the way we keep choosing ourselves. That’s where the real magic lives. So today, I’m sharing my own story of becoming—an ongoing journey of consciously transforming, one choice at a time.

Meet the Woman Behind the Work

I'm Liz—artist, medicine woman and creative soul on a healing journey—and it all began with one brave decision: to choose myself.

I’m an artist and designer living, looking, and making in sunny Los Angeles, CA. I believe the world becomes more healed, whole, and alive when we reconnect to our inner creativity—and that belief started with my own healing.

The Beauty Is in the Becoming

Why I create for the process, not the product—and how that same mindset helped me heal my life.

I’m a process-driven artist, which means the way something is made—the emotions, energy, and intention behind it—matters just as much as the finished piece. I rarely start with a clear end in mind. I let the colors, textures, and feelings lead the way.

I work in a mix of mediums: collage, painting, drawing, hand-drawn type. My art is an intentional practice of joy—an expressive space where color, emotion, and intuition collide.

And honestly? I live my life much like I make my art: vibrantly, playfully, and a little unpredictably. Whether I’m reading on my sun-soaked balcony, experimenting in the kitchen, or nerding out over compost (yes, really), I’m always creating something. Curiosity and joy are the heartbeat of my studio.

Art Was My First Language (and My First Lifeline)

How creativity anchored me through depression, anxiety, and the chaos of early life—and why it still saves me today.

I’ve been creating for as long as I can remember, and for just as long, I’ve lived with anxiety and depression. Growing up in a chaotic environment, art became my safe haven. It made sense to me when nothing else did. It helped me survive, so eventually I made it my focus and earned a degree in art and design.

College was both a creative awakening and an emotional reckoning. I used my projects as therapy—processing my identity and unspoken feelings through every brushstroke and concept. But my mental health still moved in cycles, often crashing during high-stress seasons. I also struggled to connect socially, feeling isolated despite being surrounded by people.

When the Hustle Breaks You

The moment I realized my career was draining me—and the unraveling that led to my most important pivot.

After graduation, I entered the nonstop pace of post-college life. But there were no "downtimes"—just constant pressure. My body and mind started to break down under the weight. I spiraled into deep depression, chronic pain, and persistent fatigue. Numbing behaviors and avoidance became daily habits. I lost my creative practice completely.

It took years to realize: I wasn’t broken—I was burnt out. I needed to reclaim my story. I decided I didn’t want to keep living as a shell of myself. I opened to the possibility that change was possible, and that I had the power to make it happen.

The first step? I returned to my art.

Creativity became my medicine. A bridge back to myself. It offered me an outlet for my pain—and a glimpse of a different future. One rooted in color, connection, and hope.

Healing Isn’t Linear, But It Is Possible

The book that changed everything, the diagnosis that brought me peace, and how I started to find meaning in my mess.

By the end of 2019, I had spent nearly a decade on my healing journey. I was finally living depression-free, but chronic body pain still lingered. Then I read The Transformation by Dr. James S. Gordon, and something clicked.

I finally saw my early life for what it was: trauma. That insight was a missing puzzle piece—connecting years of mysterious symptoms and emotional spirals. Everything made sense. But that clarity brought a new wave of grief and reckoning.

Enter 2020. The year everything unraveled.

The collective crisis of the pandemic collided with my personal one. My anxiety and depression hit an all-time high. I couldn’t function, and for the first time, I couldn’t hide it. I’d always prided myself on being self-sufficient—but now I felt helpless.

As painful as that breakdown was, it became a turning point. I went back to therapy—this time with a trauma-informed practitioner. With her help, I began to make sense of my past. I received a PTSD diagnosis that September, and as surprising as it sounds, it brought me peace. It validated what I’d always felt: that I wasn’t just "too sensitive" or "overreacting"—I was carrying unhealed wounds.

Creativity as a Compass

Why I launched my blog, built a healing product line, and started treating my everyday rituals as sacred.

That same year, I launched Consciously Transforming, my blog dedicated to personal growth through creativity, healing, and intentional living. I believe that transformation doesn’t only happen on mountaintops—it lives in the everyday.

Growth can be found in designing your morning routine, in learning to care for plants, in choosing joy after crisis, or in simply picking up a paintbrush when you feel lost. It’s all part of the process.

I also launched my shop, Goods for Vibrant Living—a space for art, rituals, and tools to support your creative and healing journey. Every product is born from something that helped me reconnect with myself. New offerings (like journals, prayer candles, and stickers) are coming soon!

You Get to Rewrite the Story

My approach to coaching, subconscious rewiring, and healing through breath, creativity, and self-trust.

Choosing to heal is a radical act—and one that you recommit to every day. Some days it’s messy. Some days it’s magical. But every step, no matter how small, moves you forward.

Now that I’ve stepped into the role of medicine woman and deep journey guide, I’m honored to walk with others on their own path of becoming. My approach blends subconscious rewiring, creative exploration, and the powerful somatic tool of breathwork to help you shift the inner patterns that have been holding you back.

Through breath and presence, we gain access to your deeper truth. From there, we identify the limiting beliefs keeping you stuck—and begin to rewire them. Together, we’ll create the safety, spaciousness, and clarity you need to step into your next chapter with confidence and ease.

Ready to Step Into Your Next Chapter?

If you feel called to reclaim your joy, your voice, your power—let’s talk. I’d love to walk with you on the path of becoming.
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