An Artist's Way of Healing Podcast

Send us Fan MailWe made it to the end of Season 1 together. Bravo! What a journey! But is it over? Not exactly. There’s so many things to talk about!As we wrap up Season 1 of this courageous journey, Jonathan reminds his listeners to be mindful of their gestures, not only to themselves, but to other people daily. Listen in as Jonathan talks about respecting boundaries, being mindful of one’s comfort zone, breaking down societal norms, and to always do things the way you want to do it, without being pressured by anyone else to be like others. Above it all, always remember to be kind and to spread as much unbearable love as you can. Most importantly, just remember to be you, because being you is always okay, and no validation is ever needed.If you liked this episode, don't forget to Rate, Review and Subscribe/Follow! I'm super excited to hear your feedback!  You can also email [email protected]. I would love to hear your stories on how the arts helped heal you!Support the showContact An Artist's Way of HealingFollow An Artist's Way of Healing on Instagram or Facebook!Email us at [email protected] Visit www.anartistswayofhealing.com for more updates!Support the show!Thanks for listening to An Artist's Way of Healing!

Send us Fan MailAre you an Activist who is constantly helping impact your community and the world that we live in? Have you ever had a drive within you that is so profound that you couldn't back away from what is calling you forward? Join me in welcoming the amazing Javier Muñoz (Actor most known for playing Usnavi in In the Heights on Broadway and Alexander Hamilton in Hamilton on Broadway), as we dive headfirst into how he started his journey on becoming an Activist and an Actor, what it means for him to be a part of a movement of making the world equitable and fair and how he is constantly striving to fight as an advocate for the LGBTQIA+ and HIV AIDS communities. Listen in as Javier talks about his path of finding his calling as an Actor, how acting found him again after several attempts of giving it up, how he overcame financial instability in his early years, how he lived and relived the one place where he closed the big fat book that opened during the height of his battle of testing positive for HIV AIDS, and so much more. If that isn’t healing through the arts, we don’t know what is!If you liked this episode, don't forget to Rate, Review and Subscribe/Follow! I'm super excited to hear your feedback!  You can also email [email protected]. I would love to hear your stories on how the arts helped heal you!Support the showContact An Artist's Way of HealingFollow An Artist's Way of Healing on Instagram or Facebook!Email us at [email protected] Visit www.anartistswayofhealing.com for more updates!Support the show!Thanks for listening to An Artist's Way of Healing!

Send us Fan MailIn this day and age, the majority of us work with therapists to iron out the many challenges that life presents to us in our everyday lives. Some of use therapy to provide clarity on personal struggles and others may use it for work struggles. There are so many other reasons as well. No matter the reason that you see a therapist, one thing that we can all agree on is that there may have been some aspect of that session that has provided clarity in our own lives. Tune into this unique episode as we listen to Jason Wieder, Licensed Master of Social Work and Professional Actor, as he takes a deep dive into how he has managed to utilize both sides of his profession, to not only provide more givens to his character on stage on a psychological level, but to also to combine several creatives in his daily practice that will benefit his everyday clients. In this episode, Jason provides definitions that are normally used in the clinical therapy field, provides definitions so that everyday people can understand, and takes us on a deep dive journey to what is really going on psychologically in people's minds and why people react the way they do to specific circumstances. Lastly, he explains how the arts are a beneficial tool that can be used to not only heal his patients, but to help himself in everyday situations.If you liked this episode, don't forget to Rate, Review and Subscribe/Follow! I'm super excited to hear your feedback!  You can also email [email protected]. I would love to hear your stories on how the arts helped heal you!Support the showContact An Artist's Way of HealingFollow An Artist's Way of Healing on Instagram or Facebook!Email us at [email protected] Visit www.anartistswayofhealing.com for more updates!Support the show!Thanks for listening to An Artist's Way of Healing!

