CHECK YOUR HEAD: Mental Help for Musicians

Mari Fong
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CHECK YOUR HEAD: Mental Help for Musicians

Never fear, the CHECK YOUR HEAD Podcast is here! Where notable musicians and experts share their stories and solutions for mental help and addiction recovery. 2x Winner of a "People Choice" Podcast Award, music journalist Mari Fong dives deep with her interviews to provide real-world solutions from artists such as The Lumineers, Fred Armisen, Seether, Amos Lee and Linda Ronstadt paired with top mental health and addiction recovery experts who give their best professional advice. If you're a music lover looking for heroic stories of hope and recovery or just want to learn how to best support someone through difficult times, this podcast is for you. For the largest online listing of free and affordable mental help and addiction solutions, visit checkyourheadpodcast.com. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and everywhere, watch us on YouTube, and be our friends + subscribe on socials @checkyourheadpodcast. You rock and we love you ❤️🤘“Be brave, ask for help, and be persistent in finding the mental help that you need.”                                                                           - Mari Fong, CHECK YOUR HEAD Podcast

  1. CHECK YOUR HEAD Afterparty with Mari Fong & Kat Jensen featuring Seether with Dr. Dan Reidenberg

    OCT 1

    CHECK YOUR HEAD Afterparty with Mari Fong & Kat Jensen featuring Seether with Dr. Dan Reidenberg

    Send us a textYou’re invited to the CHECK YOUR HEAD Afterparty where Mari Fong and Kat Jensen take the best lessons from each episode and talk about how to easily incorporate them into our daily lives. For September 2024 which is Suicide Prevention and Recovery Month, we’re spotlighting the Seether & Dr. Dan Reidenberg (SAVE.org, Suicide Prevention Expert) episode. Enjoy!Support the show

    26 min

  2. SEP 30

    Seether (Shaun Morgan, Corey Lowery) Reboot: Living w/Depression & Suicide Aftermath w/Dr. Dan Reidenberg (SAVE.org, Suicide Prevention expert)

    Send us a textCHECK YOUR HEAD Podcast Reboot for September 2024 for Suicide Prevention and Recovery Month. Next episode, listen to CHECK YOUR HEAD Podcast Afterparty where Mari Fong and Kat Jensen take the best lessons from each episode and talk about how to easily incorporate them in our daily lives. Mari Fong interviews Seether (Shaun Morgan and Corey Lowery) & Dan Reidenberg, PsyD (SAVE.org, Suicide Prevention expert). In 2007, Shaun Morgan's brother Eugene died by suicide....

    1h 13m

  3. 05/16/2022

    Zac Barnett (American Authors): Bipolar Support with Chris Bullard (Sound Mind Live)

    Send us a textMari Fong interviews Zac Barnett of American Authors and Chris Bullard, former touring musician and founder of Sound Mind Live. Zac Barnett of American Authors shares about caring for his mother with bipolar disorder and the importance of being a mental health support for those you love. American Authors will be playing at the upcoming Music for Mental Health concert on May 21, 2022, hosted by the nonprofit, Sound Mind Live. Next, Chris Bullard, the founder of Sound Mind Live, s...

    51 min

  4. 05/01/2022

    Jared Watson (Dirty Heads): Alcoholism & Depression Recovery w/Dave Schools (Neal Casal Music Foundation)

    Send us a textMari Fong interviews Jared Watson of Dirty Heads and Dave Schools of and the Neal Casal Foundation and Widespread Panic. Jared Watson shares how his hard partying ways with Dirty Heads ("Lay Me Down," "Stand Tall") descended into alcohol and drug abuse. He recollects his wake up call when rushed to the hospital, barely able to move from his tour bunk bed. Depression and anxiety followed, with his road to recovery being a remarkable one. Their latest album, 'The Best of Dirty Hea...

    57 min

  5. 04/11/2022

    Amos Lee: Agoraphobia & Panic Attack Recovery w/Dr. Melissa Boudin (PsyD, Choosing Therapy)

    Send us a textMari Fong interviews singer-songwriter Amos Lee and Dr. Melissa Boudin, psychologist and Clinical Director of Choosing Therapy. Amos Lee spent his life coping with anxiety and panic attacks which led him to be agoraphobic at the tender age of 10 years-old. Lee shares his panic attack recovery tools, and also how to best support someone with mood disorders. We'll also play a clip of his single, "Worry No More" from his 6th album, 'Dreamland.' Next, Dr. Melissa Boudin,...

    54 min

  6. 03/19/2022

    Matt Brandyberry (From Ashes to New): Living w/Panic Attacks w/Eva Marie (Psychotherapist, Eva Under Fire)

    Send us a textMari Fong interviews Matt Brandyberry of From Ashes to New and Eva Marie AKA Amanda Lyberg, psychotherapist and lead singer of Eva Under Fire. Matt Brandyberry shares his story what led to his personal breakdown which triggered panic attacks, anxiety and depression. The pros and cons of competitiveness. From Ashes to New's single and latest album "Panic" is an insight to these moods along with 3 EPs dropped in 2021 entitled "Quarantine Chronicles." Listen to a clip of "Pan...

    1h 3m

  7. 03/04/2022

    RIOPY: Childhood Trauma & Abuse Recovery w/Dr. Benjamin Miller (PsyD, Well Being Trust)

    Send us a textMari Fong interviews contemporary classical pianist RIOPY and Dr. Benjamin Miller, PsyD and President of Well Being Trust. Pianist and composer Jean-Philippe Rio-Py (RIOPY), who wrote the score for award-winning films The Shape of Water and The Danish Girl, grew up in a cult where he was physically and emotionally abused until his escape. As a child, he survived by escaping to the piano, where he could quiet his mind from his OCD, anxiety and depression. RIOPY shares his u...

    56 min

  8. 02/10/2022

    Kills Birds: Depression & Toxic Relationship Recovery w/Johanna Kandel (Natnl Alliance For Eating Disorders)

    Send us a textMari Fong interviews Nina Ljeti and Jacob Loeb of Kills Birds, and Johanna Kandel of the National Alliance For Eating Disorders. Nina and Jacob of the band Kills Birds share their pandemic challenges, depression solutions, Nina's toxic relationship recovery, and the story behind Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters inviting the band to record their latest album, "Married," at his studio and as an opening act for the Foos. We play a clip of their single, "Rabbit" inspired b...

    52 min
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Never fear, the CHECK YOUR HEAD Podcast is here! Where notable musicians and experts share their stories and solutions for mental help and addiction recovery. 2x Winner of a "People Choice" Podcast Award, music journalist Mari Fong dives deep with her interviews to provide real-world solutions from artists such as The Lumineers, Fred Armisen, Seether, Amos Lee and Linda Ronstadt paired with top mental health and addiction recovery experts who give their best professional advice. If you're a music lover looking for heroic stories of hope and recovery or just want to learn how to best support someone through difficult times, this podcast is for you. For the largest online listing of free and affordable mental help and addiction solutions, visit checkyourheadpodcast.com. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and everywhere, watch us on YouTube, and be our friends + subscribe on socials @checkyourheadpodcast. You rock and we love you ❤️🤘“Be brave, ask for help, and be persistent in finding the mental help that you need.”                                                                           - Mari Fong, CHECK YOUR HEAD Podcast

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