Quinn McDonald is the author of Raw Art Journaling: Making Meaning, Making Art.  Quinn is a business and creativity coach.  She writes the "Business of Art" column for Somerset Studio magazine, and "The Raw Edge" coaching column for Art Quilting Studio.  She's also a regular contributor to Create Mixed Media, F&W Media's art blog.  Quinn uses coaching to help people find, or develop their careers, and to incorporate creativity in their lives.  She believes that communicating is also an art form.

You can learn more about Quinn on her website, quinncreative.com, her blog, quinncreative.wordpress.com, Facebook, facebook.com/quinn.mcdonald, and Twitter @quinncreative.

Jenny Doh is the author of Art Saves: Stories, Inspiration and Prompts Sharing the Power of Art.  Jenny is the Founder and President of CRESCENDOh, a company that inspires creative passion, authentic community, and focused compassion.  CRESCENDOh also works with publishers to create books about art, crafting, and inspiration.  In addition to Art Saves, she also authored Creative Pilgrimage, Signature Styles, and co-authored Where Women Create: Book of Inspiration In the Studio and Behind the Scenes with Extraordinary Women.  Prior to CRESCENDOh, she worked for six years as Editor-in-Chief of Somerset Studio Magazine. 

You can learn more about Jenny and her work at CRESCENDOh.com and follow her on Twitter at @crescendoh and @jennydoh.

Susannah Conway is a photographer, writer and the creator of the Unravelling e-courses. A Polaroid addict and very proud aunt, she is currently editing her first book, This I Know: Notes on Unravelling the Heart, which will be available in spring of 2012. You can read more about Susannah and her shenanigans on her blog at www.susannahconway.com and connect with her on Twitter at @photobird

"When the inner and the outer are wedded, revelation occurs." - Hildegard of Bingen

Kim Rosen is the author of Saved by a Poem: The Transformative Power of Words.  Combining her devotion to poetry with her background as a spiritual teacher and therapist, Kim has touched listeners around the world with poetry's power to awaken, inspire, and heal.  She gives poetry concerts, lectures, and workshops in the U.S. and abroad.  You can learn more about her work at kimrosen.net.  You can also connect with her on the Saved by a Poem Facebook Page, and on Twitter at @savedbyapoem.

Some of the poems, poets, and books Kim mentions during the interview are:

• Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
• "Daddy" by Sylvia Plath
• David Whyte
• Mary Oliver
• Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God by Rainer Maria Rilke. Translated by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy
• "Phenomenal Woman" by Maya Angelou
• "Kindness" by Naomi Shihab Nye

Liz Lamoreux believes in the importance of unearthing our stories so that we can see where we stand on our paths and where we want to go. She is currently sharing this inward journey through her new book, Inner Excavations: Explore Your Self Through Photography, Poetry and Mixed Media, the Be Present Retreats, and the stories she shares in her Etsy store, The Little Room. She lives in a little house in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, daughter Ellie Jane, and a golden retriever named Millie. In this interview by Britt Bravo, Liz speaks about the healing possibilities in art making, writing, group process and the importance of being present. 

You can listen and subscribe to the Arts and Healing Podcast on iTunes.

Jamie Ridler is a professional creative self-development coach who is passionate about authentic living and creativity.  She is a certified coach who has a certificate in the Foundations of Expressive Arts Therapy from ISIS in Toronto.  She also completed training in Body-Centered Coaching with Marlena Field, has a Blue Belt in Nia, and has an M.A. in Drama from the Drama Centre of the University of Toronto.

You can found out more about Jamie at http://jamieridlerstudios.ca, and be sure to check out her fabulous podcast, Creative Living with Jamie. You can follow her on Twitter at @starshyne.

You can listen and subscribe to the Arts and Healing Podcast on iTunes.