A Deep Conversation With Magdalena Sabatino

To connect with Magdalena, visithttps://magdalenasabatino.comhttps://www.instagram.com/magdalena.sabatino/A link to my book,  Hardship and Bliss: Reflections for Mothers Who Seek ConnectionMagdalena Sabatino is an artist, holistic counselor and creative guide. Aftermany years of searching, she has finally arrived at the sweet spot, wheretwo of her biggest passions for creativity and healing meet, unite, andconstantly enrich each other.As a young woman, she had an insatiable thirst for understanding why weare the way we are, which propelled her onto an educational journey inhuman psychology and personal growth. It started in Warsaw, Poland,where she entered her Master’s degree in Psychology and ended inNewport, Rhode Island, where she earned her Master’s degree in HolisticCounseling from Salve Regina University.As an artist, she follows her intuitive urges and tries to focus more on thecreative experience rather than the final product. Her art practice is alsoher meditative and spiritual practice, during which she attempts to connectto something bigger than herself. As she lets go of control, takes risks oncanvas, and trusts the creative process, her pieces emerge into what theywish to become. Usually, into whimsical, colorful, intuitive, and abstractimages inspired by nature and feminine energy.As a counselor, she guides her clients back to their holistic wellness. Shehelps them understand that they are multidimensional beings with layers ofphysical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects to themselves. Thefoundation of her work is healing the wounded inner child and assisting herclients in recognizing how this wounding affected their lives. She believesthat wholeness is not cutting off a portion of one’s being, but it is theintegration of all aspects of oneself, even the broken, imperfect ones, thatcreates a true, whole human being.It is her absolute pleasure to gather people together for transformativeexperiences. She enjoys creating workshops and retreats during whichparticipants have a chance to reconnect with their creativity and heal theirwounded parts along the way. She is in the process of creating her firstonline course “Emotional processing through art journaling”.