The Kintsugi of the Soul

Have you ever felt like you were 'shattered' by a loss? Like your old life was a ceramic vase that hit the floor and splintered into a thousand pieces? Most of us spend our energy trying to glue the pieces back together so the cracks don't show. We want to be 'fine.' We want to be 'seamless.'But in the Lab today, we are heading to Japan to investigate Kintsugi, the 15th-century art of repairing broken pottery with gold lacquer. We’re looking at the Neurobiology of Aesthetic Acceptance. We’re asking: What happens to your Self-Schema (your mental map of who you are) when you stop hiding your scars and start highlighting them in 24-karat gold? If you feel 'broken' today, stay with us. We’re going to look at why you are actually more valuable now than you were before the break.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-grief-lab--6886563/support.