Each week, host Dr. Lisa Belisle sits down with the people who shape the state: entrepreneurs and educators, physicians and artists, community builders and keepers of place. She brings a clinician's ear and two decades in radio and writing to every conversation.
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Having a space that is comforting and nurturing for you can really impact your life in a positive way.
I used to tell students, if you feel uncomfortable in this class, that is not a sign that something has gone wrong. That may be you learning something, you are literally seeing things differently.
Through my abstract art, I've been able to get in touch and express and identify some of those really challenging feelings that I've had in particular with the regrets. I started thinking honestly, is this just part of being north of 60? You just live with regrets. It's been through the abstract art and expressing memories that I've been able to start letting those regrets dissipate.
Meet Your Host
MD · PhD · MPH · MBA
Dr. Lisa Belisle is a board-certified family physician, writer, and the host of Radio Maine. She works at the intersection of medicine and the human spirit, in the clinic, on the air, and on the page.
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Radio Maine is produced in partnership with the Portland Art Gallery, Maine's premier destination for contemporary fine art. Visit the gallery at 154 Middle Street in Portland, or explore the work of gallery artists online.
From Off the Wall · Portland Art Gallery Artist
I consider the opportunity I have to paint to be a gift.
Recent essays from Dr. Lisa Belisle's Substack on medicine, place, and the creative life.
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Previously: Love Maine Radio
Quick clips from recent conversations.
