Ten years ago, I embarked on a self-discovery journey that has led me to approach life in a more holistic way. I used to live sick most of the time. I had four surgeries in less than three years. I was studying a masters degree, and all that mattered to me was the professional aspect of my life. I wasn’t happy, healthy, or conscious of my body, thoughts, and emotions. At that time, a close friend invited me to a workshop that combined meditation and what psychologists call “shadow work”, it was ok, enough to make me know more. My aches and symptoms were still there, but I realized my body was telling me something I could not decipher. Since then, I have begun studying, researching, and participating in trauma-informed workshops, somatic and psychological approaches, physical examinations, and spiritual paths. I acknowledged the importance of the mind-body-spirit connection, and everything started to make sense. My health improved 100%. Rare are my visits to the doctor beyond the regular examinations. My priorities changed, my career path changed, and my relationship with myself and others changed, and although I know there is still a long way to recover all the fragments my psyche left alone during my life, I am certain I am on the right path, and that is what I hope my art reflects, our aspiration to become whole again, a paradox that most profoundly means we have never been broken. Still, we need to put together and align all our facets with our most profound truth to have a coherent and meaningful experience of our lives. Ceramics, for me, represent the alchemy of transforming something raw and dull into a beautiful piece of art, which is a metaphor for how we transform our shortcomings into fuel for our self-discovery journey.