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Chalice Nelson is a board certified and licensed professional counselor.

10/28/2026

There is so much joy and gratitude to be experienced in growing older.

Your imagination gets better.
Therefore your creativity grows.
Your best ideas haven't even come to you yet.

I'm so excited for what this year will bring. For anyone who is feeling behind... Please know that there's no timeline you must follow, create your own way!

10/01/2026

Just like that we're at the end of another quarter. While the summer was the time for the heat, I sat in the shade... lil mama was tired, but that didn't mean that I get some lessons along the way, so let me share what I learned. ⏩

Could you ever imagine working with one of your favorite podcasts? It was years in yhe making and this summer You Had Me At Black® launched the Storyteller's Circle and what a blessing, an honor, and a dream to support this venture! As I took on my first consultative project, I underestimated how much time would be needed - from scrambling to get articles that weren't the easiest to access to trusting myself that I could take what I learned in school and apply in a way that had yet to be envisioned, this experience encouraged me to slow down, break it down and take it one step at a time. 2 months later I'm still on a high and please stay tuned for the next cohort!

Lean in when people see your vision! I'm so grateful that not only did Samarah Poe, The Media Mogul ❤️‍🔥 see my proposal and think it would be a great fit for Black Coffee FEST ✊🏿☕️🎉, she also saw the intentionality put behind Feelin' in Color and offered support where she could. I'm excited for what's next. ✨

When I look at my camera roll for the last 3 months, there aren't tons of pictures of accomplishments or me out in the wild, but there are plenty of me just wandering around, finding awe in the ordinary day. While I had big plans for the summer that just didn't come to fruition the way I had wished, I'm grateful the down time because I have dreamed dreams that I've never had before and I have gained so much clarity on what's next.

But even with the clarity I have about what's next... Getting there has been a different story. What I realize is that so often we think that creativity and innovation begins and ends with the idea, but that's just the beginning. And getting to the next step takes time when you're building something meaningful.

Entrepreneurship has been ghetto. It certainly comes with its perks, that also come with its fair share of challenges. But every August, despite the challenges in schedule, the varying KPIs, the sheer exhaustion, I make sure I celebrate the fact that

06/30/2026

Your creativity is only as good as your self-care. How are you caring for yourself? When we are lucky enough to get a glimpse into the creative process for women across disciplines, the message remains the same, it's important to come back home to yourself. Here are 5 important lessons we can learn from creative women of color.

📸 Credit

Issa Rae - Unknown
Souvankham Thammavongsa - Steph Martyniuk
Helina Metafaria - Tommie Battle III
Princess Nokia - Roger Kisby
Rupi Kaur - Unknown

Issa Rae acknowledges that the creative brain can get loud when the world feels like it has a say so in your art. She makes time to turn it off by making time for herself when the world is quiet. Issa shows us that we are in charge of how we spend our time with ourselves, regardless of what we've been taught it should look like. Go for a walk, listen to the news... Do what fuels you.

Souvankham Thammavongsa teaches us that believing in yourself will always be the first step to getting where you want to be. Known for her poetry, when she wrote her first novel, people were skeptical of her capabilities. Yet, her conviction to her art allowed her to persist forward.

Helina Metafaria decided not to push through when grief arose. She got quiet, listened and allowed it to guide her art. Now she is able to tell authentic stories that resonate with others.

Princess Nokia decides to be in the here and now. As a source of inspiration, she seeks joy in the mundane of everyday life as an inspiration to her art.

Rupi Kaur shows us that giving yourself grace is key. In reflecting on her own life experiences and the impact it had on her, she practiced self-forgiveness is the path forward. She then turned that into a journal that other women can you.

Let your art be a reflection of your love for yourself.

Now is to prioritize yourself.
To recognize your strengths.
To feel the feelings.
To be right where you are.
To practice self-kindness.

Becoming Her can help you come back home. Available to residents of Georgia and Florida. Register via the link in bio with additional details.

06/05/2026

It's been a month and I've still been thinking about the Notions exhibit by

I came across her work about a year ago and the stories told through her art resonate so deeply with what many experience in today's time. The dimensions of her work offer a beautiful opportunity to get lost in the present, noticing the different textures, colors, notions, etc.

This is the last weekend for the exhibit .contemporary and if you're up for a little spontaneity, this could be a great opportunity to be with the art and notice what it brings up for you!

05/18/2026

It’s a holiday weekend and we're outside!!

Join me and several other amazing businesses for Friends & Neighbors HELLO SPRING sponsored by

Hosted by .retreat, come by our neighborhood village market filled with activities that are family friendly (There's a craft area for the kids 🎨) and for the adults, you can come have fun too (I'm talking an adult patio, and making DIY FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS)!

