The Spiral Staircase
Deborah Svec-Carstens, Wendi Gordon, michelle rayWhole-bodied spirituality and healing after trauma. Life is a spiral staircase we travel up and down, around and back again. It's easier with companions.
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Author of "Toward the Light: A Year in Paris," publishing September 2026. Book Coach (memoir). Spiritual Director. I write about finding the sacred in the body and the winding path toward healing. Bookaholic and pen snob.
Ex-pastor. Mental + spiritual health writer / speaker / coach. I share resources and practices that have changed my life and could help you change yours.
I write about transformation and belonging, and discover stories alongside the curious. Author, teacher, explorer.
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