We explore how making art can ground us in the present and be a space of healing, connection, and joy.
Summary: We explore how creative expression can support emotional resilience and physical healing in the face of life’s hardest moments and how simple acts of art-making— whether painting, drawing, or doodling—can offer grounding, release, and joy.
This episode is made possible through the generous support of the John Templeton Foundation.
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Guests:
SHABNAM PIRYAEI is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and teacher.Learn more about Shabnam here: https://shabnampiryaei.com/
Follow Shabnam on Instagram here: @shabnampiryaei
DR. GIRIJA KAIMAL is a leading researcher in art therapy who has studied how creative expression supports people.
Learn more about Dr. Kaimal here: https://girijakaimal.com/
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