Mental Notes
Exploring the intersection of Music and Mental Health
Mental Notes
Exploring the intersection of Music and Mental Health
About Mental Notes
Exploring the intersection of Music and Mental Health
Following a recent episode of mental health struggles, Fran (a former mental health worker and a current amateur music critic), once again reflected on how important music is when it comes to keeping his head as level as it can be.
Why Join Mental Notes as a Guest
Music-First Audience Fit
You speak to listeners already tuned into music, mental health, and honest artist stories, so your perspective lands with the right people.
Thoughtful Interview Space
You get open, conversational questions about songwriting, grief, addiction, and therapy in band practice, not a rushed promo slot.
Credible Host Context
You're interviewed by a former mental health worker and music critic who understands both the clinical and creative sides of your story.
Acast Distribution
You appear on a podcast published through Acast, giving your episode a clean, established home for easy sharing.
Episode Angles & Guest Pitches
Grief Through Songwriting
You share how music helps you process loss, mask pain, and turn difficult feelings into something listeners can connect with.
Coping and Mental Health
You discuss the coping mechanisms that keep you steady, and the moments when music helps more than words can.
Band Practice and Therapy
You explore how collaboration, rehearsal, and creative routine can feel therapeutic, grounding, and community-building.
The Industry and the Artist
You unpack the helpful and unhelpful sides of the music industry, from pressure and vulnerability to finding your own lane.
How You'd Contribute to the Show
Audience Takeaways
Your episode helps listeners feel less alone, with practical insight into coping, creativity, and how music can support mental wellbeing.
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Why Trust Me
The Ideal Guest
You're a strong fit if you make music, write about music, work in mental health, or have a personal story about grief, trauma, addiction, or recovery that you can discuss thoughtfully.
Recent Episodes
Series 2, Episode 4 - Quincey May Brown on grief in her music, masking mental health, and randomly making suits for album covers
Mental Notes • May 4, 2026
Series 2, Episode 3 - Dominie Hooper on processing trauma through music, the joy of teaching creativity, and being a hopeful 'hidden gem'
Mental Notes • Apr 23, 2026
Series 2, Episode 2 - Brain Leak on addiction, using songwriting as expression and, randomly, the joys of joinery
Mental Notes • Apr 13, 2026
Series 2, Episode 1 - Tenderness talks overcoming grief through music, songs that give you hope, and choosing a band name you're not ashamed of
Mental Notes • Apr 3, 2026
Episode 6 - Holysseus Fly on using music to overcome grief and being a unknown pop sensation
Mental Notes • Nov 25, 2025
Episode 5 - Ellen Beth Abdi on letters to her 11-year-old self, the power of singing, and why I'm a 6 music dad by osmosis
Mental Notes • Oct 8, 2025
Episode 4 - Astles on an album inspired by his uncle's mixtape, community music, and a hopeful view of mental health
Mental Notes • Oct 1, 2025
Episode 3 - Benedict Benjamin on songwriting, mental health, and the therapy of band practice
Mental Notes • Sep 17, 2025
Episode 2 - Bria Salmena talks Big Dog and the battles of being vulnerable on record
Mental Notes • Sep 5, 2025
Episode 1 - Chloe Foy talks mental health and music
Mental Notes • Aug 29, 2025
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