Listen "Turn Our Trauma Into Something Beautiful - Tuesday Talks with Lane Gardner "
Episode Synopsis
Award-winning arts educator and singer/songwriter Lane Gardner weave her own deeply difficult journey through trauma into this compelling exploration: The power of creative expression to turn our trauma into something beautiful. Can it be an innovative and collaborative solution to our rising mental health crisis? A longtime trailblazer in the field of therapeutic arts, Lane’s work is an emerging voice in a world where innovative solutions to our rising mental health crisis are desperately needed.
For nearly 3 decades, Lane has devoted her life’s work to helping herself and others learn how to transform their personal experiences of trauma into powerful works of art. Her passion for the human journey and for cultivating connection through shared experiences led her to develop a therapeutic and collaborative songwriting program that merges creativity, self-expression, healing, and community.
She is the President and Founder of THREAD, a therapeutic arts non-profit organization that serves the needs of survivors of abuse, those struggling with addiction and mental health, cancer survivors, incarcerated men and women, veterans, and those impacted by inequality and discrimination surrounding gender, race, sexuality, and religion. It also implements programs to address the urgent needs of communities affected by gun violence, natural disasters, and other crisis scenarios.
For nearly 3 decades, Lane has devoted her life’s work to helping herself and others learn how to transform their personal experiences of trauma into powerful works of art. Her passion for the human journey and for cultivating connection through shared experiences led her to develop a therapeutic and collaborative songwriting program that merges creativity, self-expression, healing, and community.
She is the President and Founder of THREAD, a therapeutic arts non-profit organization that serves the needs of survivors of abuse, those struggling with addiction and mental health, cancer survivors, incarcerated men and women, veterans, and those impacted by inequality and discrimination surrounding gender, race, sexuality, and religion. It also implements programs to address the urgent needs of communities affected by gun violence, natural disasters, and other crisis scenarios.
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