The WOMAN behind this big blooming creation

Hark & Bloom starts with Nicole and its story is her story...

Once upon a time...

She was a stifled creative who struggled to balance her inner artist with her sensible corporate career.

She naively bought into the notion that having a career and being an artist were two separate paths. Much of her early years were spent feeling torn between the interesting, yet predictable path of consumer markeitng and the exciting, yet unpredictable life of an artist.

There was always a sense that she needed to escape the corprate world in order to let her art come to life. A sense that she needed to leave behind all her hard work, her accomplishments, and her life as she knew it; steady, stable, and rewarding, in order to be her true self.

Keeping her artistic talents nurtured and well expressed while simultaneously navigating the working world often left her feeling drained and out of balance.

She sought out tools and methods of healing that would help her get beyond the feelings of being energetically depleted.

Even when she did make steps towards expressing herself through singing and storytelling, she experienced crippling stage fright, and a feeling of being unsafe to express her inner artist while also being successful in the corporate world.

She began to see and hear her own story in her circles of friends and spirutual community.

There seemed to be a common struggle - you need to work to live, but you need to express yourself to really feel alive and joyful and often it doesn’t feel possible to do both.

Little by little, she grew more CONFIDENT in her identity.

She grew more confident in her identity as an artist and began to embrace the role of helping people heal themselves through creative expression.

She began to weave together all the rituals and practices that had been so supportive for her own healing and activating her creative flow.

She finALLY UNDERSTOOD IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE AND TO THRIVE IN BOTH WORLDS - artist and corporate.

Being a passionate stroyteller, singer, songwriter and visual artist is part of what makes her valuable and interesting in the working world.

These worlds are not mutually exclusive. They are interdependent and each one supports the other.

A New Method is born

Before creating the Hark & Bloom method

Nicole hosted breathwork meditations, facilitated one-on-one energy healing sessions, and held virtual writing groups for a number of years.

Hark & Bloom opened its virtual doors in 2023 -

Inviting curious folks with a longing to connect more fully to their inner artist and live in JOYful, optimistic creative expression.

Hark & Bloom beliefs

  • Relationship to self and source is the foundation to build a JOYful life.

    Bringing focus and understanding to yourself, being willing to evolve without searching for perfection, being kind to yourself, being in the here and now, and having a grateful attitude for the life you’ve been given … that’s what it’s all about.

  • Healing people heal people.

    And we are always in the process of healing.

  • We are all artists.

    Everyone is born with creative genius and can do anything they want. A singer is someone who sings. A writer is someone who writes. A baker is someone who bakes. And so on…

  • Listening with curiosity is the kindest gift of all.

    You deserve the gift of self grace. Listen to your body, your mind, your intuition, and your stories with curiosity and wonder. Give this gift to others as you listen to their stories.

  • Paying witness is an act of love.

    Everyone deserves to feel safe to express their creative voice knowing whatever is shared will be received with loving curiosity and without judgment or critique. Connecting with other folks on a similar creative journey and supporting one another makes each of us more powerful.

  • You are free to be the real you.

    Vowing to be true to yourself is acknowledgment of your sacred unique design. Authentic self expression is the gateway to JOY!

  • Laughter is powerful medicine.

    Honoring the humor and absurdity of life is nature’s sweetest, most potent healing balm!

Get to know Nicole

  • November 23 (Sagittarius)

  • Love, music, laughter, storytellers, flowers, singing, water and magic.

  • Breathwork with David Elliott. Kundalini with KRI and Kundalini Rising. Reiki Training with Jeff Crawford. Energy Healing with Lara Riggio. Gateless Writing with Suzanne Kingsbury. And of course, a continuing deep-dive self study of whatever calls to her spirit.

  • “When I was around 5 years old, I decided the pages from my coloring book were actually stunning works of art. So, I signed them, ripped the pages from the spine, and peddled them door-to-door for fifty cents each. One of the neighbors was not so charmed by my creative and entrepreneurial spirit. She called my mom to say she thought it was rather tacky that I was trying to sell my crummy coloring book pages. My mom still encouraged me to do ‘art’ but not worry about selling it. So wise of her!”

Living in full creative expression is as simple and beautiful as letting yourself bloom like a flower.

Let’s listen to what your heart wants and nurture it so you can live life with your fullest, most authentic expression.

Discover the pathway to living in full, JOYous bloom!