How the Song Came to Be with Meg Hutchinson - Episode 10
Meg Hutchinson is a nationally touring songwriter, poet and recording artist who has released eight albums and won numerous songwriting awards in the US, Ireland and the UK. She has been described as delivering “Music as powerful as it is gentle.” Performer Magazine writes, “With a poet’s eye, Hutchinson captures so beautifully that human journey toward peace, toward forgiveness, toward acceptance.” As an advocate for mental health, Meg helped make a feature-length documentary called "Pack Up Your Sorrows." Through her own personal story, the film explores creativity, healing, mindfulness in education, mental health advocacy, wellness, and how these elements converge in making the world a better place. In our conversation, taped in 2017, Meg Hutchinson shares some beautiful insights on: Why living as an artist is as important as writing as an artist Why creativity doesn't stop just because you're not producing something and Writing from image and nature Among other things!