Canvas of Courage

The Art of Healing, Hope, and Gratitude for Young Mothers Facing Cancer

By: Nerissa Balland

Narrated by: Nerissa Balland

Canvas of Courage is a deeply moving collection of stories from young mothers navigating cancer, identity, healing, and survival.

Written and narrated by artist and Therapeutic Arts Practitioner Nerissa Balland, the audiobook blends personal storytelling with reflections on creativity, resilience, gratitude, and emotional recovery after life-changing diagnoses.

Through nineteen intimate journeys—including Nerissa's own experience being diagnosed with metastatic melanoma while pregnant—listeners are invited into the often unseen emotional landscape of survivorship.

More than a book about cancer, Canvas of Courage explores what it means to rebuild yourself after fear, trauma, and uncertainty—and how creativity can help us process what words alone cannot.

For anyone navigating illness, caregiving, grief, healing, or transformation, these stories offer hope, connection, and the reminder that courage rarely looks the way we expect it to.

©2026 Nerissa Balland (P)2026 Canvas of Courage Press