81. Spirit Vessel- With Jessica Wertz & Amanda Wertz McClellan.

Spirit Vessel was created in 2019 by the sister team of Founder and CEO, Jessica Wertz and Co-Founder, Amanda Wertz McClellan. Spirit Vessel was conceived in 2018 when Jessica was working in her ceramic studio in Oregon. Recognizing how her connection with grief became a great catalyst in her own life she was inspired to create a healing and empowering impact on others lives during some of our most challenging times. After sharing this vision with her sister, Amanda, the company was formed. We live more full and conscious lives by having the ability to address the most important aspect of our life - our death. Through restoring the use of intimate ceremony around death, Spirit Vessel creates a guideline for meaningful connection through interaction. Spirit Vessel carries the understanding that by acknowledging what hurts we can then allow it to heal. When we can grieve, we honor who and what we love. The Spirit Vessel studio is located in southwest New Mexico, nestled in the hills of the Gila National Forest. Each urn is handmade and mindfully crafted with love. Jessica Wertz - CEO and Founder: As an artist, adventurer and visionary Jessica has spent more than a decade as a self-employed ceramic artist living in seven different states. After establishing her career in the San Francisco Bay Area, she moved to the deep woods of Oregon to build a studio where she spent years living in the wilderness. During this time she had deeper conversation and insight around living consciously and creating from that space. Her work in ceramics has always been a journey into finding the meaningful connections in our lives and what nourishes us. Her work transitioned with her intention to create a space that allows us to feel the complexities of our lives, find ease in the discomfort of grief, and reconnect to ourselves with a deep acceptance. Jessica feels a deep sense of curiosity for the journey of the soul and how we weave our love in this world and into the next. Amanda Wertz McClellan - Co-Founder: As a passion driven business woman and proud working mom, Amanda’s desire to create positive impact has always been her north star. Over the last ten years her professional life has ranged from sales and marketing in technology to health and wellness companies. Each role has enabled her to develop rewarding skills, offered new challenges and opportunities to grow. As proud as she is of her professional career, nothing compares to the joy of raising her two daughters alongside her husband. Their youngest was born with a very rare and life-threatening genetic breathing syndrome which alters how the family lives. As a result of her daughter’s diagnosis and care, her family is frequently confronted with the line between life and death. Living so close to the possibility of loss has given Amanda a profound perspective into what truly matters in life. Contact Jessica and Amanda: http://www.SpiritVessel.com http://instagram.com/my.SpiritVessel Contact Kendra to be a guest or for coaching: http://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com