About Colleen Russell

The role of a spiritual teacher is to help us distinguish
the real from the illusory.
  –Thomas Moore, The Soul’s Religion

Colleen Russell considers herself a midwife to the soul. She is an expert in guiding individuals through major life transitions and The Dark Night of the Soul. She has a Master's Degree in Transpersonal Psychology and is trained and certified as a facilitator in Self-Esteem, Neuro Linguistics, Grief Counseling, Dream & Creativity Coaching, SoulCollage^®, Storytelling, and the Creative and Expressive Arts.

She is currently in her third year of Body/Soul Rhythm training, with Jungian Analyst and noted author, Marion Woodman. She is a best-selling author in an anthology entitled Overcomers Inc., Stories of Hope, Inspiration, and Courage. She is also published in the March 2010 Sage Woman Magazine.

Colleen has had a lifetime of experience in deep transitions. At eighteen, she became a single mother. She put herself through college and learned to work her way up from poverty to abundance. She married at age thirty, and became a widow at age thirty-five. Her journey through grief led her on a spiritual journey where she discovered her true self and her lifetime passion of helping others in transition to move from adversity into their full potential.

In 1998, she and her second husband designed and directed a Transition and Leadership school for young adults. They helped hundreds of families from all over the U.S. and Europe transition their young people into self-reliant adulthood. In 2004, they created Soulore, which assists individuals and families through soulful life transitions using nature and creativity.

Quest4Wholeness is her latest creation, which offers support to men and women seeking to live balanced, creative, and meaningful lives. Her coaching, workshops, and classes help people to discover their authentic selves through story, art, movement, and community. She is available for speaking engagements. For more information, please contact her at (208)597-5728.