Jodi was on a Panel at The NAMM Show January 25, 2024
January 16, 2024 by Jodi Milstein
Filed under Addiction, Awareness, Band Dynamics, Band Therapy, Events, Health, Living well, Mental Health, Mental Health in the Music Industry, Music, Musician, Self Harm, Self Injury, Singer, Uncategorized, Voice
Healthy Touring – Maintaining a Healthy Headspace on the Road I participated on this valuable panel at NAMM Show Thursday, January 25, 2024. I proudly represented Music Industry Therapist Collective (MITC) along with my colleague, Whitney O’Malley, LMFT. Read More →
Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
February 28, 2023 by Jodi Milstein
Filed under Addiction, Awareness, Band Dynamics, Band Therapy, Health, Living well, Mental Health, Mental Health in the Music Industry, Music, Musician, Self Harm, Self Injury, Singer, Uncategorized, Voice
EXCITING NEWS!!
Released 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).
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Jodi Participated at ILMC in London 2023
February 28, 2023 by Jodi Milstein
Filed under Addiction, Awareness, Band Dynamics, Band Therapy, Health, Living well, Mental Health, Mental Health in the Music Industry, Music, Musician, Singer
I thoroughly enjoyed participating at the International Live Music Conference (ILMC 35) London February 27-March 3, 2023. I joined colleagues with The Music Industry Therapists Collective (MITC) and presented at 1 of 3 workshops we did. I also spoke at an ILMC Futures Forum Soapbox Session. Thank you to ILMC and MITC for inviting me to participate! Read More →
Helping the Music Industry Cope – Billboard Magazine Article
September 6, 2017 by Jodi Milstein
Filed under Awareness, Band Dynamics, Band Therapy, Health, Living well, Music, Musician, Singer, Voice
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 the rest of the Story ⇒
Band Therapy Article – Wall Street Journal “Battling Bands: This Next Song is Dedicated to Our Therapist”
August 24, 2017 by Jodi Milstein
Filed under Band Therapy
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 the rest of the Story ⇒
Touring Is Hard and Band Therapists Are Here to Help – VICE Interview
April 26, 2017 by Jodi Milstein
Filed under Addiction, Awareness, Band Dynamics, Band Therapy, Health, Living well, Music, Musician, Singer, Voice
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 the rest of the Story ⇒
MusiCares® Talks with Bob Forrest – Why Drug and Alcohol Addiction Intervention Fail
February 10, 2015 by Jodi Milstein
Filed under Addiction, Awareness, Band Dynamics, Health, Music, Musician, Singer
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 the rest of the Story ⇒
MusiCaresFoundation® Talks to Slash about Addiction
February 8, 2015 by Jodi Milstein
Filed under Addiction, Awareness, Band Dynamics, Health, Living well, Music, Musician
MusiCaresFoundation® Talks to Slash about Addiction MusiCares® talks to Slash about coming to terms with his addiction to drugs and alcohol. Struggling with different types of addiction, Slash broke through the denial, found help, and overcame his addictions. Read More →
Band Dynamics – 14 Rules for Being a Good Bandmate
February 7, 2015 by Jodi Milstein
Filed under Band Dynamics, Music, Musician, Singer
A band is simultaneously a friendship, a collaborative partnership and a business. Although it might be less personal and intimate than a romantic relationship, it is quite possibly more complicated. That’s because there are usually more than two people involved, and everyone has an opinion. We are artists after all, so being sensitive and... Read the rest of the Story ⇒
Lady Antebellum on Group Therapy: ‘Any Band Needs It’
October 13, 2011 by Jodi Milstein
Filed under Band Dynamics, Musician, Singer
Disclosure from Jodi Milstein: Although I have not worked with Lady Antebellum, I would like to share this interview from extra where members of Lady Antebellum discuss how their band benefited from Group Therapy. Working with bands on group dynamics is my specialty. If your band or a band you work can benefit from better communication, please... Read the rest of the Story ⇒
As a Clinical Member of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT), Jodi Milstein, LMFT meets and exceeds the professional and ethical standards as set forth by her peers and professional licensing board.