Send us Fan Mail 14. TATREEZ AS ART THERAPY WITH TASHA NADIA MATAR TASHA NADIA MATAR IS A PALESTINIAN-POLISH REGISTERED SOCIAL WORKER AND THERAPIST (@the.humanitarian.therapist), currently completing graduate school in Art Psychotherapy, writing her thesis on how to survive the genocide as a Palestinian therapist as a resource for other therapists. From ta ... Show More
Sep 3
S7E6. Tasneem with Amneh from Sarafand [Arabic/عربي]
Send us Fan MailIN THIS EPISODE, we welcome Amneh, the artist and embroiderer behind @sarafand, to talk about her journey into tatreez, her large-scale Chest panels of thobe embroidery murals, and the story of her village, Sarafand, that inspired her page name.Amneh shares how a ... Show More
54m 24s
Aug 20
S7E4. A Grandmother's Craft, A Granddaughter's Vision with Teta Zuhria & Suha
Send us Fan MailMEET THE DUO BEHIND ASHGHAL EL TETA: TETA ZUHRIA, A TATREEZ ENTHUSIAST AND CRAFTS LOVER & SUHA, AN INTERIOR ARCHITECT, TATREEZ ADMIRER AND LOVER OF ALL HANDMADE OBJECTS (@ashghalelteta). Through Ashghal el-Teta, they’re creating tatreez-inspired artwork that bridg ... Show More
43m 39s
Nov 2024
Gaza on Canvas | Malak Mattar
How would a city enduring genocide appear on a painter’s canvas? In this episode, we explore the world of Palestinian artist Malak Mattar, whose vivid yet haunting creations offer some answers. Malak, who has grown up under siege in Gaza, and whose artwork traveled before she did ... Show More
46m 32s
Apr 2025
Tatreez on Stone I Naqsh Collective
<p>With each stitch and surface, Naqsh Collective reimagines the boundaries between craft, architecture, and memory. In this episode, we sit with Nisreen, Nermeen and Shireen Abu Dail, the sisters behind the collective, to reflect on what it means to carry Palestinian identity th ... Show More
38m 58s
Dec 2020
The Science of Art Therapy
Shazia Siddiqi MA, LPC, ATR-BC of Let’s Art About It studio rejoins us today to talk about art therapy, a misunderstood or poorly understood therapeutic modality for trauma, anxiety, or depression. She’s here to explain the science behind it, and your co-hosts will share some of ... Show More
43m 14s
Jul 2021
#58. How Can Art Enhance Our Social, Physical, and Mental Wellbeing with Richa Mehta
In this episode, I chat with my friend who's in the final stages of being certified as an Art Therapist by the Vancouver Art Therapy Institute. We talk about the power of art and the perception of Art from one person to another. How can it be that Art may have the power to heal i ... Show More
31m 43s
Sep 2023
Art Therapy's Success Rate with Trauma, Anxieties and The Loneliness Epedemic | Rawan Bajsair 96
Rawan Bajsair is a Saudi board-certified art therapist and psychotherapist, a visual artist, and an author. For over a decade, she's helped children and adults tackle trauma, anxiety, and depression through art, play and talk therapy. She holds a BS in Art Therapy from Lesley Uni ... Show More
1h 6m
Jun 2025
The Woman behind the Wheel - Vera Tamari
<p>From her ceramic sculptures to her time teaching at Birzeit University, Vera Tamari’s work captures the deep ties between culture, resistance, and rootedness. A trailblazer in the Palestinian art scene, Vera was among the first women to exhibit contemporary art in Palestine an ... Show More
50m 36s
Oct 2020
#291 Sharon Walters: Art as Therapy
Welcome back to Ctrl Alt Delete, my guest today is Sharon Walters: a London-based artist, speaker & freelance educator who creates hand-assembled collages celebrating Black women. The series, entitled 'Seeing Ourselves' explores under-representation in many arenas in particular, ... Show More
27m 12s