How Artistic Creativity Redefines Grief
Life, Death & The Space Between with Dr. Amy Robbins
Dr. Amy Robbins
4.8 • 588 Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2024
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
In this heartfelt conversation with Alexandra Boiger, we peel back the layers of grief, love, and the healing power of creativity. Alexandra shares the stirring tale of her sister's battle with illness, their bond, and how it inspired her deeply personal book, 'Lola's Heart.' We delve into the transformative journey of creating art from sorrow and the uplifting message that emerged. Join us as we explore the role of creativity in processing loss and the universal search for solace. Discover the intimate connection between life, death, and the space between through Alexandra's narrative. For episode notes, Alexandra's works, and more, visit our podcast page.
00:00 Introduction
04:30 The creation of her book in 2011
08:58 How a struggling artist finds solace in creating story
13:24 The sign behind how a butterfly signifies transition and presence in life
14:34 Books that tell stories through pictures alone.
22:57 The importance of love to overcome fear and darkness.
27:09 Creativity as a tool in processing grief.
32:28 Expressing gratitude for expanding perspectives on grief.
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KEYWORDS
Dr. Amy Robbins, social media, newsletter subscription, Alexandra Boiger, dialysis, grief, book celebration, funeral symbolism, color transformation in books, personal stories, picture book series, kindness, friendship, solo project, coping with loss, signs of presence, fear of loss, spirituality, power of love, emotional transformation, "Lola's Heart", creativity and healing, inner life, uplifting literature, processing emotions, "She Persisted", creative expression, therapy and books, life after death, significance of butterflies and crows.
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| 0:00.0 | I listened to many podcasts and yours is one of them. |
| 0:04.0 | Thank you. |
| 0:05.0 | I love the variety on your podcast too and just being curious about what it is. |
| 0:11.0 | And I believe in science. |
| 0:12.0 | I have my sign with my sister. |
| 0:14.0 | That's a beautiful thing when you can talk about things like that. |
| 0:17.0 | And does she come to you? |
| 0:19.0 | Many times. |
| 0:20.0 | She comes all the time. |
| 0:21.3 | She has an apartment in my yard. |
| 0:24.5 | Living with that heaviness of fear of losing someone, |
| 0:28.1 | that's, when you carry this with you all the time, |
| 0:30.9 | you really yearn to what is good about the world. |
| 0:47.9 | Hi, I'm Dr. Amy Robbins and welcome to life, death, and the space between podcast. |
| 0:58.0 | In this year's new season, I am really working on coming back to the roots of spirituality, what happens when we die, grief and loss, and really digging into different ways to view spirituality. And today's |
| 1:06.4 | episode is no different. I'm very excited about today's episode because it's a different way than I've |
| 1:13.2 | talked about spirituality in the past. And it's through illustrations from a picture book. So I want to |
| 1:19.5 | just share with you all a little bit from the inside flap of this book so you can get a sense |
| 1:25.0 | for who we're talking to today and what we're talking about. |
| 1:29.3 | So Lola heads out into the world with a dream in her heart and the love of her family and |
| 1:33.9 | friends by her side. But when her dream gets lost, her heart is wounded. Lola cannot nurse it back |
| 1:41.1 | to health on her own, but love steps in and is patient and kind and protects |
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