

Tonic Music radio: Tom Hingley's reflections
This week blog’s reflects on the recent Tonic Music episode featuring the musician Tom Hingley . Tom spoke at depth about his...


The stressors of touring: Performing to the best of our ability.
Staying in the domain of the stressors of touring, this blog is about performance anxiety and the pressure to continually deliver 100%....


More touring stress....Travel, waiting and adventure
It seems like an odd subject to write about in the context of musicians and mental health, but the constant travel from touring can often...


Sleep, no sleep: Touring mayhem
One hugely impactful area from my own experience was my constant struggle with sleep disturbance. Due to the nature of flights, tour...


Touring, making it, pressure sensitive!
Welcome to my 9th piece of writing. I have avoided the standard trope surrounding ‘Music Industry Touring’ difficulties so far….it’s only...


Reflections on my interview with Barry Ashworth (Dub Pistols) for Tonic Music.
Listening back to this interview, I was reminded of my own perspective on longevity, community and my long evolving journey through...


Other people as a resource: The peer group
My previous blogs on resilience have looked what it is, why we need it, and how we can cultivate it. This blog looks at other people as a...


Resilience Part 2
More tools for the resilience toolbox. My previous blog explored the need for resilience in the music industry alongside some cognitive...


Resilience, zooming out, get on the CBT train.
In my last blog I spoke about resilience and how it is a necessary requirement of being a musician. We are challenged in far more ways...


Getting Through AKA Resilience
This week’s blog has been prompted by a presentation I have recently been asked to contribute to. I view resilience as the ability to...























