#10 Creativity as Medicine: Healing Through Expression & Connection with Tanya Levy

In this heart-centered conversation, Paula and Doris sit down with counselor and artist Tanya Levy to explore the powerful connection between creativity, emotional healing, and being truly seen.Tanya shares how art, in all its forms, writing, movement, nature, even everyday rituals can help us process life’s hardest moments. From working with students navigating anxiety and trauma to her own experiences with grief, she reminds us that healing doesn’t have to be big or overwhelming… sometimes it’s as simple as noticing a tree, holding a stone, or making your favourite tea.Together, they explore why creativity is such a powerful tool for emotional release, and how it can help us gently “thaw” when we feel stuck or frozen. Through this conversation, Tanya highlights the healing power of authentic connection, being truly seen, heard, and human with one another. Tanya also shares simple, grounding tools to support nervous system regulation, reminding us that healing doesn’t have to be complicated. Tanya reveals how adding just 5% more joy into your day can begin to shift everything.This episode is a gentle invitation to slow down, get curious, and reconnect with yourself, one small, compassionate step at a time. Learn more about Tanya @ https://linktr.ee/heartladyinspiration