Art Heals All Wounds

About Art Heals All Wounds

Do you think art can change the world? So do I! We’re at a pivotal moment when scientists, medical practitioners, and creatives are coming together in recognition of the ways that art plays an indispensable role in our well-being, as individuals, communities, and societies. In each episode we hear from artists and creatives who share their inspiration for their work and its wider impact. These conversations about transformative artistic practices show the ways that art can be a catalyst for healing and change. How do we change the world? One artist at a time.

Publisher

Pam Uzzell

Category

arts · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Jan 2021

Latest episode

25 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

6 of 172 episodes have a transcript.

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   25 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Claudia Bernardi on Art Against Brutality: Community and Collaborative Art Projects with Survivors of Political Violence

   Painting the Unspeakable: Art, War, and Remembering with Claudia Bernardi I sit down with artist Claudia Bernardi to talk about her new book, Art Against Brutality: Community and Collaborative Art Projects with Survivors of Political Violence. Claudia lived through the military dictatorship in Argentina. In 1992, she was asked to work as a cartographer with the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team on the exhumation of the site of the El Mozoté massacre in El Salvador — an experience that led ...

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   18 Jun 2026

   Holly Ringland: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Author on Reclaiming Your Creativity

   Holly Ringland on Overcoming Creative Fear and Finding Joy as a Writer In this episode, I sit down with Holly Ringland — bestselling author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart and The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding — to talk about her first work of nonfiction, The House That Joy Built. If you've ever struggled with creative block, self-doubt, or the fear that you're just not good enough to create, this conversation is for you. Holly spent 20 years disconnected from her writing — not because the ...

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   11 Jun 2026

   Coming of Age in the Shadow of Vietnam: A Hidden History Finally Told

   What was it like to grow up American in 1968 Bangkok, living in the shadow of the Vietnam War? In this episode, I sit down with author Daria Sommers to discuss her debut historical fiction novel, Sawadika American Girl — a coming-of-age story set against one of history's most turbulent eras. Daria shares the little known story of the vast American community in Thailand during the Vietnam War, the experience of being a "third culture kid," and how storytelling and art can heal even the d...

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Claudia Bernardi on Art Against Brutality: Community and Collaborative Art Projects with Survivors of Political Violence

Published 25 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And among the many aspects of the peace accords agreement, there was the creation of an international commission to investigate violations of human rights that were perpetrated during the many years of the war. That was called the United Nations Truth Commission. So the United Nations Truth Commission had the mandate to investigate violations of human rights against civilian population. With that mandate, the Truth Commission nominated the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team to perform the exhumation at the massacre place of El Mozote. It is important to say that El Mozote's massacre was not the only one. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

38 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100

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96

Social presence

91

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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