Meg Hutchinson is a nationally touring songwriter, poet and recording artist who has released eight albums and won numerous songwriting awards in the US, Ireland and the UK. She has been described as delivering \u201cMusic as powerful as it is gentle.\u201d Performer Magazine writes, \u201cWith a poet\u2019s eye, Hutchinson captures so beautifully that human journey toward peace, toward forgiveness, toward acceptance.\u201d As an advocate for mental health, Meg helped make a feature-length documentary called "Pack Up Your Sorrows." Through her own personal story, the film explores creativity, healing, mindfulness in education, mental health advocacy, wellness, and how these elements converge in making the world a better place.\xa0\nIn our conversation, taped in 2017, Meg Hutchinson shares some beautiful insights on:\nWhy living as an artist is as important as writing as an artist\nWhy creativity doesn't stop just because you're not producing something and\nWriting from image and nature\nAmong other things!