I'm excited to be amongst some of the best local makers, artists, vintage dealers and jewelry makers and more Atlanta has to offer.

See you Sunday, May 24th 12 to 5 p.m on the West End Beltline!

05/15/2026

Today is Mental Health Action Day and what a great day to make my return (because why would editing one video take a week?!)!

If you're new here, hey! I'm a licensed professional counselor and expressive arts therapist based in Atlanta, GA. It's a joy to work with creatives, supporting them in tending to their mental wellness, yet often times when I'm out and about people are shocked that there's a counselor who specializes in working with creatives and then I realize... I really like to lay low. 😂

Self-awareness means little without action, so here I am taking steps to show up and if I don't hold up my end of the bargain, you get to join one of my workshops for FREE, that's awareness being put unto action!

I have so much important information to share and I'm so glad to be back!

When it comes to creatives and mental health, what is it that you're wanting to know?

07/09/2025

Returning to social media has been filled with complexities. It's not that I doubted that I was good at it - I had to question why? Why would I put forth so much effort in crafting content, just for it to not be seen or forgotten about within 7 seconds of watching it.

Whether it's social media, management agencies, publishing sites, etc. What I've come to realize is that 1 - we don't treat art with the sacredness it deserves and 2 - the mindset is creation > creative.

To often, for creatives in the therapy room, the focus is on how to become more disciplined or how to achieve goals quicker, when the truth is that we need to be resting and being present with life to create art that is fulfilling to us FIRST.

So before you go into a pit of self-doubt, questioning what you are doing wrong, acknowledge what it is that you're facing. Only then can change be made and only then can you discover what you truly want success to be.

07/07/2025

We're halfway through the year and while you may be focused on how to make the second half of the year count, how about you live and be with your own creative powers?

Let July be a time to return home to your body, creativity and most authentic version of you. Allow art making be the map to determine the pathway home. And when you are able to use your creativity to tend to you , watch how you are then able to reach your wildest dreams!

🧡Which one are you choosing? Save this as a reminder to come home to yourself or share with someone who needs this reminder.

07/03/2025

Hi There! I'm Chalice - A licensed professional counselor and expressive arts therapist and if my journey has taught me anything, it's that:

Creativity was always the map, not the destination. 🗺️

From kitchen concerts as a child to curating healing spaces for Black women and within corporate spaces, creativity has been my compass. It has carried me back home when I lost myself in societal expectations, the path of the "American dream,” and burnout.

Today, I help creatives and mission-driven teams realign with the truest parts of themselves, so that they are not just creating beautiful work, but to build lives and cultures that feel like they belong to them.

Through trauma-informed, culturally grounded practices, I support clients in makeing space for clarity, safety, and creative freedom. And we use the power of art making and creativity to find their ways back home.

So I’ll ask you —
💭 What is your home of creativity?

07/01/2025

It's been quiet this way (let me be real, it's quiet quite often around here), but this time for good reason.

Chalice Creates is now the moniker for Chalice Nelson, LPC. As I've gone through transitions and evolutions along this professional journey, it only felt right to ensure that my branding was reflective of that too.

💗 I am expanding. Stillness has allowed me to see the vision with greater clarity. Now having greater knowledge and insight, I'm excited to reach beyond the couch and get back to supporting the community, creative agencies and mission-driven workplaces with education, experiences and resources to stay sustainably creative.

🦋I am evolving. I began my practice knowing that creativity would be the at the center of my work. Now, after attaining my expressive arts therapy certification, the ideas are coming and deserve to be executed. I'm giving myself permission to grow and change along this entrepreneurship journey as long as my values are at the forefront.

🛤️I am still creating the path. The full rebrand isn't yet done yet - my website is a completely different vibe! But guess what? That's ok. Entrepreneurship is messy, it's a journey of constantly navigating when things don't go right. So instead of waiting for the perfect time, I'll acknowledge that now is always a good time to start, things can be added along the way.

✨This journey is filled with possibilities. The transition to Chalice Creates has been on my heart for some time. It moves beyond the traditional cookie-cutter experience of a therapist calling you out through a screen and telling you what to do. It's a brand supporting creatives through the lens of a creative... Offering validation, accountability, hope and an opportunity to build a stronger relationship with your intuition.

If you're looking to honesty, inspiration and wellness along your creative journey, this space is for you. I've got playlists, a weekly newsletter, creative prompts and more to make sure that you never lose sight of you. Welcome! 🤗

For now, take in these affirmations know that they were made for us. You were meant to be on this creative journey!

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