Send us Fan MailHave you ever committed yourself to a mission that enabled you to be a beacon of hope for your community? Have you ever used that same mission to fuel yourself to break the many societal boundaries that currently still exist to this day? Join me in this beautiful conversation with Professional Chef and Culinary Artist Liliana Cabrera, as we dig deep into her role as Vice President of Operations at Red Rabbit, LLC, and how the organization has been accredited as the nation's leading Black-owned K-12 school food management company, a social justice movement, and a company that dedicates itself to uplifting Black and Latino kids in public schools with Chef-prepared, culturally relevant foods. Most of all, listen in as Chef Liliana discusses why the Red Rabbit mission is important to her and how she makes it an ultimate goal to help children and their families find a sense of healing every single day.If you liked this episode, don't forget to Rate, Review and Subscribe/Follow! I'm super excited to hear your feedback!  You can also email [email protected]. I would love to hear your stories on how the arts helped heal you!Support the showContact An Artist's Way of HealingFollow An Artist's Way of Healing on Instagram or Facebook!Email us at [email protected] Visit www.anartistswayofhealing.com for more updates!Support the show!Thanks for listening to An Artist's Way of Healing!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Jonathan checks in on his listeners to see how they are doing after listening to parts 1 and 2 of An Artist's Way of Healing. Tune in as Jonathan asks his listeners to be open and vulnerable, talks about how to tell the difference between temporary healing and real healing, what healing may look like, how to possibly overcome something someone may be struggling with, and the steps one could take towards finding some sort of healing in their life. Everyone deserves healing no matter who you are, and the arts are the perfect way to start. Through it all, Jonathan also reminds his listeners to breathe and to check in with themselves. If you liked this episode, don't forget to Rate, Review and Subscribe/Follow! I'm super excited to hear your feedback!  You can also email [email protected]. I would love to hear your stories on how the arts helped heal you!Support the showContact An Artist's Way of HealingFollow An Artist's Way of Healing on Instagram or Facebook!Email us at [email protected] Visit www.anartistswayofhealing.com for more updates!Support the show!Thanks for listening to An Artist's Way of Healing!

Send us Fan MailDo you know the feeling you get when you have suffered an unimaginable loss of a loved one? What about the struggle of becoming a single parent?Tune in as theatre director, performing artist, and dramaturg Melissa Flower Gladney dives head first into the traumatic loss of her husband that she has dealt with, the grief that consumed her at the time, how it inspired her to make a play in his memory, and how she has been able to emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually manage this loss going into her future. In this interview, Melissa also talks about the struggles of becoming a single mother and how loss and becoming a single mom has shaped the trajectory of her life. Finally, Melissa shares her opinion on how grief and trauma should be handled when trying to manage it. If you liked this episode, don't forget to Rate, Review and Subscribe/Follow! I'm super excited to hear your feedback!  You can also email [email protected]. I would love to hear your stories on how the arts helped heal you!Support the showContact An Artist's Way of HealingFollow An Artist's Way of Healing on Instagram or Facebook!Email us at [email protected] Visit www.anartistswayofhealing.com for more updates!Support the show!Thanks for listening to An Artist's Way of Healing!

Send us Fan MailHave you or someone you know ever been diagnosed with cancer or other type of illness? Are you or that person going through it now? If either of these questions are yes, you are definitely not alone in your struggle. Tune in as Variety Artist and Aerialist Annemarie Levakis takes our listeners on a journey from the moment she was diagnosed with Stage II Hodgkins Lymphoma, the struggles it brought on during studying the arts in college, what gave her the motivation she needed to overcome her illness, and how support, staying positive and keeping busy were the biggest ways she was able to overcome her cancer diagnoses. Lastly, Annemarie talks about how she is now in the process of creating an aerial piece that celebrates her 10th year being in remission from cancer! We here at An Artist's Way of Healing are so proud of you Annemarie! Follow Annemarie and her upcoming projects here!Are you interested in donating to the cause to cure Hodgkins Lymphoma cancer? You can donate now or learn about The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) by clicking here. LLS is the world's largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. If you liked this episode, don't forget to Rate, Review and Subscribe/Follow! I'm super excited to hear your feedback!  You can also email [email protected]. I would love to hear your stories on how the arts helped heal you!Support the showContact An Artist's Way of HealingFollow An Artist's Way of Healing on Instagram or Facebook!Email us at [email protected] Visit www.anartistswayofhealing.com for more updates!Support the show!Thanks for listening to An Artist's Way of Healing!

Send us Fan MailHave you ever lost a loved one from suicide? Are you struggling from it now? You may not be the only one struggling with this type of grief. Here to kick us off with the debut of Part 2 is Founder and President of The Waffles Foundation, Alfred Bahna. Having lost his son in 2019 from suicide, Alfred Bahna talks about how he and his wife have been dealing with the grief of losing their only son Matthew Bahna (a.k.a. Waffles) who was a well-known musician in their community. After losing his son, Alfred talks about how he wanted to do something to commemorate Matthew's name leading to the founding of his 501 (c) (3) not for profit. Alfred talks about his not for profit, what is means to him and his wife to have started it, and how it has changed lives for other people in his community upon its founding.Click here for more information on how to donate to The Waffles Foundation or for ways to get involved.If you or someone you know if struggling with suicidal thoughts, please remember that you are not alone. If you want to talk to a professional, please dial the suicide prevention lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).If you liked this episode, don't forget to Rate, Review and Subscribe/Follow! I'm super excited to hear your feedback!  You can also email [email protected]. I would love to hear your stories on how the arts helped heal you!Support the showContact An Artist's Way of HealingFollow An Artist's Way of Healing on Instagram or Facebook!Email us at [email protected] Visit www.anartistswayofhealing.com for more updates!Support the show!Thanks for listening to An Artist's Way of Healing!

