Season 4 Episode 7: Laura Sergeant and Beth Anne Fisher - Grief, Memory & Care

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In this episode, we sit down with Laura and Beth Anne to explore the intersections of grief, disability, memory, and creativity. 

Laura reflects on the complexities of being a sibling to a disabled brother, Matt, and how writing transformed the way she shows up in that relationship. We talk about how medical systems shape our understanding of identity and how memory can both anchor and shift our sense of self and family.

Beth Anne shares how collage has become a spiritual and emotional practice, offering a space to hold absence, womanhood, and the sacredness of embodied life. We talk openly about miscarriage, and how grief and longing show up in their art. This conversation moves through themes of fruitfulness, theological expectations around gender, and the healing power of creating a home for our emotions.

This episode holds space for tenderness, creative expression, and the many ways we find meaning through storytelling and art.

Watch on YouTube with closed captions here: https://youtu.be/TX7ZEz2DQTo

Read Laura's piece here: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cjtmhd/article/view/44514

Read Beth Anne's piece here: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cjtmhd/article/view/44511

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