"The deeper you go, the less indulgent it will be.” - Helena's stickie note

Helena De Groot is an audio maker, but, really, she’s an audio artist. Her series, Creation Myth, just dropped in full as part of the CBC’s show, Personally. Personally is about the most personal experiences that audio makers that probe within themselves, laying themselves bare, for our benefit, as the best memoirs do.

Creation Myth is, ostensibly, about the question whether or not to have kids. But as you’ll hear, both in listening to the series, and to my conversation with Helena today, it’s about craft and memoir, parenting yourself and parenting others, care and compassion. It’s a masterclass in the creative process itself - that is, creating. Creating life, both your own and another person’s. Creating stories. And creating art that reaches people, sometimes in surprising places.

Music used:

The Blue Dot Sessions, "Aourourou," "Lina My Queen," "On Top of It"

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TLP Interview with Helena De Groot, Audio Producer and Sound Artist

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TLP Interview with Helena De Groot, Audio Producer and Sound Artist