About Our Founding Members

Hi, I’m Dr. Deb! I am a native of Maine and have been a practicing Family Physician for approximately 20 years. After working in the mainstream healthcare system for a number of years, I realized that I could not practice medicine in this way anymore. I felt that the computer and the constraints of insurance companies were interfering with my ability to care for patients. It troubled me that patients were becoming much sicker and at a younger age, and many were looking for the “pill for the ill” but nowhere were we addressing the root issue. I discovered the Functional Medicine model resonated with me, and so I embarked on a new medical practice called to help patients achieve optimal health in all the seasons of their lives.  Personally, I am married and live on a mountaintop overlooking Penobscot Bay. I have one dog, Buck, who is such a love and a great Hospice volunteer. I love the outdoors and enjoy kayaking, hiking, gardening, and fishing. I am also the Hospice Medical Director for the community which is another area that I truly love.

Hi, I’m Diana! I grew up on a farm in Waldo County, deeply in touch with and in love with nature. A scientist by training, I worked as a professional horticulturist and freelance writer for over 20 years. In my cultural upbringing, I had no awareness of energy or energy healing and a very poor connection to my physical body, let alone the energy of my inner being. Nearly a decade ago a friend of mine experienced a concussion, and I witnessed the amazing healing she experienced through energy medicine. Curious to know more, I embarked on a journey of passionate self-directed study and self-discovery as I realized my true vocation as healer. I am a HeartMath Institute Certified Trainer, offering tools and techniques for resilience, heart coherence, emotional self-regulation and connecting to the intuitive, intelligent guidance of the heart. I am a bio-field therapist and Reiki Master Teacher, dedicated to mastering the science behind the beautiful and phenomenal healings that can happen through meditation and energy medicine. I have a studio and practice in Belfast and belong to a global network of healers trained by Dr. Joe Dispenza, who offer coherence energy healing to people in need all over the world. I love helping people develop and build transformational and behavioral wellness skills. I cherish my family, love to garden & watch wildlife around my home, enjoy hiking New England’s big mountains and kayaking on beautiful, healing Lake St. George.

Healing is when you stop telling the story of what broke you and start living the life that rebuilt you.

My name is Jacqueline Campbell, and I am a mother whose heart was forever changed by the loss of my two beautiful sons. Their passing shattered the world I one knew– but in the depths of my grief, I discovered a path to healing that I never thought possible. Through meditation, nature, Reiki, sound healing, and the quiet strength found in each new day, I began to rebuild. I gave myself permission to grieve, to feel, and eventually to grow. 

The Healing Garden is a sacred place where pain is honored, healing is nurtured, and love never fades. My hope is that others walking through unimaginable loss and traumas can find comfort, hope, and connection at The Healing Garden. Healing is not about forgetting–it’s about learning to live with love, even in the face of sorrow.

I am an Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Reiki Healer, Sound Therapy Practitioner, Sylvotherapy Practitioner, Art Therapy Practitioner, and Retreat Facilitator.

Hi, I’m Joanne! I grew up in Montville Maine, attending local schools with Diana Chapin and both of our sisters.  After studying accounting and business administration at Gordon College in Wenham Massachusetts, working for a CPA firm in Boston for three years and for a community bank in Gloucester for another four years, I returned to Maine to raise my young son and start my own CPA practice.  Small town accounting, tax preparation and payroll preparation has allowed me to be flexible and work from home for the last 25 years while raising my two sons, often as a single Mom.  About eight years ago I started exploring my sensing, feeling, and empathetic side more.  I enjoy working with my clients to show them how their money “mindset” affects their businesses and personal finances.  I’ve taken Diana’s Reiki I training to learn more and uses energy healing time for my own self care.

