Help me support ME/CFS and Long Covid research! I have pledged that all proceeds from my music for the first year will go to Open Medicine Foundation for ME/CFS and Long Covid research. Today, Friday, you can help that cause in a big way. See, it’s Bandcamp Friday, where Bandcamp waivers their share, so 100% of whatever you choose to purchase will go to OMF.
Help support the cause by purchasing the album here.
Hi friend,
The other day I got the best comment on TikTok. It was on a post about my song I Can’t Run When I’m Dreaming. It said:
“Listening to this song brought the grief forward for me, but not in the normal devastating way. It felt more like a moment of acceptance.”
She described in the best words possible why I create music — to help people find acceptance of themselves and their feelings even in the darkest of hours.
That’s what I needed the most when I was in the darkest place. I didn’t need people telling me how to heal or how to this or that. I needed to feel acceptance of what I was feeling.
Accepting the grief, the anger, the bitterness, the fear, the sorrow… all of it.
I discovered how painful it can be when we resist or judge our feelings — and how liberating it is when you stop judging and resisting and find a way to be OK with what is going on inside of you.
I used to work as a coach. I had my own little online business. But I didn’t really like it. I absolutely have the utmost respect for coaches (the good ones) and I admire their work, but it just wasn’t for me. I felt like it wasn’t my purpose. I would rather create words that give meaning to inner states and feelings, or to a certain perspective about the world, and in that way make people feel seen and heard and understood.
It’s what I have always needed myself.
My album is slowly moving forward! My brother has started recording the piano and the next step is to find session musicians to record percussion, cello and bass where needed (I have some in mind). Then I probably need to redo some vocals and my brother will add accordion where needed. And then comes the whole editing and mixing and mastering process… still a ways to go.
This album is about lives shattered by illness, war, and loss — and the strength to rebuild, reclaim hope, and find a way forward. I’m so excited for this to come into the world!
Also, it’s Bandcamp Friday Today, which means Bandcamp wavers their fees so everything goes to the artist (that is me)… and in this case all proceeds go to Open Medicine Foundation for vital ME/CFS research. Purchase my album here to support the cause.
Tell me…
What is music giving you at the moment?
Do you have any creative projects you want to share?
Are you accepting your feelings at the moment?
I’d love to know in the comments!
Have you listened to I Can’t Run When I’m Dreaming?
I Can’t Run When I’m Dreaming is a song about the grief of losing the body and mind you once had and all the emotions that come with this kind of trauma.
All proceeds will go to Open Medicine Foundation for vital ME/CFS and Long Covid research. Please consider purchasing on Bandcamp to support the cause.
