[Ep 131] Healing in Layers: What Art Taught Me About Grief

Healing has layers. No, not in the physical sense, like you can pile one layer on top of the other. But we heal from different parts of grief at different times, and sometimes even revisit some areas we thought we had processed already.  But instead of using the famous onion example of peeling back one layer at a time, I'm choosing to make it a little more personal and look at healing in layers like my art is done in layers. I'm guessing you, too, have some sort of creative streak in you, whether that's baking or knitting or decorating. And you can translate this metaphor to the art that you love. But let's take a look at the practical example of how art or other creative endeavors take place in layers and then see how this might illustrate our own journey with grief. Kari   RELATED EPISODES + RESOURCES:  ·       Episodes 9 and 10: Supporting a Friend Through Grief (And Walking Through It Yourself) with Karen Altizer ·       Episode 50: Gritty Faith in the Midst of Grief with Prayer Artist Jessy Paulson ·       Episode 102: Sitting with Others in their Grief and Loss with Grief Coach Julie Lynn Ashley ·       Journal Gently: 8-week Grief Journaling Program ·       Hospice Foundation ·       GriefShare: Grief Support Groups ·       Julie Lynn Ashley: Grief Coaching ·       Not My Story Podcast, Episode 34: "Grief and Joy Can Coexist" ______ >> Free Journaling Workshop: 3 Ways to Encounter God on the Pages of Your Journal http://lovedoesthat.org/journalingworkshop >> Journal Gently: An 8-week program designed to help you process grief and trauma with God http://lovedoesthat.org/journalgently >> Written Spiritual Direction: Recognize God's presence in your pain http://lovedoesthat.org/spiritualdirection