Curious explorer. Passionate world traveler. Nature & animal lover. Seeker of true beauty in every form. Unconventional. Walker of non mainstream paths. Individualist. Questioner of things. Introvert. Extrovert. Foodie. Only child. Sensitive comfort addicted emotional eater. Weirdo with lots of contradictions. Forever playful. Lover of tropical waters. Fan of deep talks & laughing until the cows come home. Catholic from the heart. 

I am Petra Heveroch from Cologne, Germany. Drawing, painting and creativity have been part of my life since early childhood. The smallest moments of beauty, the incredible wonders of nature, deep friendships, touch and the freedom I feel when I travel the world have always brought me pure joy and gratitude.​

However, since day one, since my birth, I have also experienced medical, physical and emotional trauma, many crises and adventurous rollercoaster rides. I grew up with narcissism and codependency, with a hypersensitive, dysregulated and "always on alert" nervous system, many "mystery" symptoms and many fears.

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I studied economics in Cologne, because I wanted to please others and was clueless. I worked in corporate management for many years and mostly felt like an alien. After a while I started my own business and freelance work and lived the fancy “digital nomad sitting on the beach with my laptop” dream in exotic places around the world. Believe me, you don't usually see the difficult sides, crises and low points on shiny social media. I messed up a lot of things, ignored many red flags and ran after unhealthy things, not knowing they were harmful. I also ran away from myself and from all pain, suppressed any form of “discomfort”, became an expert at bypassing.

I was always searching for THE deepest truth and the peace that lies beyond this world, a world whose structures felt strange and “off.” For almost 2 decades, this search led me into the toxic, seductive and manipulative hamster wheels of the New Age and other gurus, until my rose-colored glasses were taken off and I met God. In a way I could never have imagined.​

I still mess things up, still fears come up and I still have mystery symptoms and tension in my nervous system, but I no longer chase. Underneath it all I feel the most profound peace. I can see through many more things that are unhealthy and the golden carrots have lost their power. I meet myself in a very different way. I meet suffering and discomfort in a new way. I was humbled. I feel at home. Thanks to Him.

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In these times, I believe it is crucial to pause and reflect on what really matters to you, to learn to treat yourself and others with care, compassion and (to the best we can) without agenda, to live in simple joy and wonder, to become resilient, to take radical responsibility and to recognize what is actually going on in the world, the agenda against life. To ask for the door to true peace, to nondramatic quiet contentment and to a fulfillment that has nothing to do with whether one is rich, successful, seen, healthy or loved. SERENITY.​