How We Heal: Turning Pain into Power
How We Heal: Turning Pain into Power
Podcast Description
A raw, affirming conversation series hosted by Daddy Magic.
Each episode features a different artist sharing their survival story; how grief, trauma, and transformation shaped their life and their art. We discuss healing, masculinity, disability, creativity, community, and what it means to exist.
This show is DIY, deeply personal, and made with love in Portland, Oregon. If you’re moved by the show, please share and leave a review.
New episodes on Youtube and wherever you get your podcasts.
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Focuses on themes of healing, masculinity, disability, creativity, and community, with episodes highlighting survival stories such as King Tae's journey from silence to expression through art and K-Wain's transformative experience of using poetry as a lifeline during solitary confinement.
A casual, trauma-informed conversation series hosted by Daddy Magic.
Each episode features a different artist sharing their survival story; how grief, trauma, and transformation shaped their life and their art. We discuss healing, disability, creativity, community, and what it means to exist.
This show is DIY, deeply personal, and made with love in Portland, Oregon. If you’re moved by the show, please share and leave a review.
New episodes on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.
In the Season 2 finale of How We Heal, I sit down with Nathan, aka BLENDERFACE, at Picture This Production Studios — the most professional setting our podcast has seen so far. We dive into everything from the origin of his stage name and early creative experiments to the ways technology, AI, and the internet have shaped art and critical thinking.
Nathan opens up about his unique creative process: making aggressive music when happy, using food to cope with grief, and the joy of experimenting with art that’s fun and silly while still being meaningful. We also discuss the challenges of the music scene, the invisible pressures artists face, and the subtle power of witnessing and being seen online.
Our conversation touches on health, past habits, coping mechanisms, and how exploring spirituality and travel helps Nathan feel connected to something greater. Along the way, we share hilarious tangents, reflect on childhood memories, and explore how empathy shapes responsible creativity.
This episode is full of insight, humor, and the kind of deep, human connection that makes How We Heal so special.
Guest Socials:
– Youtube & Instagram: @blenderface
– Youtube & Instagram: @picturethisportland
Featured Track:
– “bet u wsh” by Blenderface, hitpoints — available everywhere
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The conversations shared here and with peers are meant for support and connection, not professional therapy. If you need professional help, licensed therapists and counselors can provide guidance and care. I’m not affiliated with these originations but personally found my current therapist through Psychology Today’s Therapist Finder.
– Psychology Today Therapist Finder
– SAMSHA Treatment Locator
– Open Path Collective
Crisis Hotlines:
– 988 (US Suicide & Crisis Line)
– Crisis Text Line (Text HOME to 741741)
– LGBT National Hotline (1-888-843-4564)
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