Episode 10: How to Trust Your Inner Wisdom and Transform Trauma Into Creative Healing — with Devorah Brinckerhoff

If you’re longing for a safe place to land, you’re warmly invited to join us on Zoom on the first and third Tuesdays at 6:00 PM PST—a space to slow down, connect, and be held in community. Zoom link available on the SoulBody Wellness website or by contacting Laurel LeMohn.Guest Devorah Brinckerhoff — Mixed Media Artist, Founder of Soul Portraits, Transformational GuideEpisode SummarySome conversations are meant to be held close—ones that invite you into possibility, wonder, and a deeper connection to yourself. This conversation with Devorah Brinckerhoff is one of those.In this episode of Spiritual Friction, Laurel and Devorah explore inner wisdom, intuitive downloads, and transformation through life’s most difficult moments. After a rupture that brought her life to a halt, Devorah found herself in what many describe as a dark night of the soul.What followed was not a return—but a reassembly.Through creativity and what she now calls Soul Portraits, Devorah began working with the remnants of her life—letters, documents, and photographs—reconstructing her story and accessing a deeper embodied knowing beyond words.This conversation weaves together trauma healing, heart-centered awareness, soul contracts, and the quiet ways we come back to ourselves.What We Explore• Inner wisdom and intuitive knowing • Heart-centered awareness • Intuitive downloads • The dark night of the soul • Transforming trauma through creativity • Soul contracts • Releasing identity and rebuilding from truthKey Quotes“Anything is possible.”“We don’t have to do anything to be worthy—we already are everything we were meant to be.” “Creativity is our superpower because it connects us with the core of who we are.”Why This Episode MattersThere are moments when everything falls apart—when identity and meaning dissolve.For some, this becomes a breaking point. For others, a threshold.This conversation offers a different perspective: not endings, but invitations into deeper awareness and a more authentic relationship with yourself.A reminder: your inner wisdom is still there. Your creativity is still accessible. Even in the unraveling—there is possibility.Connect with DevorahWebsite: https://soulportrait.art/ Instagram: @devorahbrinckerhoff Facebook: Devorah Hake Brinckerhoff & Soul Portraits TikTok: @soulportrait.art LinkedIn: Devorah Hake BrinckerhoffAbout the HostLaurel LeMohn is a trauma therapist, somatic wellness coach, and host of Spiritual Friction—a podcast centered on healing, spiritual growth, nervous system regulation, and what it means to be human.Explore more: https://www.soulbodywellness.healthDisclaimerSpiritual Friction: Heartfelt Conversations about Personal Healing and Transformation is a storytelling and educational podcast and is not a substitute for medical or mental health care. Listening does not establish a therapeutic relationship. If you are in distress, please seek support from a qualified professional.