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London Artist Tours a brightly colored Kiosk for Dancing Grief Raves

by Sheila Collins | Jul 13, 2023 | Art & Life, Community, Dances, Environment, Family, Gatherings, Good Will Come, Grieving, The Art of Grieving

Talk about the art of grieving! Graphic artist Annie Frost Nicholson lost several members of her family in a tragic helicopter accident in New York in 2011. This changed her approach to creativity which was her outlet to process her grief. She channeled her own...

Remembering a Favorite Aunt as Part of the Art of Grieving Well

by Sheila Collins | Jul 6, 2023 | Celebrations, Community, Duality, Family, Grieving, History, Past Events, Personal Stories, The Art of Grieving, Uncategorized, Women, Girls & the Feminine

The Fourth of July fireworks always remind me that summer has arrived, no matter what a struggle the spring weather had getting us here. Their nosy beauty also reminds me that my favorite aunt’s birthday is coming right behind. Aunt Dote died in 2004, shortly after...

It’s Not Over Till It’s Over

by Sheila Collins | Jun 29, 2023 | Art & Life, Celebrations, Community, Dances, Family, Gatherings, Health and Wellness, Improvisation, Personal Stories, Play, Story-telling

Last week was the first in person Leaders’ Gathering for the InterPlay organization I have been a member of for over 30 years. Nearly 50 people from across the country, and a few from across the world, (Africa and Australia) met in a conference center in Greensboro...

Why Pride Parades are Good for Our Communities’ Mental Health

by Sheila Collins | May 31, 2023 | Art & Life, Celebrations, Community, Environment, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, Health and Wellness, History, Our Children, Personal Stories

On a return flight to Pittsburgh earlier this week I listened again to the audio version of my now 10-year-old memoir, Warrior Mother, Fierce Love, Unbearable Loss, and Rituals that Heal. This refreshed my memory of what a struggle my youngest son Ken had with...

What’s Ecstasy have to do with Grief?

by Sheila Collins | May 25, 2023 | Art & Life, Celebrations, Christianity, Community, Family, Gatherings, History, Our Children, Personal Stories, Women, Girls & the Feminine

In this spring season of graduations my husband and I are just back from what we called our “memory lane” motor tour–12 hours driving time each way to Springfield MO. for our granddaughter Vitoria’s graduation with a PhD in Physical Therapy. Turns out there...

Are we willing to mourn?

by Sheila Collins | Apr 27, 2023 | Community, Dances, Duality, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, History, School Shootings, social justice, Songs, The Art of Grieving

Seven-year-old Daniel Barden’s father Mark came on ahead of the video I was trying to pull up this morning. I’ve seen him often though these past 11 years since his son was one of the 20 children killed when a 20-year-old with an assault-style weapon began shooting at...

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London Artist Tours a brightly colored Kiosk for Dancing Grief Raves

Remembering a Favorite Aunt as Part of the Art of Grieving Well

It’s Not Over Till It’s Over

Why Pride Parades are Good for Our Communities’ Mental Health

What’s Ecstasy have to do with Grief?

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