In part 1 of this 2-part series, podcaster Tracy Crow, an author, writing coach, and Marine Corps veteran, interviews Amanda Reilly Sayer, a pediatric psychiatric nurse practitioner by day, to discover how and why she turns to painting, poetry, and photography. "It's important to me," she says, "to think about how I can inspire or offer gifts to other people...sharing the love, paying it forward." In a frank discussion about emotional pain and healing, Amanda says grief and emotional pain can be transformed through creativity. The act of transforming, itself, is an act of creation, she explains. "Where are your wellsprings?" she asks herself and patients.
For more about Amanda's paintings, poetry, and photography, visit her blog, Painting Poetry in Motion.
EPISODE 14: Saluting the women history makers you've (likely) never heard of
EPISODE 13: Part Two: Injured paratrooper rebuilds a purposeful life with music, modern dance
EPISODE 12: Part One: After injuries from a roadside bomb in Iraq, paratrooper finds healing through modern dance
EPISODE 11: A liberal arts student of life, he's "drunk" on science, storytelling
EPISODE 10: How the study of creative arts sharpens critical thinking skills
EPISODE 9: Part 2 -- How a Vietnam combat helicopter pilot uses poetry to witness the divinity within everything
EPISODE 8: Part 1 -- Vietnam vet discusses influence of literary icon, Wendell Berry
EPISODE 7: Retired military nurse, LAPD reserve officer debunks myths about veteran-artists
EPISODE 6: ALONE survival series star, Carleigh Fairchild, shares how basketry aided success
EPISODE 5: Former Army medic/MP paints a pathway toward self-healing
EPISODE 4: Writer mines life experience for gems of life-changing metaphors
EPISODE 3: Yoga instructor shares creative insights for living yoga "off the mat"
EPISODE 2: Mom of 3 uses photography to "slow down time"
EPISODE 1: The Launch of Accept Your Gifts
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