Healing Heartwork
grief support, stress & anxiety management, guided life mapping through unique creative processes Follow on FacebookFollow on InstagramKim has made a career shift, now supporting Hospice of Michigan, Arbor Hospice, Centrica Care Navigators and The NorthStar Care Community in growing their mission. She has put Healing Heartwork on hold while she focuses on this new journey. Her intention is to bring to life Healing HeArtwork Workshops online in 2026 with a renewed focus on grief support. Please follow on social media to be the first to know when online workshops will be available. Thank you for all of your support.
Hello, I’m Kim.
Like many of you, I found myself on the hamster wheel of life—moving fast, carrying a lot, and cycling through stress and anxiety without much space to pause.
Art has been my way of slowing down and making sense of the world since I was three years old. Through every chapter of life, creativity has helped me calm my mind, process emotions, and find clarity. I also know firsthand how difficult it can be to carve out time for your own care—especially when you’re navigating grief, change, or simply the weight of everyday life.
Healing HeArtwork was created as a gentle invitation to pause. I design one-of-a-kind creative experiences focused on grief support, stress reduction, emotional processing, and finding clarity—wherever you are on your journey. These sessions are not about making “good art,” but about creating space to breathe, reflect, and reconnect with yourself.
Thank you for being here and for becoming part of the Healing HeArtwork community of support. It is an honor to walk alongside you as you find clarity, peace, and grounding in this chapter of your life.
Reach me at:
kim@healingheartwork.com
I provide unique, creative, art-based experiences that support reflection, emotional awareness, meaning-making, and personal insight. My work is educational and supportive in nature and does not include diagnosis or treatment of mental health conditions. When deeper clinical care is needed, I refer clients to licensed professionals.
“Hey everyone—our dearest and sweetest friend Kim MacPhee Critz has officially announced her new journey in bringing creative experiences to us all to help us cultivate a sense of calm and a sense of purpose as it relates to your mind & body & spirit.
We knew very quickly that we wanted to work with Kim and have her host regular workshops with us because she is articulate and driven.
But more importantly, she is compassionate and nurturing. People know Kim by her aura. She lights up a room. She laughs with you. She cries with you. We are honestly so honored that we will have the opportunity to host Kim as she steps into this purpose driven change, fully equipped with a heart of gold & an authentic soul & a readiness to lift others up.
I can’t say this enough, but we were awed by her vision and we can’t wait to watch her change lives.”
-Kalamazoo Backyard Yogis
Personal drawings and journaling for focused heart healing.
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The Light of Healing
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Carrying Too Much
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