Peter W Banahan is an author, emotional wellness advocate, and creator of healing stories and products that gently hold the heart. Rooted in Hamilton, Ontario, Peter’s work bridges personal healing and community connection, offering comfort through poetic language, spiritual resonance, and quiet strength.
He is the founder of Holding All Hearts, a sanctuary of affirmation decks, comfort kits, and therapeutic guides designed to support trauma recovery and emotional literacy. His previous works, Crossing the Bridge and Unbroken Spirit, explore resilience and transformation with raw honesty and hope.
Peter’s writing is deeply inspired by his own journey. from survivor to storyteller, and by the enduring love of his late mother, Ann, whose presence echoes through every ribbon, whisper, and star in his books. His characters, like Elio and Solace, are gentle companions for readers of all ages, guiding them toward emotional safety and self-acceptance.
Elio & Solace, Find the Quiet Place is the second book in the Elio and Solace series, following Elio Letters, which introduced readers to the quiet magic of emotional listening and the sanctuary of gentle rituals. Together, these books form a tapestry of healing, hope, and heartfelt connection.
When he’s not crafting stories or building healing tools, Peter can be found nurturing community partnerships, advocating for workplace rights, or quietly watching the weather shift—always listening for the next whisper of inspiration.
Elio & Solace, Find the Quiet Place is more than a book. It’s a soft place to land. And Peter hopes that every reader who enters its pages leaves feeling heard, held, and whole.
Peter W Banahan is an author, emotional wellness advocate, and creator of healing stories and products that gently hold the heart. Rooted in Hamilton, Ontario, Peter’s work bridges personal healing and community connection, offering comfort through poetic language, spiritual resonance, and quiet strength.
He is the founder of Holding All Hearts, a sanctuary of affirmation decks, comfort kits, and therapeutic guides designed to support trauma...
The poems within Crossing Te Bridgeare a raw and unflinching expression of the emotional chaos that accompanies moments of deep suffering. Each verse feels like a direct line to the heart, revealing profound sorrow, searing anger, and piercing confusion. Yet, within these depths lies a shimmering thread of hope, a quiet but persistent strength...
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Elio and Solace: Find the Quiet Place is a tender, beautifully illustrated journey into stillness, belonging, and the gentle power of listening to your own heart. When the world feels loud and full of hurry, Elio and his glowing companion, Solace, set out to discover a place where children can breathe, feel, and simply be.
Liam’s world was a patchwork of gray, concrete sidewalks, rain-soaked cardboard, and the distant hum of traffic. He was just twelve, but life had carved lines into his face that no child should bear. His parents had vanished, swallowed by the city’s shadows, leaving him alone in a sea of strangers.
Each morning, Liam would rise from his makeshift bed beneath the Ha’penny Bridge. The river Liffey flowed silently, mirroring his loneliness. His stomach gnawed with hunger, and his...
Where the Petals Still Laugh, A Hospice Garden Story
At the far edge of a beautiful, sleepy town called Burlington, there sits a Hospice, tucked behind a row of manicured gardens. There lies a special place, a place where the colour of memories remains vibrant throughout every season. There, there is a garden, a garden that did not seek attention, but instead it welcomed all quietly, through the scent of lilac, the hush of shade, the soft trickle of sound from a stone fountain that always...
In the heart of an ancient forest, where the trees whispered secrets of old and the moss-covered ground held the footprints of countless creatures, there was a man named Rowan. He was an explorer at heart, driven by the allure of the unknown and the stories that nature itself seemed eager to tell.
One misty morning, as the first rays of sunlight pierced through the dense canopy, Rowan stumbled upon a curious sight. It was a circle of mushrooms, perfectly arranged, with a...
