Meet Rev. DiAnna Ritola

I love the Japanese art of kintsugi: the “art of precious scars.”

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Each piece reminds me that my life is richer and more interesting because of challenges I’ve faced, places where the polish rubbed away, and times I’ve repaired my broken and shattered heart and life with love and radical acceptance. Where the artist uses fine metal, like gold or platinum, I have used my own mettle and the kindness and wisdom of honored guides to sit with my pain and confusion and piece myself back together stronger and with greater awareness than I had before.

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I have faced my own fires of destruction, of trauma and overwhelming pain. I know that claiming all the parts of myself and becoming aware of my own prismatic life, truly changed my ability to live with curiosity, joy, and integrity. 

I work and live with deep knowing that we are fully human and fully divine. Living in celebration of this embodied wholeness allows us to grow in ways we may never expect.

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I chose this spiritual path, including ordination as an Interfaith Minister and Dianic Priestess, because I knew that even though I use therapeutic and coaching techniques such as CBT, EFT-Tapping, and other modalities to help my clients release shame and trauma, I also needed to engage my heart and soul, or the healing would only be skin deep. I wanted more, and I want that for you, too.