Brandy, the Quilter on Fire talks about her journey with PTSD, and how quilting has been a source of calm and coping for her.

SHOW NOTES

The book Brandy recommends:

FIND BRANDY AT:

Brandy Maslowski

www.thequilteronfire.com

ON INSTAGRAM:

@quilteronfire

FIND MAUDE AT:

theretroquilter.com

ON INSTAGRAM:

@theretroquilter

Lysa Flower talks about being a parent of a Trans child, and the processes of acceptance the whole family goes through. 

SHOWNOTES:

FIND MAUDE AT:

Website: theretroquilter.com

Instagram: @theretroquilter

Melody of Ruby Star Society talks about being a recovering perfectionist and how perfectionism can show up in all aspects of life, and not always how you would expect. She shares her journey of self awareness and it is incredibly honest and relatable. 

SHOW NOTES

FIND MELODY AT:

rubystarsociety.com

ON INSTAGRAM:

@missmelodymiller

@rubystarsociety

FIND MAUDE AT:

theretroquilter.com

ON INSTAGRAM:

@theretroquilter

@threadandtherapypodcast

Vickeidy of Sewspicious shares her childhood trauma of abuse and how it centered around sewing, as well as her journey through healing and coming back to the sewing machine. She also discusses her painful and overwhelming experience she went through as a new mother and dealing with psychosis.

SHOW NOTES

Resources:

RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network). RAINN is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization, and they offer a variety of resources for survivors of sexual violence, including a 24/7 hotline, online chat, and educational resources.

www.rainn.org

FIND VICKEIDY AT:

sewspicious.com

ON INSTAGRAM:

@sewspicious

FIND MAUDE AT:

theretroquilter.com

ON INSTAGRAM:

@theretroquilter

Meagan Guite of Sew Giddy and member of the Ruby Star Society crew, shares her story of coping with the many stages of grief after losing her mother to cancer. 

SHOWNOTES

Meagan recommends these resources on grief and dealing with death:

FIND MAUDE AT:

theretroquilter.com

ON INSTAGRAM:

@theretroquilter

@threadandtherapypodcast

My friend and mentor, Elizabeth Chappell of Quilter's Candy shares her thoughts and feelings about quilting, and how it relates to her business, ADHD, and grief.

SHOW NOTES

Find Elizabeth at:

https://quilterscandy.com/

On Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/quilters_candy/?hl=en

My good friend Belle chats with me about coping with autoimmune diseases, and how quilting got her through treatment. Belle is also an advocate for child abuse prevention and has a quilt pattern and quilt along to support the cause. Links in show notes.

SHOW NOTES

Find Information on the Lovely Pinwheels and the Child Abuse Prevention Quilt Along:

https://www.seamssewme.com/post/lovely-pinwheels-quilt-along-in-april

Find Belle at:

 https://www.seamssewme.com/ 

On Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/seams_sew_me/

On YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@SeamsSewMe

Find Maude at:

https://theretroquilter.com/

On Instagram:

@theretroquilter

@threadandtherapypodcast

In this episode, Mary of Sew Mary Happy discusses her traumatic experience with having Covid-19 and how the quilting community helped her through it. Mary is full of positivity and light, and she shares how quilting rejuvenates that for her.

SHOW NOTES:

Find Mary at:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/sewmaryhappy/?etsrc=sdt

On Instagram:

@sewmaryhappy

Find Maude at:

www.theretroquilter.com

On Instagram:

@theretroquilter

@threadandtherapypodcast

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