Empathic Challenger
Who is Celina Joan?
For much of my life, I struggled with feeling overwhelmed by the world around me — by the noise, the expectations, the weight of unspoken emotions. I moved through anxiety, cycles of depression, and moments where I felt completely disconnected from myself. For a long time, I tried to “fix” myself by doing what I thought I should do. But nothing shifted until I started asking a different question: Who do I believe I am — and is that belief actually true?
That question changed everything. I realized that many of the beliefs I held weren’t mine — they were inherited, absorbed, or built in response to fear. As I began to challenge them, piece by piece, I came back to myself. And from that place of clarity, I started creating a life rooted in alignment instead of survival.
That’s the heart of my work now. Whether I’m helping someone declutter their home through Clarity Corner, writing music, leading a workshop, or simply listening deeply, I do it with the intention of helping people see themselves honestly — not to tear anything down, but to offer them the power of choice. Because once you see clearly, you can choose to shift. You can choose new beliefs. You can choose to become someone new.
I call myself an Empathic Challenger because I hold space with love, but I also ask the questions that invite real transformation. I believe mental clarity and emotional freedom start when we stop trying to be someone we’re not — and start remembering who we’ve always been.
Gift of Song
As a young girl, I was not encouraged to sing, especially by my father. My father preferred I played sports and learned fighting skills rather than learn how to express myself. As I move along my healing journey, I realize that people project all the time. Those in my environment, especially my father, didn't promote or support my singing abilities because they, at some point, did not feel supported in their lives when it came to something very meaningful to them, and they never properly processed that pain.
With this knowledge, I was able to heal my fear of vocalizing, heal my fear of being heard in a way I deeply desired to be heard.
I sang in my high school choir and performed in a musical; these were my favorite things about high school! Truthfully, because I wasn't considered the "best" singer by my teachers and peers, I never took singing seriously. That is until my early 20's when my, then, housemate bought me my first traveling guitar! It was a tiny guitar with steel strings and a very skinny neck. Soon after receiving this gift, I purchased a laptop, microphone, interface, headphones, and pro-tools and started recording music. I only ever left my walk-in closet to eat and use the bathroom, otherwise, I lived in my closet where I played and recorded all sorts of random songs. I taught myself chords and at first wrote very simple songs that I sang and listened to by myself in my room.
Today, I have a black classical, nylon string guitar that I am deeply in love with. I have been told I am a monoguitarist (meaning I only love one guitar and likely will not own another one as I feel this is cheating on my guitar). My classical guitar brings out the soul-wrenching tone of my voice that I have been told by others is deeply healing. It is such a beautiful compliment to hear people around me today say that my voice has helped them heal, feel, and recognize things within themselves they found difficult to see and accept prior to listening to my voice.
Singing, and learning how to take up space with my voice, has empowered me beyond my imagination. I hope to be given the opportunity to help others find this inner power and release the fear of being heard and seen. Singing is a medicine we all need for ourselves and for those around us.
Contact
For questions regarding decluttering services, upcoming events, shows, and group activities, please email me.