Healing power of textiles with Nicole Nehrig, psychologist & author of With Her Own hands

How have women used textile work to create meaning and purpose in their lives throughout history?

If you'd like to know how creative interests like knitting and sewing can help in psychological transformation, listen to my guest this week Nicole Nehrig, clinical and research psychologist, who has helped individuals and couples process trauma, PTSD & depression, strengthen relationships, find meaning and purpose in life, and live creatively and authentically. 

Her work and her own experience inspired her book, With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Stories which integrates psychological theory and practice with historical accounts and firsthand stories of the meaningful role that textile work has played in so many women’s lives. 

Nicole shares how textiles have been essential to survival, the development and expression of culture throughout much of human history and how women have been able to tell their stories, shape and express their identities, process difficult emotions, stand up for what they believe in, nurture relationships, and improve their quality of life. 

She shows us how vital creativity in all its forms is for enhancing the richness and quality of our lives.

You can find out more about Nicole’s work on https://nicolenehrig.com/

And follow her on Linkedin in @nicolenehrig

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