Christa Wells is an American singer-songwriter and retreat host based in Nashville, Tennessee, with over 20 years of experience in the music industry. Known for her soulful, piano-driven sound and deeply vulnerable lyrics, Christa creates music and spaces that invite healing, connection, and creative awakening.
As an independent artist, Christa has released eight solo albums and several collaborative projects. Her work has been successfully supported through crowdfunding and an engaged community on Patreon, where listeners receive early access to music, writing, and behind-the-scenes content.
Her 2018 album Velveteen (produced by Ben Shive) chronicles the dissolution of her marriage, tracing a journey through grief with honesty and tenderness. On Pacific (2020), produced by Lori Chaffer, Christa begins to surface again—offering songs of personal transformation, freedom, and joy. These themes carry into Lighter From Here (2022) and Redwood (2023), both produced by Latifah Alattas, celebrating radical self-love, shared humanity, and deep compassion for the suffering world.
In 2025, Christa released All That You Love, an intimate EP produced by Lucas Morton and Latifah Alattas, featuring her daughters on I’ll Be The Moon.
Christa is also a poet and author of three collections of poetry and prose. Beloved, Before It Gets Lighter and A Safe House all reflect her experience with stepping into self-worth and finding her voice in the wake of divorce.
Her collaborative spirit has led to powerful partnerships with other artists. In 2020, she co-created The Bravest Thing EP (as More Than Rubies) with Nicole Witt, Ellie Holcomb, Taylor Leonhardt, and Jess Ray—songs written in support of Vaneetha Risner’s memoir Walking Through Fire. As a songwriter, Christa is perhaps best known for writing “Held” (Natalie Grant), and was also a cowriter on beloved songs such as “Need You Now” and “God Help Me” (Plumb), and “Red Sea Road” and “Stronger” (Ellie Holcomb).
Beyond the studio and stage, Christa is a gifted speaker and facilitator, frequently leading groups in conversations and exercises on topics such as Creative Resilience and Finding Your Voice.
The Find Your Voice Retreat is a transformational weekend for women who feel they have lost their voice along the road and long for a renewed relationship to themselves.
Above all, Christa invites others into sanctuary—spaces where people are seen, softened, and reminded of their worth.
Sustaining the sanctuary…
Listeners may support Christa’s work through Patreon, where she shares new songs, reflections, and creative process with a small community of patrons.