Expressive Arts for Your Health with Constanza Roeder

Wellness Within Cancer Support

In this episode, Wellness Within welcomes a special guest, Constanza Roeder who is a cancer survivor and is the founder and CEO of Hearts Need Art: Creative Support for Patients and Caregivers, a nonprofit in San Antonio, TX. Their mission is to create moments of joy, self-expression, and connection with those facing life-altering health challenges through arts engagement, advocacy, and innovation. Constanza shares the proven health benefits of participating in expressive arts and also shares some inspirational stories.
As a Leukemia survivor, she knows firsthand the power of Arts in Health programs. She graduated with a degree in vocal performance and minor in psychology from Bethany University and has run her own voice studio business since 2008. Constanza spent many years as a professional musical theater actress and performed in venues around the country. She has volunteered as a musician-in-residence at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio since 2010 and founded Hearts Need Art in 2016. She now also co-hosts a podcast called, Arts for the Health Of It.

Website Links:
http://heartsneedart.org
http://constanzaroeder.com

Arts for the Health of It Podcast:
http://heartsneedart.org/podcast/
Articles to learn more about the health benefits of expressive arts:
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Art Therapy in Cancer

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