Arts and Healing Podcast
A podcast for anyone who wants to learn more about how creativity can be a catalyst for positive change. It features interviews with artists and organizations who are using art to heal themselves, their community, and the planet. This podcast is a project of the Arts and Healing Network, an online resource at www.artheals.org. It is hosted by Britt Bravo.
- Update frequency
- every 65 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 38
- Years Active
- 2007 - 2013
The Art of Healing with Dr. Bernie Siegel
Dr. Bernie Siegel is the author of The Art of Healing: Uncovering Your Inner Wisdom and Potential for Self-Healing. Bernie retired from general and pediatric surgical practice in 1989, and has since …
Writing as a Spiritual Practice with Pat Schneider
Pat Schneider is the author of How the Light Gets In: Writing as a Spiritual Practice. She is the author of ten books including five volumes of poems, Writing Alone & With Others, and Wake Up Laughin…
Crafting Calm: Interview with Maggie Oman Shannon
Rev. Maggie Oman Shannon is an interfaith minister, spiritual director, workshop and retreat facilitator, and lifelong crafter whose passion is exploring the relationship between creativity and spiri…
Art Break Day Co-Founder and Transformative Artist, Lisa Rasmussen
Lisa Rasmussen is a transformative artist, educator, curator, and art advocate who truly believes and embodies the notion that art can change and heal the world. Lisa is the Co-Founder and Co-Directo…
Moccasins and Microphones: Timothy McLaughlin, Santa Fe Indian School Spoken Word Program
Timothy McLaughlin is a poet, teacher and the founder of the Spoken Word Program at the Santa Fe Indian School (SFIS). This program empowers students to create original poetry – which incorporates Na…
Hurricane Sandy Art Relief Caravan Project: Interview with Elana Haviv
Elana Haviv is the Founder and Executive Director of the Children's Movement for Creative Education (CMCE). Elana is an education and human rights specialist. Through her flagship organization, CMCE,…
EngAGE and The Art of Aging: An Interview with Tim Carpenter
Tim Carpenter is the founder of EngAGE, a nonprofit that changes aging, and the way people think about aging, by transforming senior apartment communities into vibrant centers of learning, wellness a…
Creating Time with Marney Makridakis
Marney Makridakisis the author of Creating Time: Using Creativity to Reinvent the Clock and Reclaim Your Life. She founded the Artella online community for creators of all kinds, and the print magazi…
Lori Portka's 100 Thank Yous: A Gratitude Painting Project
Lori Portka is an art creator and love radiator. Her artwork is made with an open heart carrying the intention to spread love and healing. Lori's designs appear on greeting cards, prints, calendars …
Desire to Inspire: Interview with Christine Mason Miller
Christine Mason Miller is a Santa Monica based writer and artist who has been creating, writing and exploring since she was a little girl. Her mission to inspire has provided the foundation for all …
South African Muralist and Artist, Ricky Lee Gordon
"I believe color creates energy, and I believe energy creates inspiration, and then I think inspiration creates the change. If you can create color, which murals do, then you're making a massive imp…
Raw Art Journaling with Quinn McDonald
Quinn McDonald is the author of Raw Art Journaling: Making Meaning, Making Art. Quinn is a business and creativity coach. She writes the "Business of Art" column for Somerset Studio magazine, and "…
Art Saves: Interview with Jenny Doh
Jenny Doh is the author of Art Saves: Stories, Inspiration and Prompts Sharing the Power of Art. Jenny is the Founder and President of CRESCENDOh, a company that inspires creative passion, authentic…
Healing with Photography: Interview with Susannah Conway
Susannah Conway is a photographer, writer and the creator of the Unravelling e-courses. A Polaroid addict and very proud aunt, she is currently editing her first book, This I Know: Notes on Unravelli…
Saved by a Poem: Interview with Kim Rosen
"When the inner and the outer are wedded, revelation occurs." - Hildegard of Bingen
Kim Rosen is the author of Saved by a Poem: The Transformative Power of Words. Combining her devotion to poetry wi…
Inner Excavation with Photography, Poetry and Mixed Media: Interview with Liz Lamoreux
Liz Lamoreux believes in the importance of unearthing our stories so that we can see where we stand on our paths and where we want to go. She is currently sharing this inward journey through her new …
Be the Star You Are: Interview with Jamie Ridler
Jamie Ridler is a professional creative self-development coach who is passionate about authentic living and creativity. She is a certified coach who has a certificate in the Foundations of Expressiv…
Greenmuseum.org, Giftivism & Generosity: Interview with Sam Bower & Anne Veh
Since 2001, greenmuseum.org has been helping people create, present and appreciate art that heals our relationship with the natural world. This online museum offers a wealth of information about …
November is Art Every Day Month: Founder, Leah Piken Kolidas
Leah Piken Kolidas is a mixed-media artist and creativity guide living near Boston, MA with her husband and their four fuzzy cats. She loves sipping hot chocolate, wearing silly socks, and everythin…
Judith Selby Lang and Richard Lang: Transforming Plastic Trash into Art
For over ten years, artists Richard Lang and Judith Selby Lang have been collecting trash together on Kehoe Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California, and turning it into playful …