On the Other Side of Grief was created and compiled by Isabella “Bella” Rose, founder of Bella Rose Healing Hands. Bella is a heart-centered author, artist, advocate, and holistic health and wellness practitioner whose work has been shaped by her own lived experiences and a deep calling to transform pain into healing, creativity, and service.

The first spark for On the Other Side came to Bella during a creative expression therapy session. Not long afterward, the name Gabriel began appearing again and again, something she received as spiritual guidance connected with Archangel Gabriel and the sacred work of writing, storytelling, and communication. She followed that nudge, and what began as an idea slowly became a circle of voices, stories, and connection.

Bella’s own life has taught her that grief reaches far beyond bereavement. Through loss, major life changes, and the reshaping of dreams, identity, and independence, she has come to understand grief as something that can touch every part of who we are.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Holistic Health Sciences and is a Certified Intentional Creativity® Teacher, Certified Cosmic Smash Booking Guide, Certified Warrior Goddess Training Facilitator, and Certified Warrior Heart Practice Facilitator. Her work also draws upon Reiki, aromatherapy, storytelling, empowerment practices, and advocacy.

Bella is the author of Behind the Masked Smile: A Survivor’s Quest for Love and has contributed to eleven other books. She is especially passionate about helping people transform painful experiences into creative expression, reclaim their voices, and bring their stories into the world.

At the heart of Bella’s work is a belief in the power of story, creativity, community, and hope. On the Other Side of Grief grew from that belief and from the sacred connections that brought these authors, these stories, and now these readers into the same circle.