Pia Cano is a Peer Support Specialist at Jubilee Healing Farm. Across their various studies at Clark University, Pia developed a keen interest in the environmental entanglement between human beings and their art, science, and history. Pia has worked with museums and state/national park service agencies, aiming to diversify their breadth of archival research and historical interpretation. Additionally, Pia has found fulfillment in working with young students in a variety of settings, including parks, the Worcester public school system, and with kindergarteners in North Carolina. Although Pia grew up in a city, they now spend restorative time in nature, working in community gardens and farming. Currently, Pia is endeavoring to learn more about healing modalities for mental, physical, and spiritual health.

Pia’s personal mental health journey has been Sisyphean at times and complexly linked to ancestral storylines. However, they now focus on cultivating a supportive environment and habitual practices for mental and emotional clarity. Pia is often found reading, drawing, crafting, or hiking along the Eno River.