Richer Sounds and Music Listening.
To celebrate Tonic Music’s recent collaboration with Richer Sounds I thought it would be interesting to zoom out of the world of...
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Nov 11
Musicians And Our Collective Selves.
As I continue on my path of musicking and social identity, this week I want to zoom out a bit more and explore both how we fit in with...
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Nov 5
Social Media And Our Social Selves.
Continuing on from the last blog I now want to explore another theory to understand how we interact with others, especially in the world...
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Oct 28
Who Do You Think We Are? Social Psychology Vibes.
Jumping back into my blog a few weeks ago (the one about social media), I want to continue on this path of identity. One area that I’m...
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Oct 21
ADHD Awareness Month.
It’s another area that I am slightly confused about as I think most of us are aware of the hype around ADHD by now. But... perhaps we...
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Oct 14
It's always Mental Health Week.
Mental health week, month, year, minute: Navigating the wild west of wellbeing gurus. I think it’s mental health week or was at some...
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Oct 9
Social Media and How To Manage It.
In this week’s blog I will develop last week’s writing surrounding cancel culture and social media and explore how we can better manage...
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Oct 1
Cancel Culture.
In the quirky world we now live, social media can make or break. I’ve recently been observing some interesting stories surrounding how...
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Sep 23
Music as our asylum.
So now that the reunions are old news, I was thinking about what these bands, or their music offer us as individuals and as a collective...
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Sep 17
The big reunions.
So…reunions are a big deal right now, well, they were when I was writing this blog a few weeks ago. One of the biggest and most...
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Sep 10
Drumming, drumming, drumming.
Going off another tangent, as is the norm in these blogs. This week I have been immersed in the world of drums. Recording, practising,...
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Sep 2
Reflections on PAMA.
Last month I attended the PAMA (Performing Arts Medicine Association) conference and was pleasantly surprised to meet so many individuals...
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Aug 27
Love music, hate racism.
There seems to be a recent shift of malevolence dividing this country and the musicking tribe are stepping up. Good to see the ‘Love...
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Jul 30
How music helps, a nod to COVID times.
For this week’s blog I want to return to exploring how ‘pure’ musicking (outside of the industry) can help our mental health as...
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Jul 22
Peer groups: How they help.
This week I write about the benefits of the Peer Support Groups and the crucial role they play in supporting musicians' mental health....
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Jul 16
Musicians and the importance of belonging.
According to some researchers (and me) belongingness is a fundamental human need, essential for psychological well-being and self-esteem....
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Jul 9
Supporting ASD individuals.
Continuing on from the previous blog on ADHD and how to support musicians I now look at how we can support ASD individuals. Many ASD...
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Jul 2
ASD and musicians.
Continuing on from my last set of blogs surrounding musicians and neurodiversity, (more specifically ADHD) I now look at the implications...
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Jun 26
Helping musicians with ADHD.
When working with people who have ADHD some simple things can go a long way. Firstly, I know it’s and infuriating at times, but patience...
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Jun 17
ADHD and musicians, the good and the bad.
When it comes to musicians and ADHD, I believe that the universal language of music is incredibly helpful. It can transcend boundaries...
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