Chris Anne Coviello-The Healing Space-Canton Therapy

08/17/2026

What if “resistance” is actually communication?

At the beginning of every group I facilitate, I make something very clear:
Everything I offer is an invitation. You always have a choice.
✓ You can participate.
✓ You can observe.
✓ You can modify something.
✓ You can sit this one out.
That isn’t because participation doesn’t matter.
It’s because, from a trauma-informed perspective, choice matters enormously.
For many people with histories of trauma, having choice taken away—or feeling pressured, controlled, cornered, or forced—can itself activate the nervous system.

🧠 So when someone...
👥 doesn’t make eye contact
👥 jokes through an exercise
👥 says “this is weird”
👥 refuses to participate
👥 or simply lies down and sleeps
I try not to immediately label that behavior as resistance.
Instead, I get curious.

🌱 One of the most powerful things I’ve observed over the past year Blue Ridge Mountain Recovery Center …(Continued in comments)

07/23/2026

A magical path of trees…

04/09/2026

Self care…beauty hunting on a walk with my dog.

03/28/2026

It’s happening…spring is such an exciting time of year for me…everything begins to awaken and signs of life and newness are everywhere…including a crack in the parking lot between my car and the next… have always gotten such delight to see things blooming out of concrete…the persistence to live..to thrive…and even more to bloom…just magnificent 💚

05/28/2025

🎧 NEW EPISODE on Pathways with Chris Anne Coviello ✨
What happens when a gifted musician and writer discovers, as an adult, that she’s autistic?

In this raw and powerful convo, I sit down with Nefrit El-Or to explore the hidden intersections of:
✨ Adult autism diagnosis
✨ Eating disorders & anorexia recovery
✨ Creativity as both mask & medicine
✨ Meditation & spiritual healing
✨ The deep invisibility of neurodivergent women

Her story is vulnerable, soul-stirring, and deeply validating for anyone walking a healing path.
You are not alone.

🎙️ Listen now on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts!
🔗 Link in bio

🌿 Full episode + links at: www.cantontherapy.com
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05/21/2025

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In this powerful and heartfelt conversation, I speak with Jason Tuttle, a devoted father who spent 15 years as the primary caregiver to his medically complex...

05/20/2025

When a loved one passes, the world stops in an instant.
My guest today, Jason Tuttle, knows what it’s like to experience this heartbreak firsthand—navigating the ultimate loss of his son, Zachary.

But through unimaginable grief, Jason discovered something unexpected: a pathway toward connection, purpose, and healing.

In this episode of Pathways, Jason shares his journey as a devoted father and full-time caregiver, and how writing letters to his late son evolved into a growing online community, a blog, and a grief coloring book helping families process loss together.

This conversation explores:
— Grieving as a man in a culture that silences male emotion
— How writing can be a healing lifeline
— What it means to live with loss, not just move past it
— The power of simply showing up for someone in grief

Whether you’ve experienced loss or simply want to understand it more deeply, this episode will move you.

Listen now on Pathways with Chris Anne Coviello
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.
Instagram friends: Tap the link in my bio to hear the episode
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05/10/2025

Thirty Years to Now
I began this path thirty years ago,
a bright-eyed student in the fall of ’95,
majoring in psychology—
not yet knowing it was a science
steeped in math,
rooted in research,
anchored in the intricate dance
of neurons and mind.

The weight of it was heavy.
I was young,
and the rigor of academia
met the unspoken wounds of newly acquired trauma.
By the end of my sophomore year,
I stepped away—
not from learning,
but from the classroom.

I returned home to the scent of flowers,
helping at my parents’ shop,
and seeking other ways to heal.
I found the love of my life and quickly
made my way to Colorado,
Where my hands learned the language of touch as a massage therapist—
I began to sense the subtle realm as Reiki opened my awareness
to the energy that flows beneath all things.
My body discovered the wisdom of movement and stillness
through yoga and meditation as a student and teacher.
Motherhood awakened a love and inner strength deeper than anything I had ever known.
Sound healing and cacao ceremony
became sacred tools—
portals to presence, connection, and transformation.
And then,
one of the deepest layers revealed itself
through Somatic Experiencing,
I learned to listen to the language of the nervous system,
to heal from within,
and to guide others gently home to themselves.

I never stopped learning.
Books, podcasts, teachers, workshops, classes…
each became a thread
in the tapestry of understanding.
For myself and my clients…
Then…
One class at a time,
in Denver,
then Georgia,
I gently returned
to the collegiate path I once paused.

Now, nearly three decades later,
I have completed what I began—
a Bachelor of Science in Psychology,
hard-earned,
deeply lived,
and wholly mine.

This fall,
I begin again—
a Master’s in Social Work at KSU,
this time not as a girl unsure of her footing,
but as a woman who knows the worth
of every step she’s taken.

04/30/2025

It’s here!

In today’s episode of Pathways, I sit down with somatic practitioner Audrey Burke for a deep and nourishing conversation about what it really means to be a highly sensitive person in a world that doesn’t always make space for softness.

We explore nervous system healing, co-regulation, somatic touch, and the beautiful idea of becoming an island of coherence in a chaotic world.

This one is heartfelt, personal, and full of wisdom.

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, or the link in bio.

04/23/2025

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In this powerful episode of Pathways with Chris Anne Coviello, I sit down with Greg Maloney—personal trainer, longtime friend, and person in recovery—to expl...