Send us Fan MailCan you imagine planting yourself right in the middle of the United States of America, coming from a third world country all by yourself? Could you relate to the negativity that one receives when they are "foreign" or "not from around here"? Listen to the incredible story of Broadway Producer, Jhett Tolentino where he shares how he went from living in the slums of Iloilo City, Philippines as a child to becoming a three-time tony award winner and grammy award winner as an accomplished commercial entertainment Producer. In this episode, Jhett talks about his autobiographical film "Life is What You Make It" and how he was able to create a path for not only himself, but his AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) community. At the end of this episode, don't be surprised if you start to reflect on your own journey! Just remember, Life is What You Make It!Follow Jhett and his projects on Instagram / Facebook If you liked this episode, don't forget to Rate, Review and Subscribe/Follow! I'm super excited to hear your feedback!  You can also email [email protected]. I would love to hear your stories on how the arts helped heal you!Support the showContact An Artist's Way of HealingFollow An Artist's Way of Healing on Instagram or Facebook!Email us at [email protected] Visit www.anartistswayofhealing.com for more updates!Support the show!Thanks for listening to An Artist's Way of Healing!

Send us Fan MailTune in as we take a journey with Photographer, Martial Artist and Live Streamer Andrew Lai, as he engages us on how he discovered his ideology of telling a story through every frame. Listen in as Andrew talks about the struggles that COVID brought in his profession, how it reframed his thinking on life and the arts and how he was able to adjust his way of thinking mentally physically and emotionally during this difficult time.For more information on Andrew’s services, check him out at www.laihocheong.com or follow him: @lai.hocheong / @hocheonglaiIf you liked this episode, don't forget to Rate, Review and Subscribe/Follow! I'm super excited to hear your feedback!  You can also email [email protected]. I would love to hear your stories on how the arts helped heal you!Support the showContact An Artist's Way of HealingFollow An Artist's Way of Healing on Instagram or Facebook!Email us at [email protected] Visit www.anartistswayofhealing.com for more updates!Support the show!Thanks for listening to An Artist's Way of Healing!

Send us Fan MailLet’s give it up for our very own, Amanda Montoni! As someone who has made a name for herself as an Author, Director, Actor, Copywriter and so much more, Amanda shares her experiences in the performing arts. Be prepared to understand what “change” is on a whole new level, how to navigate it, and see if you can relate to the many curveballs life throws at us. Lastly, as Amanda always says, don’t forget to remember all the “Sweet” things as all the Madness unfolds!Check out www.amandamontoni.com or follow Amanda: @full.of.sweet.madness / @amanda.MontoniFor more information, follow Amanda Montoni or take a listen to the Sweet Madness Podcast wherever you get your podcasts!If you liked this episode, don't forget to Rate, Review and Subscribe/Follow! I'm super excited to hear your feedback!  You can also email [email protected]. I would love to hear your stories on how the arts helped heal you!Support the showContact An Artist's Way of HealingFollow An Artist's Way of Healing on Instagram or Facebook!Email us at [email protected] Visit www.anartistswayofhealing.com for more updates!Support the show!Thanks for listening to An Artist's Way of Healing!

Send us Fan MailWelcome to An Artist's Way of Healing! In this introductory episode, Jonathan takes the listener on a journey on how art can help change peoples lives and heal them from traumatic or troubling experiences. To provide an example based on his own experiences, Jonathan walks the listener through one of the many instances the arts has helped provide healing and clarity in his own life. In this episode, Jonathan looks back on his beginnings in the theatre and how it helped transform him into the person he is today.If you liked this episode, don't forget to Rate, Review and Subscribe/Follow! I'm super excited to hear your feedback! You can also email [email protected]. I would love to hear your stories on how the arts helped heal you! Study Backup from American for the Arts Support the showContact An Artist's Way of HealingFollow An Artist's Way of Healing on Instagram or Facebook!Email us at [email protected] Visit www.anartistswayofhealing.com for more updates!Support the show!Thanks for listening to An Artist's Way of Healing!

Send us Fan MailSneak peak teaser trailer of An Artist's Way of Healing!Stay tuned for the debut of Part 1 Episode 1, launching November 1st, 2024!If you liked this episode, don't forget to Rate, Review and Subscribe/Follow! I'm super excited to hear your feedback! You can also email [email protected]. I would love to hear your stories on how the arts helped heal you!Follow An Artist's Way of Healing: Instagram / FacebookSupport the showContact An Artist's Way of HealingFollow An Artist's Way of Healing on Instagram or Facebook!Email us at [email protected] Visit www.anartistswayofhealing.com for more updates!Support the show!Thanks for listening to An Artist's Way of Healing!