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Category: Mental Health Week

May 11, 2018June 7, 2018
Why does Gnarly Metal Bring Me So Much Comfort and Joy?
By Kevin Warwick / Mental Health Week / Dream Theater, Music Therapy
Music therapy comes in many shapes and sizes, depending on the needs of a client. The basic consistency amongst therapists is that music acts as…
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May 9, 2018October 10, 2018
Trigger Cuts: The Sound of Mental Illness
By Miles Raymer / Mental Health Week / Kanye West, brian wilson, Syd Barrett
It’s such a weird thing about people that music has such power over our emotions, yet we’re just as likely to use it to make…
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May 8, 2018October 10, 2018
How Funny Women Help Me Cope with Mental Illness
By Annie Fell / Mental Health Week / carrie fisher, Nora Ephron, Maria Bamford
I cannot fathom why anyone would want to listen to sad music when they’re depressed. I’m generally just not the type to want to exacerbate…
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May 7, 2018October 10, 2018
It’s OK Not to Be OK: Talking Suicide Prevention with Hope For the Day
By Dustin Krcatovich / Mental Health Week / Q&A, Mental Health, Hope for the day
When Chicago punk/metal promoter Jonny Boucher's mentor, fellow promoter Mike Scanland, died by suicide in 2010, it was a big wake-up call. Boucher immediately set…
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