Why so much suffering? The constant and unspeakable atrocities of humanity over and over and over it repeats, the horrors we inflict upon others, ourselves, is there a difference? I turn to the void, unhinge my jaw, I open to let it in. “Is this going to annihilate me?” “Yes my love, let it.” On my knees I reach down to the earth, the tears come, washing me clean from the inside “I’m sorry, please forgive me, thank you, I love you, I’m sorry, please forgive me, thank you, I love you, I’m sorry, please forgive me, thank you, I love you.” In this episode Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews expressive arts therapist and associate mental health counselor, Anna Olinova.  They discuss: How being a Russian immigrant informs Anna's life perspectiveExperience working in prison rehabilitation program, with youth offenders, and with people with schizophrenia and other perceptual disordersWhy to keep on going in the face of the terrible truths of lifeArt as healing modalityCultivating communityThe language of sensationThis episode includes an experiential exercise around noticing what you are feeling through expressive arts lensFind Anna Olinova: Follow Anna @glitterforest. Find out more about her work on her website. Follow us @mollymitchellhardt This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann. References: When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron