Arleta Turnbull, also known as the multidimensional visual artist Yellow Petal Photo, is a 2023 mama whose mission is to fill the gaps in today’s societal birth story, gather community and share stories/ideas that aid in supporting the wellbeing of others, specifically the self-parent-child bond. She is fascinated in the idea of recovery from intergenerational trauma and the impacts of globalization on family ties.

Her first form of connection when moving to Canada at the age of 5 was emotional awareness and play. She was unable to communicate verbally at the time because her English was not yet developed.

Her parents have always been her greatest representation of resiliency on their quest for a peaceful and loving human experience.

They left Poland when the Polish gained their independence from Soviet Russia and people were allowed to leave the country. Her lineage survived Nazi occupied Poland, and both World Wars. They were farmers who had just enough to survive. They live and continue to live in the poorest parts of Poland, where neighbourly love goes far and the community depends on each other for survival.

Photography has always been a tool that she’s worked with  along her journey (since teenhood) to support her emotional processing. Being able to document her present moment reality and have a source for reflection, she was able to ground any anxieties along the way, through the mindfulness gifts  that photography offered.