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ABOUT PATH FORWARD CREATIVE WELLNESS

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Welcome to Path Forward Creative Wellness, where kindness and compassion bring us together to create a vibrant care-mmunity. Here, you’re warmly invited to explore your unique compass and discover a path forward filled with meaning and connection.

Together, through shared experiences, creative mindful practices, and peacefulness in nature, we create spaces for healing, inspiration, and transformation. 

CHARLIE'S PLACE

Charlies Place

Welcome to Charlie's Place! Step through the door and you’ll be met with a peaceful environment where you’re invited to pause, reflect, and simply 'be'. 

Here, you might find quiet moments of stillness, gather with others in meaningful conversation, or take part in a mindful, creative arts experience. You can do a little work, explore creativity, read, learn something new, or even try your hand at teaching. Most of all, it’s a space to create and connect—together.

Charlie’s Place invites curiosity and the exploration of your unique path forward, offering space for inspiration and hope.

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MEET THE COLLABORATORS

Deb Matrachisia Grief Educator

Deb brings a wealth of personal and professional experience to her role, offering support, education, and empathy to those navigating the complex terrain of grief. 

Deb co-facilitates the 'Out of the Ashes: Restructuring Your Life After Loss' Course, with Charles Coté, LCSW.

Deb Matrachisia
Grief Educator

Julia Khoury Collaborator

Julia Khoury
Tools Facilitator

 

Julia Khoury, owner of Julia K. and an accomplished culinary entrepreneur, deepened her commitment to healing and self-discovery in 2023 through transformative shadow work with Barry Michels and Kristin Sargent at the Omega Institute.

 

Julia co-facilitates 'The Tools: Mastering Life's Challenges' Course, with Charles Coté, LCSW.

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Zen-Nana, aka Nancy, a Certified Zentangle Teacher and crafter, facilitates art classes using the Zentangle Method with Path Forward Creative Wellness.

Zen-Nana,
Certified Zentangle® Teacher

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Leslie is an artist who uses collage and photography to facilitate creative expression. She offers Pictures with Stories and Collage groups.

Leslie facilitates collage and photography workshops at Charlie's Place.

Leslie Locketz 
Creative Wellness Facilitator

Izzy DnD

Izzy is a passionate Dungeon Master dedicated to creating an inclusive and exploratory tabletop role-playing experience.

 

Izzy co-facilitates therapeutic 'Dungeons and Dragons' with Lizzy Monroy-Rodriguez, for a more in-depth character creation, story-telling, and processing.

Izzy Cunningham
Dungeon Master

 

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Melissa incorporates therapeutic art techniques to create an inclusive, low-pressure environment where participants can explore art freely, reconnect with imagination and play, and build confidence through creative expression. 

Melissa facilitates art journaling and polymer clay workshops at Charlie's Place.

Melissa Turiano 
Creative Wellness Facilitator

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Kathy is passionate about creating welcoming spaces where people feel comfortable exploring their experiences through reflection and writing

Kathy facilitates 'Writing Your Way Forward' at Charlie's Place.

Kathy Pottetti
Creative Wellness Facilitator

CONTACT PATH FORWARD CREATIVE WELLNESS

Path Forward Creative Wellness

at 'Charlie's Place'

2480 Browncroft Blvd

Entrance D, Suite 234

Rochester, NY 14625

585-383-8338

info@explorepathforward.com

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