Hi, I’m Kathy! I have spent much of my life reflecting on what it means to be a healthy human participant in the world, whether relationally, emotionally, physically, spiritually, or psychologically.  My personal journey took a deeper transformational dive during my studies at Naropa University, where I obtained a MA in Transpersonal Ecopsychology in 2016.  There, I was introduced to and trained in the practice of Council (sacred circles to share and listen from the depth of one’s heart), which opened in me a dedication to holding space for people to acknowledge and embrace their external differences and internal struggles, and ultimately develop respect and compassion for how all life moves through the world.  I have co-held council circles around the solstices and equinoxes, exploring the dynamic relationship between humans and the natural world.  I have also participated in several circles and trainings with the Restorative Justice Project.  Since early 2020, I have been co-leading councils on topics including environmental concerns, living the truest versions of ourselves, and most currently our integral relationship with grief – all with the intention of knowing ourselves more intimately and engaging life more openly with love. I currently live off-grid in mid-coast Maine, where I and my partner have been creating and building a spirited homestead.  A living practice all its own, it has taught me more than I imagined on what it means to live more purposefully in reverence and alignment with life, and to feel held and nurtured by the flow of life’s ever-changing energy on a momentary basis.

Hi, I’m Dr. Kerri! I am a Naturopathic Doctor and Family Nurse Practitioner with 14 years of experience.  I am a 2007 graduate of Bastyr University and a 2017 graduate of the University of Southern Maine. I provide an integrative approach to your health- combining the best of both worlds.  My favorite healing modalities are herbal medicine, craniosacral therapy and other manipulation and energy healing techniques, diet and nutrition therapies, counseling, meditation and yoga. My goal is to help you heal yourself in the most natural way possible utilizing all the tools needed to bring your health back to balance.

Hola,  I’m Larriean and  I have been living in Midcoast Maine since 2015 and just love Maine’s abundance of beauty & nature.  

 I have lived in places like Belize, Honduras, Alaska and the Virgin Islands. Although grateful for the time I spent there and the life lessons learned, I never quite felt at home. Until moving here, though a bit lonely at first I still felt that this was my home, and I belonged. Now coming full circle a huge part of that feeling is due to having the sense of a tribe, thankfully to the Healing Garden. 

I have 2 boys and take care to raise them in an environment that nurtures self awareness and healing. I currently provide companionship & at home care for older adults, and find it richly fulfilling.  I have a passion for healing and aspire to master the art of Reiki and to open my own practice, based on Reiki and other supporting healing modalities . 

As a member of The Healing Garden community, I have gathered and continue to learn tools that not only allow me to heal but, that also propel me to thrive in the future.  Due to my emphatic nature I have always felt a calling for healing both inwards and outwards. Now as part of the Healing Garden and its Board of Directors I’m honored to bring to others the love and passion I genuinely have for healing and community.  

Hi, I’m Michelle! I first heard of energy healing/Reiki years ago, and to be honest, I was skeptical at the time. I thought, how could Reiki be beneficial if the practitioner only touches you gently, or not at all? It was through sudden, sweeping loss and immense grief that I was to learn about the deep healing power of Reiki. Our oldest child, a mom herself, tragically died in a car accident. In an instant, a cavernous hole had been blown through our family and community. The loss of our daughter completely knocked me off my axis. The shock and pain was indescribable. During this time I turned to Reiki. To my relief, the sessions were immensely helpful. It was such a relief to begin to recognize myself again.  My healing experience was so profound it inspired me to take Reiki classes. I wanted to learn how to help myself and others regain and maintain their wellbeing. I am, by nature, a deeply nurturing, empathetic person. Being a mom, wife, friend and community member, has enriched my life. Energy healing has shown me new levels of compassion for myself and others. Having completed Reiki classes (and years of study and practice) I am joyfully a Certified Reiki Master.

Hi beautiful, I am Michelle, an entrepreneur, transformational life & meditation coach, and self-healing mentor.

As a young person I was always curious about the deeper currents of life, and wondered things like “why are we here?” “what is the meaning of this life?” and “why do we suffer?” And more precisely, why am I suffering and how can I free myself? All these questions lead me to become a student of spiritual/perennial wisdom studies, practice meditation and get a masters degree in Jungian Psychology. I love exploring the realms of human potential.

