Join the waiting list for Summer 2024
8 weeks of coaching, video training, and practical tools to help free you from old mindsets, patterns and beliefs for a fresh new approach to art and life.
Do you ever wish you could simply fulfill the vision in your head – without the nagging voices of doubt, worry and criticism?
It’s not that you don’t know how to ignore or counteract those voices, it’s the energy that goes into doing it.
If your experience of art and creativity could be as free, authentic and supported as breathing (like when we were kids and hadn’t yet been smacked down by teachers, gatekeepers or critics), how would that feel?
What could you find the courage to make? If you didn’t have to exert so much effort to quiet your inner critic, how could you pursue the artistic life of your dreams?
The path of an artist requires resilience, vulnerability, and tenacity. You are expected to be the master of your creative discipline WHILE ALSO remaining true to your authentic voice and experience. Not to mention the business side of creative entrepreneurship, accounting, marketing and functioning as an agent of beauty in the world of commerce.
Life as an artist is hard enough, just dealing with the world as it truly is.
WHAT TOPICS WILL BE COVERED?
Weekly content will prompt your reflections on which parts of your artistic soul are in need of healing.
Week 1: Introduction & Trauma Definitions
Week 2: How We Are Wired & Formative Influences
Week 3: Artist Perspective & Emotions
Week 4: Emotional Formation, Boundaries
Week 5: Grief
Week 6: Lenses & Lies, Voices
Week 7: Perfectionism & Shame
Week 8: Forgiveness, Regret & Moving Forward
You’re not alone
- Group coaching through Zoom
The wisdom of the group is a continual source of shared life experience and practical help.
- Weekly video training
Get hands-on tools to dig into your history and discover gems as well as uproot unhelpful beliefs.
- A private forum for each unique cohort
Connect with your fellow group members outside of our Thursday coaching sessions for ongoing discussion and mutual benefit.
- Prompts and meditations
For your own reflection and in your own time.
To confront the looming tower of creative tasks, an artist needs faith and a vision that is grounded in WHO YOU ARE, and how you are uniquely qualified to create.
It’s hard work, but it’s worth it
Since 2010, I have been walking this path of healing for myself as well as coaching my fellow artists – writers, filmmakers, illustrators, makers, musicians and entrepreneurs of all disciplines – to break free from harmful attitudes and embrace who you are really meant to be.
You can rediscover your freedom and wholeness – in art and in all of life.
Who is Melissa Gibson Smith?
EPIPHANY SPACE FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, spiritual coach
Melissa’s passion is to see artists and creative entrepreneurs thrive on an emotional, physical, and spiritual.
Her vision to facilitate a central connection point for artists–similar to European artist salons and writing collectives like the Inklings–resulted in a Hollywood coworking space and event space where artists of all disciplines could collaborate
Melissa creates a safe space of love, belonging, play, and creativity, which permeates the atmosphere of Epiphany Space. Now that this artist community has expanded beyond the confines of Los Angeles, her leadership is a peaceful influence globally.
After living and working over two decades in New York City and Los Angeles, Melissa and her family returned to live in her hometown of Columbus, Georgia. To read Melissa’s full bio, click here.
I love your questions and can receive them at: epi@epiphanyspace.com
“I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in the Healing the Soul of the Artist Masterclass. Melissa is incredible at creating safe spaces for people to explore and interact with the experiences that create blocks within us. She’s kind and wise and always gentle in her prompting, never forceful or heavy-handed.
The group coaching and guided meditations have been particularly impactful for me and are where I really saw breakthroughs happening for me and others. As an added bonus, I love my cohort! I grew closer to people I already knew and even made a new friend.
I definitely believe the class was worth the time and monetary commitments. You’re going to get out of it what you put in. If you go all in and do the work, you’re going to come out of the class with more of yourself.” – KMM
“I cherish the intentional healing time I’ve spent with Melissa. She’s incredibly patient and insightful. She is a safe person to be vulnerable with – there’s no air of judgment. She has the unique ability to see past anyone’s brokenness, trauma, or pain, and see the healed and whole person inside. She works collaboratively with people to chip away at that old facade, and excavate the artist’s soul inside every person. It’s so evident that she loves this work. I unequivocally recommend.” – EBT
“After expressing concern about the persistence of emotional pain over a situation, Melissa offered me healing prayer … Melissa encouraged me to take things to God and to believe that He would answer. One of the most important things she taught me about the answer was to accept it with an open heart and hand, even if it turned out my discernment was wrong. Having this prayer with her has helped with my ability to process difficult situations, especially the disappointments and rejections that come with working in a place as competitive, and sometimes isolating, as Hollywood.” – AP
“Melissa is a skilled coach, who operates with empathy, emotional intelligence, and spiritual insights. I experienced much healing and gained a lot of perspective through my sessions with her. Not only would I highly recommend her instruction for growth and development, she’s also a sweet and kind human being.” – MY
“I feel happier and lighter. I believe a lot of that is thanks to you, Melissa. I’m grateful to God both for His healing and for His providing such a wonderful friend to be the instrument through which He sends that healing.” – MG
The Summer 2024 cohort for Healing the Soul of the Artist will open for registration soon.
Group coaching (via Zoom) takes place on Thursday evenings at 8PM Eastern / 5PM Pacific Time. Replays are available for anyone who is unable to attend live.
Registration is only $1200.
The next healing cohort begins in Summer 2024.