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Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual

EXCITING NEWS!! Launching March 23, 2023 in the US and UK through Omnibus Press and supported by Live Nation! 80 interviews, 30 chapters totaling 620 pages Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual! This is the AMAZING book that I co-wrote a chapter for through the incredible group I am part of Music Industry Therapist Collective (MITC). Thank... [Read more ⇒]

Jodi will be speaking at ILMC in London this week!

I am looking forward to participating at the International Live Music Conference  (ILMC 35) in London this week! I will be joining colleagues with The Music Industry Therapists Collective (MITC) and presenting at 1 of 3 workshops we will be doing. I am also speaking at an ILMC Futures Forum Soapbox Session. Thank you to ILMC and MITC for inviting... [Read more ⇒]

Helping the Music Industry Cope – Billboard Magazine Article

Billboard Magazine’s Hannah Karp interviewed me for a very cool music industry piece in the publication’s News section, “From The Desk Of”.  This article appeared on Billboard.com  and as a two page spread in Billboard Magazine’s September 2-15, 2017 issue. The article explores how I have successfully combined two... [Read more ⇒]

Band Therapy Article – Wall Street Journal “Battling Bands: This Next Song is Dedicated to Our Therapist”

I was interviewed by Erich Schwartzel for a terrific piece in The Wall Street Journal regarding band therapy and how my company, RockStar Therapy, works with band members to air grievances, improve communication skills, and work on improving coping strategies.  This article appeared on the front page of the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, August... [Read more ⇒]

Touring Is Hard and Band Therapists Are Here to Help – VICE Interview

These mental health professionals know what it feels like when the van breaks down, when the booker shorts the fee, or when your drummer is just being a dick. I am proud of the work I do with artists, musicians and bands and how I’ve been able to blend my previous career as a music industry executive with my current career as a psychotherapist. Life... [Read more ⇒]

MusiCares® Talks with Bob Forrest – Why Drug and Alcohol Addiction Intervention Fail

MusiCares® Talks with Bob Forrest – Why Drug and Alcohol Addiction Intervention Fail It’s very hard to get through to artists when they are engrossed in addiction.  Addictions Interventions don’t always work. Even with family and loved ones begging someone to go to rehab, people will walk away from an addiction intervention because... [Read more ⇒]

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