About this episode

Emmeline discusses with poet River how artists cope with life's challenges through various art forms.

Send us Fan Mail "Perhaps I must pick me up/ Perhaps I must carry me home gently." How do artists survive in a world gone mad? How can we find ways to hold space for ourselves and for others? Can our art really be a safe space for us to both fall apart and piece ourselves back together? In the first Journey of an Artist of 2026, Emmeline tackles these questions and more with one of DFW's most beloved poets, River. River shares how various art forms have served as coping mechan...

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Host: Emmeline

Guest: River

Topics covered

• art as coping mechanism
• mental health
• self-care
• poetry
• creative expression

Keywords

• coping
• art
• poetry
• mental health
• self-expression
• creativity
• safe space

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