Episode 24: Healing Your Whisper Stories with Yolanda Grier

Healing Your Whisper Stories By Tapping into Creative Healing with Yolanda Grier 

Whisper stories are those experiences that we have but never share with anyone. They might be about a time when we were bullied, assaulted or something that happened in the past that we regret and need to let go of. Your whisper story doesn’t have to be publicized or written for publication for you to heal. Just getting it out will reduce its power and impact by helping you to see it differently because it doesn’t tell the truth about who you really are. Telling your story in a creative is the way to heal and reframe your narrative, release the burden from your shoulders and move on with your life. If the experience remains inside you, you are not going to live up to your potential because of the pain; hence it’s worth investigating what it is and how to get out of it. 

 

Join the conversation with Yolanda Grier, an artist, author, instructor, as she shares her whisper stories, how they impacted her life, and how she overcame them through creative art journaling. Yolanda is a creative healer and the host of The Creative Healing With Yolanda podcast. She creates a space for healing and fun through creativity by combining words, images, and color. Her mission is to teach others how to thrive through creativity, painting, journals, and OOAK makings. 

 

Tune in!

 

During this episode, you will learn about;

[00:18] Introduction to the show 

[02:24] About our guest today, Yolanda Grier

[04:26] What are whisper stories and Yolanda's mission in that space

[06:24] Yolanda's whisper story at four years old   

[15:40] Yolanda’s second whisper story with her cousin at 17 years 

[20:26] Changing the narrative around childhood traumatic events 

[24:26] How depression showed up for Yolanda and how she dealt with it

[30:42] How Yolanda got out of her trauma and later became a creative healer 

[35:26] Getting into a space where you’re able to tell your story to people who deserve it 

[37:22] How Yolanda helps people and the ages of the women she works with

[43:48] Seeking professional help to reframe your experience and how Yolanda did it

[47:03] Art journaling and how Yolanda discovered she had been doing it for healing 

[50:29] Why Yolanda left her customer service job and how she became an art educator 

[55:44] How to tap into Yolanda's creative healing work and work with her

[58:31] Ending the show and call to action

Notable Quotes 

• People's negative reactions don’t tell the truth about your story; they just reaffirm that it’s not meant for them.
• Once a story decides it wants to get healed, it’s going to come out  
• When your whisper story gets out and gets apart from you, its impact reduces 
• When you get to the other side of your healing, you may have to introduce yourself to yourself 
• People around you know more about you than you do because you don’t spend time with yourself 

 

Let’s Connect! Yolanda Grier 

Website: https://www.yolandagrier.com/

Creative Healing podcast: https://www.yolandagrier.com/podcast

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creative_healing_podcast/

Get Yolanda’s books: https://www.yolandagrier.com/shop

 

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