04: Jeff DeBoer: How making art can help you transform yourself from victim into warrior. artwork
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota

04: Jeff DeBoer: How making art can help you transform yourself from victim into warrior.

  • E4
  • 52:07
  • April 13th 2016

In this episode, Artist Jeff DeBoer discusses the “Hero’s Journey,” and how creating art is really about creating yourself.

Jeff de Boer, RCA, ASA, is a Calgary-based multi-media artist with an international reputation for producing some of the world’s most original and well-crafted works of art. With an emphasis on metal, he is best known for such bodies of work as suits of armour for cats and mice, armour ties and sword-handled briefcases, rocket lamps and pop culture ray guns. In the last decade, Jeff has moved towards producing large-scale public works, ranging from giant wind-up tin toys, figurative pieces and sculptures incorporating technology.

Check out Jeff's website here: http://jeffdeboer.com/

Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota

Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota is a podcast about people who've turned their emotional shit into fertilizer for success. It's about seeing our darkest moments as opportunities for learning, growth and transformation. We'll cover topics like addiction and mental health, isolation, and loneliness, narcissism versus self-care and difficult family and work relationships. For more, visit http://marciasirotamd.com/.

Dr. Marcia Sirota is a board-certified psychiatrist practicing in Toronto, Canada. She has more than 25 years of experience and specializes in health and wellness, healing trauma, unblocking creativity and empowering people to be their best self. She is the author of 5 books and an instructor of Udemy online courses. In her spare time, she enjoys screenwriting, yoga and working out.