Sheila K Collins PhD
Pittsburgh, PA
817 706-4967
Sheila K Collins PhD
- Pittsburgh, PA
- 817 706-4967
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Using the power of telling our stories to connect and heal us, connecting to our own body’s wisdom, practicing art-based birthright tools that enable us to get good at grieving, and playing with “issues” and transforming them.
My Story
I have become a dancing social worker, after careers as a professional dancer and a Social Work professor. When I accompanied two of my adult children and my best friend through their illness and deaths, I learned that our toughest challenges call us out to discover our better selves. When facing such challenges as grief, loss, illness and death of a loved one, we become who we truly are. As an au...
I have become a dancing social worker, after careers as a professional dancer and a Social Work professor. When I accompanied two of my adult children and my best friend through their illness and deaths, I learned that our toughest challenges call us out to discover our better selves. When facing such challenges as grief, loss, illness and death of a loved one, we become who we truly are. As an author, keynote speaker and performance artist I share how art-based tools have helped me and can help others get through life’s toughest challenges. Currently I direct the Wing & A Prayer Pittsburgh Players, an InterPlay-based improvisational performance troupe I founded in 2006. We assist arts and human service organizations in achieving their noble purposes. The group has developed programs to address Ending the Stigma of Mental Illness, the Art of Grieving, Changing the Race Dance.
I have become a dancing social worker, after careers as a professional dancer and a Social Work professor. When I accompanied two of my adult children and my best friend through their illness and deaths, I learned that our toughest challenges call us out to discover our better selves. When facing such challenges as grief, loss, illness and death of a loved one, we become who we truly are. As an author, keynote speaker and performance artist I share how art-based tools have helped me and can help others get through life’s toughest challenges. Currently I direct the Wing & A Prayer Pittsburgh Players, an InterPlay-based improvisational performance troupe I founded in 2006. We assist arts and human service organizations in achieving their noble purposes. The group has developed programs to address Ending the Stigma of Mental Illness, the Art of Grieving, Changing the Race Dance.
My Community Resources
Stillpoint: A Self-Care Playbook For Caregivers
Being a caregiver is a hazardous occupation, whether it’s a chosen helping profession or a family responsibility that’s chosen you.
Warrior Mother: An Award-winning Memoir
Warrior Mother: Fierce Love, Unbearable Loss, and Rituals that Heal. An award-winning memoir.
Previous Reimagine events
The Art of Grieving: Emerging Towards A Life Well-Lived
June 20, 2021
The Art of Grieving: Emerging Towards A Life Well-Lived
June 13, 2021
The Art of Grieving: Emerging Towards A Life Well-Lived
June 06, 2021
Radical Self & Community Care - InterPlay
April 27, 2021
Radical Self & Community Care - InterPlay
April 20, 2021
Radical Self & Community Care - InterPlay
April 13, 2021
Radical Self & Community Care - InterPlay
April 06, 2021
Radical Self & Community Care - InterPlay
March 30, 2021
Radical Self-Care Series **InterPlay
August 04, 2020
Radical Self-Care Series **InterPlay
August 11, 2020
Radical Self-Care Series **InterPlay
August 25, 2020
Radical Self-Care Series **InterPlay
August 18, 2020
Radical Self-Care Series **InterPlay
July 28, 2020
Radical Self-Care Series **InterPlay
July 21, 2020
Embrace Duality: Dance in the Turmoil of the Universal Story
July 01, 2020
The Art of Grieving: Toward a Life Well-Lived
June 11, 2020
Radical Self-Care During a Pandemic *InterPlay
June 14, 2020
Radical Self-Care During a Pandemic *InterPlay
June 07, 2020
Radical Self-Care During a Pandemic *InterPlay
May 17, 2020
Radical Self-Care During a Pandemic *InterPlay
May 31, 2020
Radical Self-Care During a Pandemic *InterPlay
May 24, 2020
The Art of Grieving: Toward a Life Well-Lived
May 28, 2020
Radical Self-Care During a Pandemic *InterPlay
May 03, 2020