Ground and Gratitude

Finding Your Light with Susan Bryant

Episode Summary

In this episode, Lorilee connects with her friend and former professor, Susan Bryant. She and Lorilee discuss the nature and value of creativity in different phases of their lives, as well as their intertwined paths to recovery.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Lorilee connects with her friend and former professor, Susan Bryant. The two met in Susan’s class at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee where she taught analog photography for 37 years. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibits across the country, and she has been the recipient of several distinguished artistic fellowships throughout her career. Though she retired from full time teaching in 2019, Susan continues to instruct online and in-person photography workshops, while also maintaining a robust and active studio practice. She and Lorilee discuss the nature and value of creativity in different phases of their lives, as well as their intertwined paths to recovery. 

Highlights: 

• On Susan’s playlist: ‘I Am Light’ by India.Arie
• Susan’s early love for painting and photography 
• Analog art versus digital art in the pursuit of play and discovery
• Her Light Catchers workshops
• Their respective and overlapping journeys toward sobriety
• Using therapy to break down the walls that we build
• Susan’s ‘third act,’ now that’s she’s sober  
• One tool for our G&G toolbox

Mentioned in this episode:

• We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life by Laura McKowen
• TLC aka The Luckiest Club