From Grief to Art: Nikki Borger on Healing Through Story and “In Between”

Host Angela welcomes international writer, actor, and producer Nikki Borger, who moved to the U.S. in 2018 to pursue film acting but soon faced cascading losses: her mother’s sudden death, her stepdad’s pancreatic cancer and passing, both grandfathers’ deaths, her mother-in-law’s cancer returning, and caring for her biological father until he died earlier this year amid the pandemic, housing instability, visa pressure, and Hollywood strikes. Nikki shares how repeated grief affected her sense of safety, health, and relationships, and how stabilizing daily life while sitting with emotions led her to reframe her story through creativity. She discusses her book, “In Between: Eight Gender-Neutral One Act Plays Between Life and Death,” its inclusive casting, themes of death, purpose, disability, and humor, and offers hope that healing and meaning can return.https://nikijborger.com/https://www.facebook.com/NikiJBorger/