Honoring Artists We've Lost
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of losing a child to an opioid overdose and honors the artistic legacy left behind.
Every life carries a purpose. But when a child dies young, it can feel as if that purpose was cut short, or even stolen. We’re left with questions that don’t have easy answers: What was their life meant to be? What impact did they have? How did they leave their mark on the world? Andrea Magder knows that feeling all too well. She lost her artistic son, Ethan, suddenly to an opioid overdose. From music to poetry to even a novel, Ethan loved expressing himself through creativity. But Andrea is ...
People in this episode
Guest: Andrea Magder
Topics covered
- grief
- loss
- opioid epidemic
- art
- creativity
Keywords
- purpose
- impact
- music
- poetry
- novel
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