Being Bold and Gentle Hearted in Grieving - The Fandangoe Kid

"You can be Bold and gentle-hearted, you can be soft and a warrior. Power in vulnerability” The Fandangoe Kid Host Amanda Blainey talks to The Fandangoe Kid a print artist who makes large-scale narrative pieces for the public realm to create a platform around complex subjects such as grief, trauma release, mental health, and gender constructs. Much of her work is driven by navigating her own story following the death of most of her family in New York in 2011. In this episode we discuss: Sitting with grief The physical & emotional manifestation of grief Post-traumatic growth Dancing through grief Processing grief through meditation and exercise Embodying and making friends with grief Grief as an individual & and non-linear experience The uncertainty of change Legacy and moving on from your ancestors Finding ways to connect more than ever Being a vulnerable warrior Unlearning as we get older The Fandangoe Kid has created work for a wide range of purposes, most recently installing artwork on 14-metre pillar for University of the Arts London's 120th year anniversary and a large-scale permanent piece of public art at the Southbank Centre for the charity CALM. For World Mental Health Day 2019, she installed an 80-metre floor narrative at City Hall for the Mayor of London's charity Thrive, addressing the connection between movement and mental health. Additionally, she screened her film Into Your Light, directed with Tara Darby, at Tate Modern and on the Manhattan Bridge, looking at dancing as a tool for survival following a great personal loss. Podcast references www.fandangoekid.com https://www.cruse.org.uk/ http://taradarby.com/film/into-your-light/ https://www.shedoesfilmz.com/ The Ted interview Elizabeth Gilbert Books Grief Works - Julia Samuel The Body Keeps Score - Bessel Van Der Kolk

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