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Commotion with Elamin AbdelmahmoudIs the music industry built for mothers?When Lily Allen opened up about being a mom recently, her comments went viral. She said that in terms of pop stardom, having kids ruined her career. Guest host Amil Niazi is joined by musician Amy Millan and psychotherapist Tamsin Embleton to talk about the realities of juggling a career as an artist and being a mom. 2024-05-0823 min
The SuperSwell PodcastThe Delicates' Lounge #7: Tallinn Music Week 2024This is the seventh edition of The Delicates' Lounge - a podcast for all us music event tourists who love to be where the action is and occasionally like to grumble about having to queue for our passes or a beer or to get into a venue. You know, all things that we missed for so long during the pandemic (remember that?).Now and again we’ll get together with a handful of delicate delegates at one of the many events we love to go to.This time we're joined by PR legend & au...2024-04-181h 09
Signal To Noise Podcast235. Suzi Green, Tour Manager & Founder Of The BACK LOUNGEIn Episode 235, the hosts are joined by Suzi Green, tour manager and founder of The BACK LOUNGE, a peer support group for the live music industry. She talks about her journey out of and back into the music world with a new mission to help make it a better place, creating healthier work environments, mental health first aid, and more. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF.Episode Links:THE BACK LOUNGE On Facebook & InstagramHealthy Touring ResourcesTouring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual...2024-01-101h 02
Sound Affects Podcast: Music & Mental Health, with Katy GeorgiouEp 34: ’Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual’ with author Tamsin EmbletonThe book 'Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual' is published by Omnibus Press and is the brainchild of music industry psychotherapist and Music Industry Therapist Collective (MITC) founder Tamsin Embleton. It's is a collection of well-researched and rigorous essays authored by experts and academics in the field offering insight, signposting and mental health support for musicians and music industry professionals on the road. Considered the 'go-to' manual for any touring music professional, it has gained (and keeps gaining) massive praise in the national and international press since its launch in March. It's also been wildly praised online...2023-11-261h 15
The Focused Mind PodcastInterview with Chris Madden & Tamsin EmbletonFollowing on from previous guest Chris Madden (Episode 20), we wanted to bring the head of MITC (https://musicindustrytherapists.com/), Tamsin Embleton on to have a more in-depth discussion on the work we do in the music industry supporting artists, staff, and crew in person, virtually, at festivals, and how needed the work of caring professionals is a necessity in this modern day and age.
Tamsin gives us her background working for the likes of Anna Calvi and Standon Calling, and a bit about her working practice and style of work. This episode is aimed at anyone in...2023-10-021h 10
Backstage with BackupMusic Industry Therapist Collective, Tamsin EmbletonThursday 31st August 2023Backstage with BackupE3: Music Industry Therapist Collective, Tamsin Embleton Guest: Tamsin Embleton, attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapist specialising in working with musicians and music industry professionals at all stages of their careers, founder of the MITC, and compiler and editor of Touring and Mental Health – The Music Industry ManualHost: Sarah James runs PR agency Gasoline Media and is proud to be able to help spread the word about the great work Backup does, taking care of their Press & PR.In...2023-08-3150 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual"/Tamsin Embleton [Episode 145]Tamsin Embleton is the author and editor of the book Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual. This book is a must-have for anyone who works in or around the live music business. It’s also a fascinating read for those who want to know what life really is like on the road. It’s not all glamorous. The grueling life on the road can take its toll. Often times musicians find themselves without the knowledge to handle the physical and psychological stresses that can mount over time.This book offers an in-depth insight into how to mana...2023-07-2756 min
SOBER SEXTamsin Embleton: Touring and Mental HealthTamsin Embleton is an attachment based psychotherapist and the director of the Music Industry Therapist’s Collective (MITC). She has worked as a music promoter, tour manager and artist manager for ten years prior to shifting her focus to therapy, and she has recently published ‘ Touring and Mental Health: the Music Industry Manual’. It is a delight to welcome Tamsin to chat with us on Sober Sex! 2023-07-241h 16
Band WivesBand Wives Episode 48: Tamsin Embleton: Writing the Book on Touring and Mental HealthIt's been one year of Band Wives and this week Chondra and Misha are back with a very important (and very brilliant) guest. Join them as they welcome Tamsin Embleton, Director of Music Industry Therapists and writer of "Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual" for a deep conversation about surviving life on and off the road, the impact the industry can have on mental health including specific issues like performance anxiety, addiction and post-tour recovery, as well as strategies to bridge the gap between the bus and home that are useful for health and relationships even if...2023-07-1245 min
Music Not Diving with Scuba#064 Tamsin EmbletonWhy do musicians seem to be so depressed all the time? One of the many interesting takeaways from Tamsin Embleton's recent book 'Touring And Mental Health' is that people who go into music have been shown to be disproportionately susceptible to certain mental health problems. I found this book really fascinating and was very excited by the opportunity to talk about it with Tamsin, who edited it and contributed a large amount of the text itself. The conversation did not disappoint. A psychotherapist who had a previous career in the music industry, Tamsin was the...2023-04-251h 32
Drowned in SoundDiS008: Live Music And Mental HealthEveryone from Radiohead to Sugababes to industry insiders are raving about a new book by therapist and live music expert Tamsin Embleton. It's an extraordinary body of work entitled Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual, which includes contributions from a series of mental health experts providing insights and advice covering everything from breath-work to nutrition, and resilience to rest.
The book contains interviews with people who live and work on the road, alongside musicians including Pixies, Pharoahe Monch, Nile Rodgers, Radiohead, Four Tet, Lauren from Chvrches, Will Young, Justin Hawkins from The Darkness, and many...2023-04-2046 min
The James McMahon Music PodcastEpisode 139: Tamsin Embleton, Director of the Music Industry Therapists and CoachesTamsin Embleton is an attachment-based psychotherapist and the Director of the Music Industry Therapists and Coaches (MITC). She also worked as a music promoter, tour manager, and artist manager for ten years. Now she’s written a book, entitled Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual, a comprehensive mental health and touring guide for musicians that aims to help artists, tour managers, production managers, crew, and artist teams to identify and cope with the various psychological difficulties that can occur during or as a result of touring. Out March 23rd on Omnibus Press, all of what I’v...2023-03-1237 min
Elevate Music PodcastMental Health in Music: Nina's Story - Nina Nesbitt and Tamsin EmbletonMental health in the music industry has been a widely discussed topic over the last few years, so in this series we’re going to look at two individual artists’ stories to find out about how it affects them.
In this first episode on mental health, we hear from Nina Nesbitt about her challenges with anxiety and depression. Psychotherapist Tamsin Embleton then tells us what musicians can do to prevent issues from happening and where to go when things go wrong.
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