Why this, why now? with Tom Hart

Why Drawing Health, or graphic medicine? Why now?Tom Hart and I have been working together for years, and as Founder and Director at SAW, Tom is the reason this podcast exists at all. What better way to start than to hear us in conversation, as we often are but with microphones this time, discussing what Drawing Health, and our passion in graphic medicine, is all about.Topics include: Can comics heal? Do I hate making comics? What if I don't understand what's happening in my body? What if I draw the feeling? Drawing, sudden death, disability, capitalism's grind, the importance of noticing our health when it's GOOD, and more.Reflection questions:What is YOUR definition of health?What would it be like for you to draw with some simple constraints?Are you interested in learning more about graphic medicine, with support?=Episode links!SAW's website: www.sequentialartistsworkshop.orgTom's favourite book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/blossoms-and-bones-drawing-a-life-back-together-kim-kransGeorgia's book, Dumb:Living without a Voice: https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/dumbGraphic Medicine Summit 2025 Playlist: https://youtu.be/0dSWiatkUjUMaureen Burdock’s Graphic Medicine Deep Dive course: https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/graphic-medicine-deep-dive-with-maureen-burdockGraphic Memoir & Medicine Working Group: https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/memoir-medicine-group=Music acknowledgementOur theme music is Magic Hours by Aaron Comeau made for the Main St. Music Library. The Main St. Music Library hosts instrumental music created with simple parameters, with scores and instructions for listeners to recreate the music themselves . Musicians, artists, & listeners are encouraged to borrow freely from the library and return the materials in a different form than they found them. Find out more at mainstmusiclibrary.com.DisclaimerThis podcast is for information and exploration purposes only and is never intended as medical advice. Every viewer and listener is encouraged to seek medical attention at their own discretion. This podcast and the guided practices are tools for listeners to support their whole health, and should be used with care.