Amanda Held Opelt is an author, speaker, and songwriter. She writes about faith, grief, and creativity, and believes in the power of community, ritual, shared worship, and storytelling to heal even our deepest wounds.
In today’s episode Amanda discusses the art of lament and how deep-rooted communal practices of shared grief can help us heal and grow through the difficult experiences of our lives.
Drawing from her book Holy Unhappiness: God, Grief and the Myth of the Blessed Life, Amanda shares her journey of grappling with experiences of disillusionment when life with God didn’t feel the way she expected it to feel.
*On March 22-24, 2024, you can join Amanda live at The Breath and the Clay creative arts gathering where she will be conducting a workshop called “Let There Be Grief: Rituals and Remembrances As a Path to Healing”
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S10E01: What's Your Story? with Cathy Loerzel
MMS10: Introduction
BONUS EPISODE: Ryan Diaz on Poetry and Prayer
BONUS EPISODE: Hannah Rose Thomas on Restoring Dignity Through Art
S9 E16: Restoring The Heart of The Artist (Season Finale)
S9 E15: Conversations with Space featuring Numinous Flux
S9 E14: The Emotionally Healthy Artist with Pete Scazzero
S9 E13: Electric Jesus with Chris White
S9 BONUS: Creativity & Bipolar Disorder with Dani Parks
S9 E12: How Art Shapes Empathy with Mary McCampbell
S9 E11: Gold And Shadow with Sho Baraka
S9 E10: Roundtable 2: Part One with Scott Erickson and Heather Stringer
S9 E09: Speaking Into The Chaos with Joshua Luke Smith
Naming The Animals Podcast Trailer
S9 E08: Reset and Rebirth with William Day
S9 E07: Habits of Perception with James K.A. Smith
S9 E06: Composing Through The Multiverse with Son Lux
Artist Profile Series E35: Simone Weil
S9 E05: Round Table Part Three: Mental Health and The Artist
S9 E04: Round Table Part Two: Mental Health and the Artist
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