Season 2, Episode 8- Finding Meaning
In season two’s last episode, singer-songwriters Katie Phillips and Karen Joy Brown demonstrate the obvious connection between the “sixth stage” of grief and songwriting. Carefully separating the false platitude of attributing meaning to a horrible or tragic event, they support the perspective of discovering a new way of living with the loss and creating new purpose from the ashes.Features original songs, Paper Mothers and Believer in relation to the topic.Like this show? Please give us a 5 star rating on Apple and leave a review– even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & tag us so we can thank you personally!Listen to Season 1’s songs on Bandcamp, Katie on Bandcamp and Karen’s music on Spotify, Apple Music or buy directly at www.karenjoybrown.com.* 14:11- Karen’s song, Paper Mothers* 34:35- Katie’s song, BelieverEpisode Resources:* Karen Joy Brown | Apple Music | Spotify | Instagram* Katie Phillips | Bandcamp | Instagram* The Bootleg Honeys | Bandcamp* The Sixth Stage of Grief, Finding Meaning, article by Lifetime* The Power of Meaning, Finding Fulfillment in a world obsessed with happiness, Emily Esfahani Smith* JOURNAL PROMPT: What, if any, meaning have you found in experiencing a loss?*Subscribe to the Supernova Support Substack for special blog, podcast extras and more!*Follow us on Instagram and FacebookIN THE NORTH BAY/SAN FRANCISCO AREA?Join Katie and Karen at Coffee & Moore in Sebastopol for the Not So Open Mic for women performers (and yeah, that means, all women, and femme trans and nonbinary folks who feel comfy being in “women’s spaces”) of original music and covers from 1:30-3:30pm on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. We want to gather women who have put their creativity on the back burner as well as those who are currently playing out in any capacity, because we believe that songs have the power to transform us regardless of “professional” or “amateur” status.ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD….Every Tuesday from 7-8:30 PT, gather with women songwriters around the country and world for Song Salons, an opportunity to share a completed or in-progress song, live or recorded, with curious, enthusiastic colleagues ready to highlight and amplify what’s powerful in your writing and music. Hone songwriting craft skills, get inspired by others, and reconnect with the unique magic you bring through your songs. Meet your long-lost songwriting sisters and get ready to laugh, cry, and keep coming back! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit supernovasupport.substack.com
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