What happens when a woman sits in the heavy silence of grief, stops singing, stops dancing, and then decides that her body, her art, and her music are the only way back to herself? In this episode of Women Getting Visible, host Christina Vidovich sits down with Miriam Chemmoss, a multidisciplinary artist and dance‑filled creative force who brings music, movement, and storytelling into every room she enters, to talk about how visibility, creativity, and healing are woven together when you allow yourself to feel, move, and create again.

You’ll hear how Miriam used Congolese dance and instrumental music as a daily medicine after losing her mother, turning her own “downward loop” of depression into hours of movement that slowly released layer after layer of pain and revealed a new version of herself underneath. She shares how she discovered her own 11–14% Congolese DNA shortly after her mother passed, and how that felt like a confirmation that the music she’d always gravitated toward was actually encoded in her body, waiting to be activated. You’ll also hear about her training with legendary Congolese musicians in New York, how she learned to sing and dance in languages she didn’t fully understand, and how the polyrhythmic complexity of African music taught her to let go of rigid structure and trust her own flow.

You’ll also hear how she built her own “dance therapy” approach through obsessive studio work—planning hours, studying old videos, and layering technique with inspiration—until within six months she felt like a different person and began getting invited to workshops and events she’d never imagined. She talks openly about how she juggles singing, dancing, acting, writing, and being a parent and business owner, and how she’s learned to read her own “downloads”: when music demands the night, when writing wakes her at 3 a.m., and when shows need three months of disciplined rehearsal. She also reflects on how her military‑brat upbringing shaped her need for structure, even as it sometimes pushes her toward rigidity, and how she’s learned to soften into creativity without losing her focus.

This episode is for you if…

…you’re a woman founder, artist, or creator who’s put your art on hold while you “deal with life,”
…you’ve felt stuck in grief, numbness, or depression and wonder if your body and your creativity hold the key to moving through it,
…and you’re ready to stop choosing between “normal life” and visibility, and start seeing how music, movement, and honest expression are your natural superpowers.

Memorable moments

– ✨ The moment she realized her depression had completely shut down her singing, dancing, and performing, and how a friend’s simple question—“Why did you stop creating?”—woke her up to the fact that her art was her medicine, not just her hobby.

– ✨ The image of her daily grind as a 24‑year‑old commuting from Manhattan to Staten Island, then taking a bus, a cab, and a walk up a hill to rehearse for hours with legendary Congolese musicians who breathed music from sunrise to sunset and taught her the discipline behind joy.

– ✨ The way she created her own “dance therapy” routine—practicing at home, watching old videos, then carving out specific studio blocks for recording—until she realized she’d been healing herself in front of a camera for weeks, accumulating hours of unshared footage from a time when she felt unrecognizable on the inside.

🔗 Connect & learn more

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