April Lee Taylor Vance - April was born in Burnaby, BC, Canada, and grew up in Washington state as a Preacher's Kid till she was married to a preacher at 19 and moved back to Canada. Within ten years, she would become a Mom to two amazing human beings. She is now a Gramma and has the pictures to prove it!
She currently lives in Vancouver after living in the Fraser Valley, Okanagan, Alaska Highway, and Vancouver Island.
In her thirties, April began making art in earnest, and she took up American Sign Language, which both changed her life and career. Being trained in grief and loss provides her with more than just an understanding of this life process; she has a sincere love and compassion to help others in person-centered active support.
Through her life and travels through deconstruction from religion and reconstruction, she has both un-learned and learned about becoming her most authentic self by listening to her Trustworthy Heart; these are her contributing influences.
Our book
Affirmations That Encourage Me to Feel & Heal My Grief
by Stephanie Cerins, Art by April Lee Taylor Vance
The Reiki Healer & the Church-girl
Stephanie Cerins and April Vance
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