7 | Christa Couture: Transforming Trauma Into Creative Inspiration

Have you ever been told to "everything happens for a reason" or "things will get better in time" when something truly awful has happened to you? Singer/songwriter and author of How to Lose Everything Christa Couture can relate. Christa has an advanced degree in loss: the loss of her leg to cancer as a child, the lost of two children in their infancy, the loss of a marriage, and temporarily, her voice to thyroid cancer. How she could possibly be creative after such life-shattering tragedy? That's what we explore in this grace-filled conversation. We also discussed: - How to take the leap into our work when we're feeling blocked. - How Christa turned her amputation into art - Christa's philosophies on "person-first" language around disability - Her brief stint in film school - How she channels her indigenous roots into her creative and spiritual life Christa's book HOW TO LOSE EVERYTHING can be found anywhere books are sold: https://www.amazon.com/How-Lose-Everything-Children-Marriage-ebook/dp/B08G4ZSWWT#:~:text=Amazon%20Book%20Clubs-,How%20to%20Lose%20Everything%3A%20A%20Memoir%20about%20Losing%20My%20Children,and%20My%20Voice%20Kindle%20Edition&text=Christa%20Couture%20has%20come%20to,a%20powerful%20and%20wise%20emotion Check Out My Creativity Ebook!: https://jenniferlouden.com/desire/ Visit https://jenniferlouden.com/podcastkit/ to get instant access to a collection of audios that will: help you with some of the most common struggles we creatives have to manage including fear of choosing, falling into compare and despair, managing the inner critic (s), and feeling too exposed and vulnerable when you put yourself or your work into the world. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jennifer-louden/support