The Healing That Can Come From Following Intuition

I spoke with Tara Shannon on April 28, 2022. We spoke about the impact of generational trauma and mental health as well as how following her passion to draw has helped her on her own journey as well as helping others along the way. She has been inspired to put together two books of her characters Bear and Rabbit and is looking forward to bringing more of them to the word. BioTara Shannon's childhood nickname "Bear" took on a new identity 4 years ago when she sat down to draw, and write as a way to calm her growing anxiety. Her sketches turned into powerful and tender moments of conversation and reflection between the two illustrated characters. "Rabbit and Bear" were, and continue to be, Tara's outlet for years of thoughts, anxiety, depression, loss, grief, a cancer diagnosis... magic and wonder. At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, and to Tara's surprise, one of her sketches went viral on social media. That moment has since grown into an entire community of Rabbit & Bear readers and fans around the world.Support the show