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Episode 11: Sara Wright - Curiosity and the Artistry of Tending Grief: On the loss of her brother, listening and the resonance of witness

Episode 11: Sara Wright - Curiosity and the Artistry of Tending Grief: On the loss of her brother, listening and the resonance of witness

Sara shares the story of her younger brother Tommy's death from testicular cancer at 23, the exhibition Involuntary she created in its aftermath, her years as a hospice volunteer, her artist residency in the emergency department, and — more recently — grief following the death of her father. The conversation moves through death literacy, the power of witnessing, ecological grief, and how art can hold space for the hardest parts of being human.

Following the interview, psychologist Emma Keen joins Bianca to unpack the conversation — covering vulnerability, the importance of language around death and dying, and why grief needs to be witnessed.

Content note: this episode discusses hospice care, palliative care, death and dying. 

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