Subconsciously I was finding a life vest in the music.
His story is so beautiful and such an amazing example of someone who has transformed their own experience with hardship and created a space to serve the people the way he needed to be served.
Hear what hip hop therapy is and how JC found it (spoiler alert: GOOGLE) and why it’s effective! He even has some recommendations for a practitioner looking to add hip hop therapy. JC also shares some resources for you to try it out for yourself!
J.C. Hall is a Hip Hop artist and social worker who runs the Hip Hop Therapy Studio program at Mott Haven Community High School, a “second-chance” transfer school in the South Bronx. In 2013, Hall assembled a professional recording studio in an old storage room to provide youth the opportunity to engage in the therapeutic process through writing, recording, producing and performing their own music. As a result of the program’s success, the studio has more than doubled in size and investment. The origins of the program are chronicled in the award-winning short documentary Mott Haven, which showcases the efficacy of this approach in addressing trauma and grief in the wake of a school tragedy.
Connect with J.C. Hall:
website: hiphoptherapy.com
Instagram: @fienyxny
Twitter: @fienyxny