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Clara Serva
Identity Restoration
From surviving to living
Explore · Feel · Express
Art-therapist ✨ Speaker ✨ Trainer

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Un petit aperçu de notre interprétation d’Ex-Factor, de Lauryn Hill. 🤎

#KHarmoniz #HarmoniesVocales #TrioVocal #VocalHarmony

Lieu: @ckb97170 🙏🏾 by @claraserva_

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14 days ago

Life is full of unexpected twists, and honestly, that is the best part.
Every single day brings a fresh start, a new chapter, and a chance to close old loops. Staying grounded in gratitude—for simply being alive, for my kids, and for the family that surrounds me...makes every moment richer. I can't help but feel genuinely curious about what’s waiting just around the corner.
What surprises you the most about life? by @claraserva_

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Voila! nous y sommes, NOTRE PREMIÈRE SCÈNE!
K’harmoniz sera ce jeudi au @le_ti_paris à 20h.

Nous serions ravis que vous partagiez ce moment avec nous ☀️🩷 by @claraserva_

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2 months ago

✨ A safe space for honest reflection, gentle growth, and authentic expression. ✨
If you haven’t tuned into the very first episode of The Back to Self Experience yet, this is your gentle invitation to hit play. 🎙️
In this foundational episode, I open up about my own journey…what led me to create this podcast, and why reconnecting with ourselves through creativity and healing matters so deeply.
Whether you are already walking your own healing path or simply seeking the inspiration to rediscover who you are and express yourself freely again... you are exactly where you need to be. Welcome home. 🤍
👇 READY TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP? 👇
If you are tired of living as a shadow of yourself and feel ready to start your healing journey, I have a gift for you. You can download the first chapter of my e-book « Back to Self » absolutely FREE. This guide is your first step toward reconnection and alignment.
🔗 How to listen & read:
Full Episode: Available on Spotify and YouTube.
Free E-Book: Download your free chapter via the link in bio.
👉 Click the link in my bio to access everything!

#BackToSelf #CreativeHealing #IdentityRestoration #ArtTherapyJourney #SelfDiscoveryPodcast by @claraserva_

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4 months ago

How do you choose to rest when your DNA tells you to run?
breaking the cycle starts with a choice. Rest isn’t a reward for surviving the day; it’s a conscious act of reclaiming your peace.
How are you choosing to rest today? 👇

#ConsciousRest #NervousSystemRegulation #GenerationalHealing #SlowLiving #MindfulWellness by @claraserva_

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4 months ago

An empty shell. That’s how it feels when you carry a history that isn’t fully yours, yet lives in every breath you take.

From the silent shadows of the past to the digital screens of the present, the echoes of our ancestors remain woven into our very DNA. We are not just living our lives; we are carrying theirs, waiting to understand the code, waiting to break the cycle.
Sometimes, looking back is the only way to truly wake up.
✨ Ready to dive deeper? Listen to the latest episode of the podcast and download your free e-book to start exploring your roots and healing today. Link in bio.

#intergenerationaltrauma #CaribbeanPeople #RootsAndCulture #Epigenetics by @claraserva_

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4 months ago

Are you exhausted because you are still in survival mode in a world that tells you just to be happy?

For generations, women in the Afro-Caribbean culture have been praised for being the "PotoMitan"the central pillar of the household. The ones who carry everything, manage everyone, and are never, ever allowed to break.

We have been raised to believe that our value is only in what we do, how much we produce, and how well we perform.

But what is the price behind the pillar? When you finally sit down at night, is there anything left for you?

Living as a strong woman shouldn't mean living like an empty shell. When you feel numb or empty, it’s not that you are broken. It is your body’s way of protecting you a state of functional freeze where it shuts down the feeling part just so you can keep functioning for everyone else.

Your DNA is allowed to rest now. The war is over.

In Episode 9 of The Back to Self Experience, we dive deep into the roots of this ancestral burden and discuss 3 small, rebellious acts you can start practicing today to stop surviving and start truly living.

🎧 Listen to Episode 9: "The Empty Shell" now. Click the link in my bio to listen on your favorite platform and claim your breathing space.
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#TheBackToSelfExperience #PotoMitan #FunctionalFreeze #IdentityRestoration #ExploreFeelExpress #IntergenerationalTrauma #NervousSystemHealing #CaribbeanWomen #SelfCareIsRebellion #HighFunctioningBurnout by @claraserva_

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4 months ago

That empty feeling isn’t just in your head. It’s in your biology.
As Dr. Bessel van der Kolk beautifully explains in his groundbreaking book, The Body Keeps the Score, your body remembers everything. Every boundary you didn’t set, every emotion you had to freeze just to keep moving, and every weight you carried for everyone else your nervous system stored it all .
For an Afro-Caribbean woman, this isn't just daily stress. It’s generation after generation of the Potomitan expectation. For centuries, our grandmothers and mothers had to silence their own pain to hold everything together . Today, that inherited pressure lives in our cells, often showing up as an unexplained emptiness or high-functioning burnout .
You cannot think your way out of a body that is exhausted from surviving . Healing begins when you stop carrying the world and start returning to yourself .
🎧 Dive deeper into the ancestral roots of burnout and how to reclaim your body. Listen to the latest episode of The Back to Self Experience now.
🔗 Link in bio.
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#TheBackToSelf #IntergenerationalTrauma #AfroCaribbeanWomensHealth #FunctionalFreeze #TheBodyKeepsTheScore by @claraserva_

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5 months ago

"We are tired of being strong." 🕊️

In this episode, I explore the legacy of the Poto Mitan: the role of the "pillar" that Afro-Caribbean women have carried for generations.

Today, we are choosing a new path. Not the path of the struggle, but the path of harmony. Learning to care for ourselves as much as we care for the world.

Because you have the right to exist beyond your strength.

🎧 Full episode available now on [Spotify/Apple Podcasts/Link in bio].#BackToSelf #TheBack2SelfExperience #PotoMitan #IdentityRestoration #HighFunctioning #BlackWomenWellness #MentalHealthMatters by @claraserva_

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5 months ago

Your face is the map of your story, but not all stories can be told with words.

In my Explore, Feel, Express method, I use portraiture not to capture a likeness, but to release an identity. This watercolor and pencil exercise serves as a bridge to the unspoken parts of the self.

Explore: We look beyond the surface to find the fragments of the self that trauma has hidden.

Feel: We allow the colors of the subconscious to emerge through the fluidity of watercolor.

Express: The pencil brings structure and definition back to a restored and empowered identity.

Art-therapy, when integrated with cognitive tools, becomes a powerful clinical lever for restoration.

Ready to restore your own landscape?
Click the link in my bio to discover the "Back to Self" experience and my latest e-book.

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#IdentityRestoration #ExploreFeelExpress #ArtTherapyClinical #TraumaRecovery #BackToSelf #HealingJourney #SelfDiscovery by @claraserva_

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5 months ago

« I was so busy holding everything together, I forgot to hold myself. »

Stop surviving. Start living. ✨

My mission is to help you find your way back to yourself through art-therapy and identity restoration.

📖 Start now: Download the first chapter of my e-book “Back to Self” for FREE (Link in bio).

P.S. For deeper reflections, you can also explore my podcast “The Back to Self Experience” via the same link.

#InnerPeace #BackToSelf #ArtTherapy #HealingJourney #SelfRestoration by @claraserva_

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