The Art of Grieving | Sheila Collins

The Art of Grieving on Substack!

by Sheila Collins | Jan 30, 2025 | Art & Life, Celebrations, Environment, History, Personal Stories, Publications, Science, Technology and the Environment, Substack, Teaching, The Art of Grieving, Writing

I came to writing later than most people if we don’t count writing in a private journal, and the invitation to write that I got from Sister Mercia, my 9th grade home room teacher at Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville Ky. She saw her role as a teacher to be one of...

Grieving for a Country

by Sheila Collins | Jan 25, 2025 | Book Excerpts, book promotion, Community, Dances, Environment, Gatherings, Good Will Come, Grieving, Improvisation, Institutional Loss, Personal Stories, Story-telling, The Art of Grieving

About a decade ago, I expanded my view of loss and what situations need grieving. I had written a book, Warrior Mother: Fierce Love, Unbearable Loss and the Rituals that Heal that illustrated the grieving of personal and familial situations of loss and touched on the...

Grieving Devastation

by Sheila Collins | Jan 16, 2025 | Art & Life, Community, Environment, Good Will Come, Grieving, Resilience, Science, Technology and the Environment, Story-telling, The Art of Grieving

We’ve seen it on our screens for days now, the devastation of entire neighborhoods; schools, places of worship, shops, restaurants, and landmarks, all through the eyes of photojournalists whose job it is to communicate and record what’s happening in our larger world....

Grief at the Holidays

by Sheila Collins | Nov 28, 2024 | Art & Life, book promotion, Celebrations, Community, Environment, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, Our Children, The Art of Grieving

As the holidays approach, the subject of Grief becomes more common in articles, social media posts and advice columns. And for good reason. These special days of family celebration can be reminders of who will not be at the table this year. And perhaps as the...

The Arts and Collective Grieving

by Sheila Collins | Nov 14, 2024 | Art & Life, Book Excerpts, book promotion, Gatherings, Grieving, Institutional Loss, Personal Stories, The Art of Grieving, the Big Body

Collective grief is stimulated by large scale losses and tragedies, some impacting people and communities far from the initial ground zero of the event. I began putting together the material for my current book during the lock down phase of COVID when most everyone’s...

The Impact of an Art Image on the Art of Grieving

by Sheila Collins | Oct 17, 2024 | Art & Life, Book Excerpts, book promotion, Community, Grieving, Publications, The Art of Grieving, Writing

Most communication, especially for teachers and writers involves finding the right words. As a therapist whose first profession was as a dancer, I often use expressive arts to help people connect with the creative side of themselves and to help process the experiences...

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Learn the Many, Magical Ways Art Transforms Grieving!

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Loss is inevitable, yet too often we bury our grief, pretending we're OK when we're not.

In my new book (COMING SOON), I'll share some uncommon notions about grief and how the arts, and art-making, have transformative powers that take us to the heart of the matter.

The Art of Grieving on Substack!

Grieving for a Country

Grieving Devastation

Grief at the Holidays

The Arts and Collective Grieving

The Impact of an Art Image on the Art of Grieving

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