68. Creativity Heals: When Art Becomes A Path Back Home To Yourself | Kaye Tuckerman
68. Creativity Heals: When Art Becomes A Path Back Home To Yourself | Kaye Tuckerman  
Podcast: Wisdom Stripes with Meg Tuohey
Published On: Thu Jan 29 2026
Description: What if creativity is less about what you make — and more about how you feel, receive, and respond? In this episode of Wisdom Stripes, Meg Tuohey sits down with performer, director, researcher, and PhD candidate Kay Tuckerman to explore creativity as an embodied, healing exchange — where art becomes a bridge between body, intuition, spirit, and science. Before you listen: Meg is hosting a free live virtual roundtable on February 10 at 7 PM EST called: Why Your Boundaries Aren’t Working (Even When You Say Them Clearly) Register here: https://megantuohey.com/why-your-boundaries-arent-working/ Kay shares her journey from Broadway stages to holistic research, unpacking the non-linear nature of creativity, the grief of creative interruption, and how art reconnects us to our humanity when productivity fails us. This is a conversation about remembering the body, honoring intuition, and allowing creativity to heal what performance and pressure cannot. ⏱️ Episode Chapters 00:24 – Creativity as healing 02:58 – Process over product 07:37 – Reclaiming creative value 11:24 – Belonging and creative identity 14:38 – Illness, injury, and reinvention 18:44 – Broadway and embodied devotion 24:32 – Art as shared humanity 25:30 – Shamanism and creativity 36:42 – Somatic exchange and meaning 41:02 – Returning to the child within 🌐 Connect with Kay Tuckerman Website: https://kayetuckerman.com Instagram: @kayetuckerman 🌐 Connect with Meg Tuohey HeartPrint: https://megantuohey.com The Wisdom Lab: https://bit.ly/4eI8S7N Instagram: https://bit.ly/4f6B0AW 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3Yp2vjP 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4f8xTsj