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Managing Loss With Creativity

At 59, Julie Anderson Bailey has survived midlife's tough transitions: divorce, the death of a partner and parents, and an empty nest. Art has been there through it all.

"Art is how we figure things out. It's how we express joy, grief, sadness, happiness - all of it."

Learn More: SOPBS The Work of Art Profile / Julie Anderson Bailey

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Vanessa Finney is JPR's All Things Considered host. She also produces the Jefferson Exchange segments My Better Half - exploring how people are thriving in the second half of their lives - and The Creative Way, which profiles regional artists.