Kathy Strauss shares how painting, photography, and doodling became her lifeline during grief, offering powerful hacks to lower stress and find joy.

In this episode, I’m joined by Kathy Strauss, a visionary artist and photographer who describes herself as a “creationeer,” blending her artistic eye with a passion for storytelling to create meaningful connections through her work. She has published coloring books, contributed to collaborative works, and is currently writing her solo book, Kaleidoscope: Redesigning Your Life.

Throughout this episode, we explore the transformative power of creativity in coping with grief and enhancing happiness. Kathy shares personal stories about using creative activities to process grief and stress, particularly during her late husband’s illness. She highlights her workshops and teachings, which encourage participants to explore creativity for healing and inspiration. Through anecdotes about her work with clients and personal projects, she demonstrates how creativity can transform emotional pain into meaningful expression. Her perspective underscores the importance of patience, intention, and embracing creative processes for personal Growth and happiness.

Tune in to episode 296 of Grief and Happiness as Kathy Strauss shares her journey of Caregiving, loss, and healing. Learn how painting, photography, and storytelling helped her find comfort and inspire others through the transformative power of art.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Becoming a creationeer: blending creativity and connection (1:07)
• Photography projects and meaningful stories (2:21)
• Lessons in patience and perspective through wildlife photography (6:25)
• Kaleidoscope of creativity: connecting nature, healing, and artistic inspiration (9:07)
• Coping with grief and transforming stress with creativity (14:12)
• Capturing inspiration and embracing ideas (22:16)
• The power of intention and creative exploration (23:46)

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• The Grief and Happiness Alliance
• Book: Emily Thiroux Threatt – Loving and Living Your Way Through Grief

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Emily Thiroux Threatt Podcast Host, Facilitator, Author

Having gone through the experience of the deaths of so many loved ones, I have learned to face life with love, optimism, and joy.

I have kept journals and written to express myself most of my life which led me to a career of teaching writing and writing books. I naturally turned to writing to help deal with my grief, then I discovered I could use writing to help friends deal with grief, too.

In contemplating how I could best help the grieving people I was working with, my Ignite moment came when realized the importance of helping people understand the importance of happiness and how they could grieve and be happy at the same time.

To share my message, I host the Grief and Happiness podcast, I wrote the book Loving and Living Your Way Though Grief, I facilitate weekly meetings of the Grief and Happiness Alliance, I founded the Grief and Happiness nonprofit foundation, I publish a weekly newsletter and blog, and my new book, The Grief and Happiness Handbook is coming out soon.