Back in 1995 I read the book, Remarkable Recovery by Caryle Hirshberg which reviews the literature of extraordinary, spontaneous, and complete healings, of very sick people, that were unable to be explained by medical science. This introduction to what is possible in terms of instantaneous change within what we think of as a physical body planted a seed of knowing that many things are not what we have been taught to believe they are. If one person can literally change overnight physically, that means it is within the human potential for all people.

My own health challenge in 2017 lead me to study with Dr. Joe Dispenza, who brings a contemporary lens of science to what has previously been the realm of mysticism, to the arena of self-healing and manifestation of new possibilities in people’s lives. Through deep meditation experiences, I fell in love with my body and the entire divine play we are in the midst of, and came to know myself as the creator of my life and my health.

I owned and operated the boutique, “Coyote Moon” in Belfast for 32 years where I focused on beauty, community, inspiration, and soulful possibility, understanding that everyone, without exception, longs to fulfill their soul’s potential in their life.

I now have the great joy of supporting people as a coach in turning within to their native wisdom to discover the divine power and love that is available to them to create change, healing, and to bring their true selves fully into form.

Hello dear friends, I’m Bibi and my heart is overflowing with gratitude to be part of this incredible circle of women redefining human healing. My journey began “Away,” but every step led me to Belfast, where I discovered The Healing Garden during its inaugural year—a place that feels like a beacon of belonging and purpose.

It was May 2020 when I first wound my way through the beautiful Midcoast Maine roads, adorned with “Spread Peace” signs. The experience stirred something profound in me. As the scenery unfolded, my heart expanded in a way I’d never known—a realization dawning that I had finally found HOME. More than just a physical place, it was a feeling, a community I could truly be part of—and for the first time in my life, an integral part.

I retired as a wetland scientist in 2019 to raise my grandson, Lincoln. We made the life-changing decision to relocate from Minnesota to Maine, where my husband, Michael, was born and raised. My career as a wetland ecologist spanned over 35 years, during which I served at local, state, and federal levels, working to protect and conserve our invaluable water resources. Now, I channel my passion into Sweetgrass Hollow, LLC—a venture in Waldo County rooted in the philosophy of “Healing from soil to soul.” On our farm, visitors are invited to reconnect with nature and themselves by walking our 100-foot labyrinth, crafted for contemplative meditation and peaceful reflection.

The saying “your vibe attracts your tribe” resonates deeply with me. I’m humbled and honored to stand among this group of extraordinary women and larger community of visionaries—creative thinkers and doers who heal, inspire and uplift. Here, we’re not just creating change; we’re creating connection

Hi, I’m Kate! Growing up, I spent my summers on the coast of Maine with my grandmother, and those cherished memories have always stayed with me. It was that deep connection to the ocean and the natural beauty around me that ultimately influenced my decision to move to Maine with my husband, just a bit inland, in Liberty, for eventual retirement. Maine truly is a fantastic place to immerse oneself in nature, and I find myself appreciating it more and more each year.

I learned about and experienced Reiki and other holistic approaches to medicine and healing years ago as I went through an illness, and I later met Diana through a Reiki course. That opened the door to learning about the Healing Garden, which has been such a rewarding experience, connecting with others who share a passion for wellness, wellbeing, and healing.

In years past I worked in banking, ran programs focused on community development and affordable housing, and ran a successful small business in the Philadelphia area. Today, I still help my husband with his small business, and for several years I owned The Good Natured Shop on Main Street in Liberty, which served as a wonderful base for my creativity. It was a joy to bring together art and nature in that space and to invite the local community to get involved.  But as time passes, I want to focus on art more than commerce, and perhaps really “retire”, so I sold the shop and now have an art studio to better explore that combination of art with wellness, because I’ve found that art can be therapeutic. It’s a wonderful way to express emotions, and to simply share happiness – in my case, whether that takes the form of painting, knitting, or even sewing. Each of these activities allows me to express my appreciation for the world around me, and I hope I can inspire others to find and nurture a sense of joy and happiness through similar activities.