Nerissa Balland’s books explore creativity, resilience, identity, and the ways we make meaning from our experiences. Through personal stories, reflection, and accessible creative practices, each book offers a different invitation to slow down, notice what matters, and connect more deeply with ourselves and one another.
Canvas of Courage shares the stories of young mothers facing cancer and explores healing, hope, gratitude, and the role of creativity during life-altering experiences. The Curious Curator expands that exploration beyond illness through guided creative practices designed to encourage curiosity, reflection, self-discovery, and personal growth.
Featured Books
Canvas of Courage
The Art of Healing, Hope, and Gratitude for Young Mothers Facing Cancer
What does healing look like after life changes forever?
Drawing from conversations with more than one hundred young mothers facing cancer, Canvas of Courage shares nineteen deeply personal stories exploring creativity, gratitude, motherhood, identity, and resilience. Through intimate storytelling and reflective insights, the book looks beyond diagnosis and treatment to the emotional experience of navigating illness—and making meaning from what remains.
The Curious Curator
The Art of Curiosity, Creativity & Discovery
What might you discover when you slow down and notice what has been there all along?
The Curious Curator is a guided creativity workbook designed for artists and non-artists alike. Through 50 accessible creative invitations, reflections, and exercises, it encourages you to slow down, notice more deeply, explore new perspectives, and use creativity as a tool for reflection, self-discovery, and personal growth.
No artistic experience is required—only curiosity and a willingness to notice.
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