Everyone says you’re a shero. You’re admired and a little intimidating to those who don’t understand this job. But you know the trauma you carry from this work...and other parts of life. You know emotional and mental stress shows up as physical pain and can prolong the healing of physical injuries. Holding it all in creates more sickness; healing happens in bearing witness to ourselves and others. Join me in utilizing a method of journaling and communication I've created that taps into the messages and meanings of the physical sensations, helps release the stuck places, and enhances healing on all levels
DiAnna Ritola
DiAnna Ritola is an Interfaith Minister, counselor, educator, and healer who has been fire-service-adjacent for nearly a decade as the partner of a fire officer with FDNY. She works primarily in women’s trauma and healing using a range of modalities centered in somatic therapies, communication, and the power of relationship to repair the cracks and wounds that life brings. She believes, like the Japanese art of kintsugi, we are stronger when we let our broken and repaired parts shine through.
