Blues Therapy --third printing
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Blues Therapy is now in its third printing. Go Fund Me raised the money for the first printing. I donated the money for the cost of the second printing, but we now actually need a third printing, so I'm asking for donations toward that cost so that every penny from sales can go the HART Fund (a part of the Blues Foundation which pays for medical expenses, including mental health treatment expenses. that blues musicians cannot afford to pay). Please consider donating to help support this cause and let's work together to eradicate the stigma associated with mental illness and mental health treatment! Below is a summary of the book:
The book begins with an excellent foreword by Mike Zito. Then, in the first section ("The Psychologist's Perspective"), I try to dispel myths about mental illness and mental health treatment, discuss the therapeutic effects of music (particularly the blues and the blues community), and also discuss aspects of a musician's lifestyle that can exacerbate mental health problems. In the second section ("The Musician's Perspective") Tab Benoit discusses these same issues from the perspective of a musician. In the final section ("The Interviews"), 14 amazing blues musicians (Annika Chambers, Ronnie Earl, Mark Earley, Amanda Fish, Eric Gales, Beth Hart, Janiva Magness, Nick Moss, Anders Osborne, Phil Pemberton, Billy Price, Dawn Tyler Watson, "Monster" Mike Welch, and the Rev. Billy C. Wirtz) share their compelling personal experiences with mental health problems and/or addictions, including the ways in which the blues has been healing for them.
The book begins with an excellent foreword by Mike Zito. Then, in the first section ("The Psychologist's Perspective"), I try to dispel myths about mental illness and mental health treatment, discuss the therapeutic effects of music (particularly the blues and the blues community), and also discuss aspects of a musician's lifestyle that can exacerbate mental health problems. In the second section ("The Musician's Perspective") Tab Benoit discusses these same issues from the perspective of a musician. In the final section ("The Interviews"), 14 amazing blues musicians (Annika Chambers, Ronnie Earl, Mark Earley, Amanda Fish, Eric Gales, Beth Hart, Janiva Magness, Nick Moss, Anders Osborne, Phil Pemberton, Billy Price, Dawn Tyler Watson, "Monster" Mike Welch, and the Rev. Billy C. Wirtz) share their compelling personal experiences with mental health problems and/or addictions, including the ways in which the blues has been healing for them.
Organizer
Anita Marie
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Falling Creek Farms, VA