Reema Zaman, writer, visual artist, and actress joins us to talk about using her art to become a voice for people who don’t have one. Highlights: How curiosity enables us to cultivate self-awarenessLeveraging writing to find clarity and comfort in our livesBecoming the author of your own life The golden thread that exists in each of our livesCreating narratives of resilience and choice How to deal with the questions we’ll never have answers toWhy pain gives us an opportunity to gain strength Why forgiveness is the greatest gift you can give to yourselfCreative lessons learned from the world of acting and theaterQuotes Art gives voice to so many other things that would otherwise remain quiet. Every time something painful happens it tests your loyalty to yourselfFor me watching pain turn into poetry is the biggest high – ReemaWhen you’re an actor you’re the instrument that communicates the story You don’t want to tell the story, you want to feel the story. All art is an act of intimacy and vulnerability. Reema Zaman is a writer, actress, and artist from Bangladesh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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